By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Mozambique presented its
perspectives on digital governance, data protection and institutional capacity
in strengthening national digital health systems at the World Health Summit
2026, held in Berlin, Germany.
The Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the National Institute of Information and Communication
Technologies (INTIC, IP), Prof. Doctor Eng. Lourino Chemane, participated
virtually in the summit, contributing to international discussions on digital
transformation in the health sector in the context of Artificial Intelligence.
Chemane participated in a
panel titled “Strategies and results in digital health in the Global South:
comparative perspectives on governance, data and institutional capacity from
global frameworks for strengthening health systems.”
The session brought together
experts and representatives from academic institutions, civil society
organisations and the private sector to discuss the challenges and
opportunities of digital transformation in healthcare.
Discussions focused on how
countries can translate international digital health guidelines into national
policies and measures, taking into account the need for responsible management
of health data, adequate digital infrastructure, effective regulatory mechanisms
and the protection of the public interest.
During the session, Chemane
presented Mozambique’s institutional experience in digital technology
governance and outlined ongoing policy and regulatory initiatives.
These include the
preparation of proposals for a National Data Governance Policy and Strategy, a
National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, a National Digital Transformation
Strategy and a National Cybersecurity Strategy. He also highlighted the
revision of the Regulation for the Interoperability of Digital Government
Systems and its relationship with digital health systems.
Chemane further referred to
the drafting of the proposed Personal Data Protection Law, which has been
submitted to the Assembly of the Republic, and the entry into force of the
Cyber Security Law, the Cyber Crime Law, the Cloud Computing Regulation and the
Data Centres Regulation.
He highlighted the need for
public and private entities, both national and foreign, involved in
implementing digital health systems in Mozambique to comply with the country’s
new legal and regulatory framework for information and communication technologies
(ICT).
Such compliance, he noted,
is necessary to ensure legal compliance, system security and the protection of
data processed by digital health systems.
