Brief Overview of Cape Verde Digital Strategy Cape Verde's Digital Strategy (EDCV), being implemented and summarized below, is aligned with the vision adopted in the Government Program for the IX Legislature (2016-2021), [1]: "A connected Cape Verde, with itself and with the world, developed, inclusive, democratic, open to the world, modern, safe, where full employment and full freedom prevail " This overview is based on a set of driving factors: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) political stability, reliability and legal certainty of business activities Participation in the CPLP (people Community) and ECOWAS (regional market) Central position in the Atlantic, at the crossroads of sea and air routes Integrated diaspora in four continents of the Atlantic shores Traditional maker of bridges for the world Growing tourist notoriety Vibrant cultural diversity Ambitious and eager-of-knowledge youth There are also factors blocking this vision, which should be taken into account in an analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT). The main instrument of the current government, the Economic Plan for Sustainable Development (PEDS) proposes the establishment of a new model of economic growth based on the concept of "country platform" capable of building in Cape Verde a 'circulating economy, "open to the world and fully inserted in the World Economic System (WES) [2]. The EDCV reassesses the seven "action pillars" of the Strategic Plan for the Information Society (PESI) approved in 2005 by the government of VIII Legislature and in the light of a broader and more updated context, stablishes four strategic axis acting in line with the Cape Verde vision to build a Regional ICT HUB in Cabo Verde [2]: I. II. III. IV. Connectivity Capacity Marketplace Governance I. CONNECTIVITY (Fernandes Antonio J - jan2019)