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Driving Digital Transformation in Malawi

Empowering Citizens, Businesses, and Government through Technology

Focus Areas

Affordable broadband and secure data hosting

This component focuses on expanding high-quality, resilient, and affordable broadband infrastructure. It also supports secure data hosting and the growth of cloud and data market services. Activities will enhance institutional capacity and drive private investment in internet and data infrastructure—critical to powering digital transformation.

Interoperable and secure data platforms

This component supports the deployment of interoperable Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to improve efficiency across the public and private sectors. It aims to build secure national systems and safeguards for the trusted use of data and digital services in Malawi and across borders.

High-impact digital services and productive digital usage

This component focuses on advancing digitally enabled applications and services, which can potentially have a high impact on economic and social activities.

Project Management

This component provides resources to ensure smooth program coordination, implementation, communication, monitoring, evaluation, audits, and operational support at both national and regional levels.

Success Stories

World Bank hails progress in DMAP implementation

World Bank hails progress in DMAP implementation

The World Bank has commended progress in implementing the Digital Malawi Acceleration Project (DMAP), highlighting milestones including onboarding 14 e-services onto the Bomalathu portal and plans to accelerate procurement for 100 cell towers, 2,000 schools and 500 public institutions
DMAP set to commence procurement for 100 rural cell towers

DMAP set to commence procurement for 100 rural cell towers

Procurement for 100 cell towers in underserved areas is expected to commence in coming months, DMAP Project Manager Chimwemwe Matemba has disclosed during a World Bank mission meeting with MACRA.

Data & Reports

Connectivity

500Sites Connected
1,939Fiber Coverage (km)

Digital Services

4Services Launched

Digital Skills

10Educational Sites Connected

Interoperability

8MDAs Onboarded

Reports & Dashboards

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