The platform is said to be wholly designed and developed by Malian experts, and apart from streamlining services for Malian nationals residing overseas it is also expected to do the same for foreigners applying for Mali visas. Mali is undergoing a broader digital transformation drive with the government working to digitize all public services within the next few years. The administration has engaged Huawei to install additional fiber optic cables and to build a data center to help facilitate this, ecofin agency reported last September..