• Finalization of the concession negotiation with Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT). The concession contract with CVT for the management, maintenance and commercialization of the Public Infrastructure Network (PIN) will end Dec 31, 2020. The PIN infrastructure consist of backbone, landing station and backhaul infrastructure. There is a need to consider the option to open negotiations to reformat the concession contract to strengthen the competitiveness of the telecommunications sector in Cabo Verde. • Adoption and implementation of a new governance option for managing public wholesale broadband infrastructure. Due to increasing demand from private and public stakeholders, the need for a sound and best class infrastructure wholesale network is clearly called from all the stakeholders. Two options are currently being discussed: a structural separation and a functional separation. • Adoption and enforcement of legal and regulatory remedies to manage perception of abuse of dominance position, perceived anti-competitive behavior, unfair pricing treatment and lack of transparency. • Implementation of open access regime for landing stations, international capacity and shared infrastructure protocols in the metropolitan domestic market. 7. Cabo Verde-as-a-Platform. Today, emerging digital technologies (e.g. IoT, AI, Blockchain and edge cloud) and digital platforms (Amazon, Alibaba, Airbnb, and Uber) are changing the nature of development. In this changing landscape, Cabo Verde needs to leverage its current strengths to re-imagine its position as a digital platform. 8. As more countries, businesses and entrepreneurs use Cabo Verde as a platform, further Intellectual Property (IP) creators could find it more attractive to develop new services and applications, and leverage its digital infrastructure, including both connectivity infrastructure and data depositories. Enhancing supply and demand for such digital infrastructure can create an outstanding demand for the country as a digital platform (i.e., an ICT Hub). • Increasing Supply through International Access – The team recognizes the progress made so far to deliver on the planned submarine cable linking Brazil and Portugal via landings at Cabo Verde, the Canary Islands and Madeira (so-called EllaLink). The project will address the security and redundancy for connectivity in Cabo Verde given the current reliance on sole WACS infrastructure. However, this project will also bring an additional 400 GB extra capacity which provides an opportunity for commercialization and financial viability of the project, regionally and domestically. Amilcar Cabral Investment: The team also recognizes that Cabo Verde has presented a proposal to deploy a fiber-optic cable directly connecting all member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The so-called Amilcar Cabral would connect Cabo Verde to the rest of the region via an undersea link to Guinea-Bissau and the Mano River countries (Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea-Conakry). Based on our discussions, no definite governance structure is yet in place to manage such key regional project. Considering the expected Return on Investment (RoI) that this project can bring, 3