Digital Divide Country Profile · Africa

Libya

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 Libya 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 Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic, 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

Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure5
Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure3
Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure3
Digital Public Infrastructure2
Data Center / Cloud Infrastructure1

Specific technologies

Fiber/Fiber Optic4
Digital Identity / e-ID2
FTTx2
Biometrics1
Cloud Computing1

Intervention classification

Infrastructure and Specific Technology7
Neither explicitly identified4
Infrastructure only2
Specific Technology only2

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

3 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 1 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

15 documented records

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

Urban FTTH

Aljeel Abu Salim FTTH Project

Ongoing / 2024–2026+ rollout · Abu Salim municipality and suburbs

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Status / periodOngoing / 2024–2026+ rolloutLocationAbu Salim municipality and suburbsPopulationUp to ~38,000 usersOrganizationsLPTIC group companies; GECOL; Global Technology Company

Extends fiber directly to users through a new FTTH distribution network.

Activities and approach: FTTH fiber

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureFTTHFiber/Fiber Optic

Backbone modernization

Aljeel Operational Network Upgrade

Ongoing / 2024–2026+ rollout · Nationwide network

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Status / periodOngoing / 2024–2026+ rolloutLocationNationwide networkPopulationGovernment and enterprise usersOrganizationsLPTIC group companies; GECOL; Global Technology Company

Expands geographic reach, capacity and network resilience.

Activities and approach: DWDM; IP; protection paths

Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureDWDM

National fiber backbone

Libya National 14,000 km Fiber Backbone

Ongoing / 2024–2026+ rollout · Nationwide

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Status / periodOngoing / 2024–2026+ rolloutLocationNationwidePopulationHomes, businesses and public institutionsOrganizationsLPTIC group companies; GECOL; Global Technology Company

Commercializes and expands GECOL fiber into a nationwide telecom backbone.

Activities and approach: 14,000 km optical fiber

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

Digital identity

LY-DNID biometric third experimental phase

Operational pilot / 2026 · Nationwide digital-public-infrastructure rollout

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Status / periodOperational pilot / 2026LocationNationwide digital-public-infrastructure rolloutPopulationCitizens and agenciesOrganizationsGIA; government entities

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

Activities and approach: Biometric identity verification

Digital Identity / e-IDBiometrics

Digital identity

LY-DNID national digital identity – second-level citizen pilot

Pilot launched November 2025 · Pilot / national rollout pathway

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Status / periodPilot launched November 2025LocationPilot / national rollout pathwayPopulationCitizens using digital governmentOrganizationsGIA; national entities

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

Activities and approach: Direct identity verification; multi-level authentication

Digital Identity / e-ID

Digital public infrastructure

LY-NDEX National Data Exchange Platform

Operational / expanding · Government-wide

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Status / periodOperational / expandingLocationGovernment-widePopulationPublic agencies and service usersOrganizationsGIA; government entities

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

Activities and approach: Cross-government data exchange; interoperability

Digital Public Infrastructure

Digital payments

LY-PAYMENT digital payments infrastructure

Operational / expanding · Nationwide

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Status / periodOperational / expandingLocationNationwidePopulationConsumers, businesses and public-service usersOrganizationsCentral Bank of Libya; GIA ecosystem

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

Activities and approach: Visa expansion; SoftPOS/mobile payments

Digital Public Infrastructure

Youth digital skills

Maharah Coding School

Ongoing / since late 2023 · Libya / Benghazi and program sites

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Status / periodOngoing / since late 2023LocationLibya / Benghazi and program sitesPopulationYoung people, including young womenOrganizationsUNDP; Libyan Spider; EU

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

Activities and approach: Coding and technology training; employability and innovation

EducationK–12Workforce

Government cloud infrastructure

National Cloud Computing Policy

Proposed / consultation 2025-2026 · Nationwide public sector

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Status / periodProposed / consultation 2025-2026LocationNationwide public sectorPopulationGovernment agencies and service usersOrganizationsGIA; ESCWA; ministries

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

Activities and approach: Unified framework for hosting government data/services securely

Data Center / Cloud InfrastructureCloud Computing

Accessible digital services

National Digital Accessibility Policy

Launched under strategy / 2025 · Nationwide

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Status / periodLaunched under strategy / 2025LocationNationwidePopulationPeople with disabilitiesOrganizationsGIA; Government of National Unity

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

Activities and approach: Accessibility standards for government digital services

Last-mile fiber

National FTTX Expansion from GECOL Fiber Backbone

Ongoing / 2024–2026+ rollout · Nationwide planned access areas

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Status / periodOngoing / 2024–2026+ rolloutLocationNationwide planned access areasPopulation300,000+ homes targetOrganizationsLPTIC group companies; GECOL; Global Technology Company

Uses national power-grid fiber routes as foundation for household FTTX rollout.

Activities and approach: FTTX access

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureBackbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureFTTx

National digital transformation

National Government Digital Transformation Strategy

Approved April 2025 / implementation · Nationwide

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Status / periodApproved April 2025 / implementationLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens, businesses and public institutionsOrganizationsGeneral Information Authority; Government of National Unity

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

Activities and approach: Integrated digital government, digital economy, inclusion and safe digital environment

School digital literacy and safety

NextGen school online-safety and basic digital-skills initiative

Implemented 2025 · Schools / national outreach

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Status / periodImplemented 2025LocationSchools / national outreachPopulation120+ school studentsOrganizationsLibyan Technology Foundation

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

Activities and approach: Basic digital skills; online safety education

EducationK–12

Government broadband

Secure Government Data Transmission Network

Ongoing / 2024–2026+ rollout · Government institutions

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Status / periodOngoing / 2024–2026+ rolloutLocationGovernment institutionsPopulationMinistries, education/service institutions and public sectorOrganizationsLPTIC group companies; GECOL; Global Technology Company

Connects public institutions via secure Internet/data network.

Activities and approach: Secure government network; optical fiber

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureFiber/Fiber Optic

Education

Legacy network transition

Traditional telephone exchange shutdown – first 70 exchanges

Implementation / November 2025 · Initial 70 exchanges

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Status / periodImplementation / November 2025LocationInitial 70 exchangesPopulationFixed-line and ADSL usersOrganizationsLibya Telecom; LPTIC ecosystem

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

Activities and approach: Gradual exchange retirement; transition toward FTTx

Fiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureFTTx

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.). Libya. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/libya/
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): Libya. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=LY
World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Libya. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=LY

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