Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s newly inaugurated Mesob One-Stop Service Centre is a state-of-the-art and technology-driven service center, confirming the country is in a position to have full sovereignty over its data, the Indian Ambassador to Ethiopia said.
According to Ethiopian News Agency, ambassadors of India and Russia have praised the significant role of the Mesob One-Stop Service Center in enhancing service efficiency and accessibility. Ambassadors from various countries based in Addis Ababa, along with President Taye Atske Selassie, visited the newly inaugurated One-Stop Service Center. The center, officially launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, consolidates 12 institutions and over 40 services, enabling citizens to access essential government services more quickly and conveniently.
During the visit, Indian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Anil Kumar Rai, described the center as ‘eye-opening’ and praised the Ethiopian government’s planning and research in establishing a technology-driven, citizen-focused service
hub. The Ambassador emphasized the importance of data sovereignty, commending the locally developed technology that ensures all information or data is kept within Ethiopia’s own databases, thereby guaranteeing its data sovereignty.
The Ambassador remarked on the technology’s local production, stating, “The most interesting part is that the technology has been locally produced, and you have taken great care in ensuring that the data, which is the new resource for the world, is kept in your own servers, so that you are in a position to have the full sovereignty of your data.” He also noted that the provision of services will be phenomenally fast, making them accessible and affordable. The ambassador added that if Ethiopia wants to scale up this experience in other parts of the country, it can do so more easily.
Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Evgeny Terkin, also expressed his admiration, drawing parallels with similar establishments in his home country. He described the initiative as a wonderful establishment
that adds value to time-saving services in today’s fast-paced world. “Time is irreplaceable. People often spend hours or even days moving between offices to handle various tasks,” he said, adding, “This center allows them to complete multiple services in one place, making it possible for them to use their time more meaningfully.”
The visit underscored the growing recognition of Ethiopia’s efforts to modernize public services through innovation and inter-agency coordination.