Cabinet appoints chairperson to head Mozambique’s new Digital Transformation and Innovation Agency, overseeing Citizen Portal development

Adilson Gomes has more than two decades of experience in the fields of information technology, telecommunications and digital transformation, with a career marked by participation in major national initiatives, adds the same source. At INCM, Adilson Gomes was responsible for defining and implementing information systems strategies, ensuring the management of technological infrastructure and the digitalisation of processes, with a direct impact on operational efficiency and service delivery. Among the most notable milestones of Adilson Gomes’ professional trajectory is his participation in drafting the proposal for the National Cybersecurity Strategy, a key instrument for protecting the country’s digital infrastructure, the statement said.

Gomes’s involvement in the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting is also noteworthy, as is his coordination of technological inclusion initiatives, particularly the “1000 Villages with Satellite TV” project. His career also includes the implementation of critical systems supporting communications regulation, the development of technological infrastructure, and participation in digitalisation projects across various sectors of the State, including health, transport, public works and agriculture. Adilson Gomes holds a Master’s degree in Business Management, specialising in Information and Communication Technologies, obtained from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and has postgraduate qualifications in information systems management, data analysis and cybersecurity.

He also holds relevant international certifications in data protection, information systems security and Internet governance. In parallel with his technical and managerial work, he has developed experience in university teaching, lecturing in subjects related to computer networks, operating systems, programming and security, contributing to the training of professionals in the technology field. Two weeks ago, following the usual Tuesday Cabinet meeting, the Mozambican government announced the creation of the Digital Transformation and Innovation Agency (Agência de Transformação Digital e Inovação – ATDI). READ:Mozambique: Government creating Digital Transformation and Innovation Agency