Vice-President Sebastien Pillay chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, 28th October, during which a number of policy memoranda were approved.

Cabinet approved the Seychelles Digital & AI Strategy 2026–2031 as the national framework to guide Seychelles’ digital and AI transformation through 2031. The Strategy will support the expansion of digital public services, economic diversification, improved connectivity, development of digital and AI skills, and strengthened cybersecurity and digital trust. Cabinet also approved establishing an Inter-Ministerial Digital and AI Coordination Committee, chaired by the Minister responsible for ICT, and designating focal points within Ministries to support coordinated implementation.

Cabinet approved the implementation of the Government Cloud and Datacenter Project, which will establish a sovereign, in-country Government Cloud supported by two geographically separated datacenters. The project will strengthen the security, resilience and continuity of Government digital services. It will also reduce reliance on commercial and overseas infrastructure and provide local cloud and AI computing capabilities to support Seychelles’ digital transformation. Cabinet also approved the proposed two-phase implementation roadmap, with Phase 1 focusing on the foundational Government Cloud and primary datacenter, followed by Phase 2 to establish the secondary datacenter and expand cloud and AI capabilities.

Cabinet endorsed the Report on the Referencing of the Seychelles National Qualifications Framework (SNQF) to the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF) . The referencing confirms the comparability of Seychelles’ 10-level qualifications framework with the continental framework and is expected to enhance the transparency, recognition and mobility of Seychelles qualifications across Africa.