Guinea's Minister of Modernization of Administration and Public Service, Faya François Bourouno, led the country's delegation to the UN Summit on Innovation in Governance in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 5, 2026. There, he presented the country's policy for modernizing its public administration. The summit provided a platform for Bourouno to share Guinea's reforms with other nations and engage in bilateral discussions.
The program Simandou 2040 serves as Guinea's main framework for state transformation. It comprises 122 megaprojects and 36 strategic reforms aimed at converting economic growth into tangible improvements in public services and citizens' living conditions. Bourouno emphasized the Guinean authorities' commitment to building a more accessible, efficient, and user-oriented administration.
Several tools have been implemented as part of Guinea's public administration modernization efforts. These include the Guichet unique des services publics (GUSP), which interconnects administrations and simplifies user procedures; the Répertoire national des emplois et des compétences, designed to verify state personnel and harmonize administrative and payroll management; and the Baromètre national des services publics, a mechanism for continuously evaluating administrative services' quality and effectiveness.
During the summit, Bourouno held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Gabon, Chad, Madagascar, Guinea-Bissau, and Djibouti, as well as with representatives from the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). These discussions focused on sharing experiences in governance, digitalization, and public administration modernization.
Gabon's Minister of Public Service and Capacity Building, Laurence Ndong, expressed admiration for Guinea's reforms, noting that her country is also working to modernize its public administration. She praised Guinea's advancements, particularly in making public services more accessible and streamlining procedures.
Chad's Minister of Public Service, Abdoulaye Mboudou, also showed interest in Guinea's experience, particularly in digitalization and public service career management. He noted that both Guinea and Chad face similar challenges in managing their public services and that Guinea's strategies could serve as a valuable reference.
Bourouno reported that several delegations expressed interest in Guinea's reforms, particularly in two areas: controlling state personnel and payroll, and digitalizing personnel management. He expressed satisfaction that many countries view Guinea as a leader in these areas and a potential inspiration for their own modernization efforts.
Key points
- Guinea's public administration modernization program, Simandou 2040, aims to transform the country's economic growth into tangible improvements in public services and citizens' living conditions.
