improvement of traffic flows in the city of Conakry; strengthening of the subsector's management capacity; computerization of the management of the country's vehicle and the system for issuing transport documents (driving licences, registration documents, transport authorizations, etc.); improvement of road safety; preparation and introduction of an action plan to gradually improve the quality of the vehicle fleet; establishment of a system for collecting and processing traffic accident statistics; creation of a National Transport Observatory. The Government has resumed road projects in the capital, Conakry, and in inland It plans to repair the entire national road network over the medium term. Rail transport The railway network consists of a 662 km line between Conakry and Kankan, is under reconstruction, and three private lines belonging to mining companies. The National Railway Authority of Guinea (ONCFG) is responsible for asset maintenance (buildings, locomotives, track). The main objective remains to revive rail transport activities and thus facilitate trade and population movements. Telecommunications In December 2015, the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy (MPTEN) was established, and it immediately began a review of the National Development Strategy for Postal Services, Telecommunications, and Information and Communications Technologies. To succeed in its new strategy, the Ministry adopted the following provisions: 28 August 2012: Decree No. D/2012/101/PRG/SGG establishing the Guinean Broadband Company (GUILAB) to manage and operate the ACE submarine cable resources; July 2013: SOTELGUI put into receivership; 15 September 2014: Decree No. D/2014/199/PRG/SGG establishing the National Backbone Management Company (SOGEB); 12 December 2014: adoption of Decree No. D/2014/252/PRG/SGG defining the modalities for implementing universal access and digital solidarity; 20 March 2015: promulgation of Law No. L/2015/002/AN instituting a telephone consumption tax (TCT); 13 August 2015: adoption and promulgation of Law No. 2015/018/AN on telecommunications and information technologies, which transposes the ECOWAS supplementary acts. Other pieces of legislation and regulations are expected in the digital sector, mainly laws on online transactions, cybersecurity, audiovisual convergence, postal reform and personal data protection, together with enabling regulations for the different laws. Considerable progress has been made since 2011:
improvement of traffic flows in the city of Conakry; strengthening of the subsector's management capacity; computerization of the management of the country's vehicle and the system for issuing transport documents (driving licences, registration documents, transport authorizations, etc.); improvement of road safety; preparation and introduction of an action plan to gradually improve the quality of the vehicle fleet; establishment of a system for collecting and processing traffic accident statistics; creation of a National Transport Observatory. The Government has resumed road projects in the capital, Conakry, and in inland It plans to repair the entire national road network over the medium term. Rail transport The railway network consists of a 662 km line between Conakry and Kankan, is under reconstruction, and three private lines belonging to mining companies. The National Railway Authority of Guinea (ONCFG) is responsible for asset maintenance (buildings, locomotives, track). The main objective remains to revive rail transport activities and thus facilitate trade and population movements. Telecommunications In December 2015, the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and the Digital Economy (MPTEN) was established, and it immediately began a review of the National Development Strategy for Postal Services, Telecommunications, and Information and Communications Technologies. To succeed in its new strategy, the Ministry adopted the following provisions: 28 August 2012: Decree No. D/2012/101/PRG/SGG establishing the Guinean Broadband Company (GUILAB) to manage and operate the ACE submarine cable resources; July 2013: SOTELGUI put into receivership; 15 September 2014: Decree No. D/2014/199/PRG/SGG establishing the National Backbone Management Company (SOGEB); 12 December 2014: adoption of Decree No. D/2014/252/PRG/SGG defining the modalities for implementing universal access and digital solidarity; 20 March 2015: promulgation of Law No. L/2015/002/AN instituting a telephone consumption tax (TCT); 13 August 2015: adoption and promulgation of Law No. 2015/018/AN on telecommunications and information technologies, which transposes the ECOWAS supplementary acts. Other pieces of legislation and regulations are expected in the digital sector, mainly laws on online transactions, cybersecurity, audiovisual convergence, postal reform and personal data protection, together with enabling regulations for the different laws. Considerable progress has been made since 2011:
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