en.Wedoany.com Reported - Algeria's Ministry of Post and Telecommunications recently announced new progress in postal, telecommunications, and information and communication technology (ICT) cooperation with Tunisia. Algerian Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Sid Ali Zerrouki, led an industry delegation to Tunisia to attend the fourth session of the Algeria-Tunisia Joint Technical Committee on Telecommunications and ICT Cooperation. The two sides advanced cooperation in areas such as telecommunications infrastructure, spectrum management, postal services, entrepreneurship, and digital innovation.
The focus of this meeting was not on general exchanges, but on further translating the long-term cooperation between the two countries into concrete projects. Both Algeria and Tunisia are located in North Africa. Issues such as network coordination in border areas, cross-border communication quality, postal service interoperability, and the development of a digital innovation ecosystem are all crucial to the level of regional connectivity. During the meeting, the two sides discussed upgrading existing terrestrial communication links, jointly studying a new submarine cable to Italy, mobile roaming tariff mechanisms, satellite-based IoT solutions, border mobile network coordination, and radio interference management. They reached agreements on several practical projects and initiatives.
The modernization of postal systems was also a key component of this cooperation. The two countries will promote joint stamp projects to showcase their history, culture, and tourism resources, while also developing postal transit infrastructure to support cross-border e-commerce flows. As demand for online shopping, cross-border parcels, and digital payments increases in North Africa, the postal system is no longer just a traditional delivery channel but a part of e-commerce logistics, public services, and inclusive finance. Strengthening postal data exchange, fund transfer mechanisms, and transit capacity building between Algeria and Tunisia will help improve the efficiency of cross-border business processing.
In the field of digital innovation, the two sides plan to collaborate more closely on technology parks, entrepreneurship support, incubation and acceleration, and R&D cooperation. For Algeria and Tunisia, ICT cooperation not only serves basic network construction but also relates to local startups, digital service platforms, and the cultivation of young tech talent. If the two countries can establish a linkage mechanism between their technology parks, share entrepreneurial support resources, and strengthen R&D collaboration in international projects, it will help enhance the overall vitality of the North African regional digital industry.
Such cooperation will drive demand for communication equipment, fiber optic networks, submarine cables, spectrum monitoring, satellite IoT, network optimization, postal information systems, and electronic data exchange platforms. Coordination of mobile networks and management of radio interference in border areas will improve communication quality in adjacent regions of the two countries. Studying new submarine cables will help enhance connectivity capacity and network resilience towards Europe. Subsequent focus points include the pace of joint working groups, specific project roadmaps, the level of involvement of operators and postal agencies from both countries, and whether related infrastructure investments can translate into implementation plans. If subsequent projects continue to advance, ICT cooperation between Algeria and Tunisia will expand from intergovernmental coordination to multiple levels including networks, postal services, entrepreneurship, and digital services, providing more solid support for digital integration in the North African region.
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