Digital Divide Country Profile · Africa

Cabo Verde

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Cabo Verde in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure, Digital Public Infrastructure, Submarine / International Cable Infrastructure, Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable, Digital Identity / e-ID. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure4
Digital Public Infrastructure3
Submarine / International Cable Infrastructure3
Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure2
Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure1

Specific technologies

Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable3
Digital Identity / e-ID2
3G1
4G/LTE1
Blockchain1

Intervention classification

Neither explicitly identified11
Infrastructure only6
Infrastructure and Specific Technology4
Specific Technology only4

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

3 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 5 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

25 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

Regional submarine broadband infrastructure

Amilcar Cabral Submarine Cable System

In development; reported 75% project progress · Cabo Verde to Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone

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Status / periodIn development; reported 75% project progressLocationCabo Verde to Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra LeonePopulationInternet users, operators and digital-service providers across participating countriesOrganizationsECOWAS; participating governments; ARME

Increases international broadband capacity, redundancy and regional integration while reducing connectivity costs.

Activities and approach: 3,555 km high-capacity submarine fiber cable; EllaLink integration

Submarine / International Cable InfrastructureFiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureTelecommunications / Broadband InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

Digital identity / authentication

Autentika Electronic Identity and Single Sign-On

Operational · Nationwide online services

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Status / periodOperationalLocationNationwide online servicesPopulationCitizens and public-service usersOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde; NOSi

Lets users securely authenticate once across multiple public services.

Activities and approach: Electronic identity; OIDC single sign-on; digital signature

Digital Identity / e-ID

Mobile, fixed broadband and international connectivity

Cabo Verde Connectivity Programme

2018 framework; financed by EIB · National and international submarine connection

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Status / period2018 framework; financed by EIBLocationNational and international submarine connectionPopulationHouseholds, businesses and mobile usersOrganizationsCabo Verde Telecom; European Investment Bank

Expands 3G/4G, FTTx and submarine cable capacity to increase availability and quality of high-speed broadband.

Activities and approach: 3G; 4G; FTTx; submarine cable branch

Submarine / International Cable InfrastructureFiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureMobile / Wireless InfrastructureFTTx

Digital entrepreneurship

Cabo Verde Digital startup ecosystem program

Ongoing · Nationwide

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Status / periodOngoingLocationNationwidePopulationStartups and young professionalsOrganizationsGovernment; Cabo Verde Digital

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Startup support; innovation ecosystem

Workforce

Mobile digital identity

Cabo Verde Mobile Digital Key

Operational · Nationwide

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Status / periodOperationalLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens using mobile devicesOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde; NOSi

Provides secure mobile authentication and signature for digital services.

Activities and approach: Mobile digital key; authentication

Digital Identity / e-ID

International and national broadband infrastructure modernization

Cabo Verde Regional Digital Connectivity

Signed 2024 · National network and Equiano submarine cable connection

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Status / periodSigned 2024LocationNational network and Equiano submarine cable connectionPopulationResidents, businesses, operators and the regional digital economyOrganizationsCabo Verde Telecom; European Investment Bank

Adds Equiano submarine capacity and modernizes national transmission infrastructure, addressing under-investment in lower-profitability broadband areas.

Activities and approach: Submarine cable branch; transmission network modernization; digital infrastructure upgrades

Submarine / International Cable InfrastructureTelecommunications / Broadband InfrastructureSubmarine Fiber-Optic Cable

Digital infrastructure hub

Cabo Verde Tech Park – Mindelo Technology Centre

Completed / operational · Mindelo, São Vicente

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Status / periodCompleted / operationalLocationMindelo, São VicentePopulationStartups, businesses and digital workersOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde; NOSi

Extends the national technology-park model beyond Praia and supports geographic inclusion.

Activities and approach: Technology park; innovation facilities

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure

Workforce

Digital infrastructure hub

Cabo Verde Tech Park – Praia Technology Centre

Completed / operational · Praia

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Status / periodCompleted / operationalLocationPraiaPopulationStartups, businesses, government and digital workersOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde; NOSi

Provides hosting, innovation and digital-economy infrastructure in the capital.

Activities and approach: Technology park; data/innovation facilities

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure

Workforce

Digital public services

Consular Portal Digital Service

Operational / World Bank supported · Diaspora and consular services

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Status / periodOperational / World Bank supportedLocationDiaspora and consular servicesPopulationCape Verdeans abroad and travelersOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde; World Bank

Digitizes consular applications and payments, cutting processing time and geographic barriers.

Activities and approach: Online applications; electronic payments; e-documents

Digital government implementation

Digital Cabo Verde 2026 procurement cycle – service/platform scale-up

Procurement / 2026 · Nationwide

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Status / periodProcurement / 2026LocationNationwidePopulationCitizens, firms and institutionsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: ICT procurement; platforms; implementation support

Digital policy and trust

Digital Cabo Verde AF – emerging-technology legal framework

Additional financing / 2025 onward · Nationwide

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Status / periodAdditional financing / 2025 onwardLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens, firms and agenciesOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Legal/regulatory framework for digital transformation

Public-institution connectivity

Digital Cabo Verde AF – government-entity bandwidth scale-up

Additional financing / 2025 onward · Government entities

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Status / periodAdditional financing / 2025 onwardLocationGovernment entitiesPopulationPublic servants and citizensOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Government internet and bandwidth upgrades

Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure

Education connectivity

Digital Cabo Verde AF – school bandwidth scale-up

Additional financing / 2025 onward · Public schools

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Status / periodAdditional financing / 2025 onwardLocationPublic schoolsPopulationStudents and teachersOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: School internet and bandwidth upgrades

EducationK–12

Digital competitiveness, connectivity and public services

Digital Cabo Verde Project

Active · National

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Status / periodActiveLocationNationalPopulationCitizens, businesses, public-sector users and entrepreneursOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde; World Bank

Strengthens connectivity, digital skills and entrepreneurship while improving digital public services and enabling regulation.

Activities and approach: Connectivity; digital public services; digital skills; entrepreneurship

EducationWorkforce

Digital civic participation

e-Participa citizen participation platform

Operational · Nationwide

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Status / periodOperationalLocationNationwidePopulationCitizensOrganizationsNOSi; Government

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Online participation; citizen-government interaction

Digital payments / DPI

Government Digital Payments Infrastructure

2025–ongoing · Nationwide public services

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Status / period2025–ongoingLocationNationwide public servicesPopulationCitizens and businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde

Integrates digital payments into online public services to remove in-person payment barriers.

Activities and approach: Digital payment building block

Digital Public Infrastructure

Digital public infrastructure

Government Interoperability Infrastructure

2025–ongoing · Nationwide public administration

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Status / period2025–ongoingLocationNationwide public administrationPopulationCitizens and public agenciesOrganizationsDigital Service Team; NOSi; Government

Provides shared interoperability so services can exchange data and reduce duplicate paperwork.

Activities and approach: Interoperability layer

Digital Public Infrastructure

Public Internet access

Konekta Digital Squares Network

Operational / expanding · 150+ digital squares

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Status / periodOperational / expandingLocation150+ digital squaresPopulationResidents without reliable home accessOrganizationsNOSi; municipalities

Provides free shared access to information, knowledge and government services.

Activities and approach: Public Wi-Fi / digital access points

Public Wi-Fi / Community Network InfrastructureWi-Fi

Digital inclusion measurement

National Observatory for the Information Society

Operational / developing · Nationwide

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Status / periodOperational / developingLocationNationwidePopulationPolicymakers and researchersOrganizationsNOSi; Government

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Digital indicators; observatory; data publication

Digital credentials

Nha Card blockchain-based digital certificate

Completed / operational · Nationwide

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Status / periodCompleted / operationalLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens and service usersOrganizationsNOSi; Government

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Blockchain-based digital certificate

Blockchain

Digital public services

Portal Único Integrated Digital Public Services

Created 2025 / expanding · Nationwide

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Status / periodCreated 2025 / expandingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens and businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde

Centralizes public services on one transactional portal backed by digital public infrastructure.

Activities and approach: Integrated services portal; identity, interoperability, payments

Digital Public Infrastructure

Digital trust infrastructure

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) national trust services

Completed / operational · Nationwide

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Status / periodCompleted / operationalLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens, firms and agenciesOrganizationsNOSi; Government

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: PKI; certificate issuance; trust services

Digital entrepreneurship / investment

Sikabadu diaspora technology investment program

Ongoing · Cabo Verde and diaspora

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Status / periodOngoingLocationCabo Verde and diasporaPopulationDiaspora investors and tech firmsOrganizationsGovernment; ecosystem partners

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Diaspora investment mobilization

Workforce

Government network

State Private Technology Network (RTPE)

Operational / expanding · 700+ interconnected institutions

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Status / periodOperational / expandingLocation700+ interconnected institutionsPopulationCitizens and public agenciesOrganizationsNOSi; Government of Cabo Verde

Interconnects public institutions on a shared state network, improving digital-service reach and efficiency.

Activities and approach: State private network

Digital skills and access

Weblabs digital skills program

Ongoing / established · National

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Status / periodOngoing / establishedLocationNationalPopulationStudents and young peopleOrganizationsGovernment of Cabo Verde; digital-sector partners

Reduces the skills dimension of the digital divide through training in web development, robotics and digital marketing.

Activities and approach: Digital learning labs; web development; robotics; digital marketing

Robotics

Education

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Cabo Verde. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cabo-verde/
International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Cabo Verde. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=CV
World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Cabo Verde. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=CV

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