Mozambique: Regulation for data centres and cloud computing services includes sanctions

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Mozambique: Regulation for data centres and cloud computing services includes sanctions

12:40 CAT | 21 Mar 2025

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The administrator for the Technical and Operational portfolio at Mozambique’s National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (INTIC), Constantino Sotomane, said yesterday (20-03) in Maputo that the proposed regulation for the construction and operation of data centres, as well as the registration and licensing of operators and cloud computing services, currently in the public consultation phase, provides for several measures, including a sanctioning regime.

He stressed that the proposed regulation foresees insurance, guaranteeing greater cybersecurity.

It is expected that registration and licensing will comply with the rules attaining to infrastructure, and it will include incentives for construction and development, among others.

Sotomane stressed that the draft was enriched based on an understanding of the global regulatory framework and the particularities of the jurisdictions of Saudi Arabia, Mauritius and Egypt.

He explained that the draft provides for specific regulations regarding the specific regulatory system for data centres and cloud computing services.

The drafting of the regulation is the result of a memorandum between the Mozambican Banking Association and INTIC, the latter acting as the regulatory authority for information and communication technologies (ITC) in the country.

“Cloud computing and data services can play a crucial role in the digital transformation in Mozambique, supporting public and private organisations in the modernisation of their technological infrastructures,” Sotomane said.

The National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies was responsible for coordinating the improvement of the proposals, together with consultancy firm Ernst & Young for technical support in the preparation of the materials.

“This joint work produced a comparative study on existing legislation and regulations related to data centres and computer services in Portugal, Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and Kenya.

“We brought relevant data to prepare these proposals and followed the steps, identifying, framing and explaining the legislation and regulations related to the subject matter of the regulations, in the jurisdictions of comparative law,” Sotomane added.

Source: AIM Moçambique