Italy’s Mattei Plan: Leonardo delegation in Ivory Coast
4 February 2025
Leonardo, led by Chairman Stefano Pontecorvo, is in Ivory Coast to implement the Mattei Plan, showcasing technological solutions in agriculture, cybersecurity, and healthcare. The delegation held meetings with key ministers, supported by Italian and Ivorian diplomats. Leveraging expertise in AI, big data, and cloud computing, Leonardo aims to enhance infrastructure. The mission extends to North Africa.
A delegation from Leonardo, led by Chairman Stefano Pontecorvo, is currently in Ivory Coast to fully implement the Mattei Plan in support of the African nation. The mission focuses on presenting and offering the company’s technological solutions to the government of Abidjan as part of the broader collaboration initiative.
The delegation has held institutional meetings, including the Ministers of Agriculture, Home Affairs, and Digitalization. During these meetings, Leonardo presented its technological applications across several sectors, including agriculture, cybersecurity, digitalization and healthcare.
Leonardo is an Italian high-tech company that designs and manufactures products and services for the aerospace, defense, and security sectors. Leonardo is a major player in these sectors globally, and is a trusted partner of governments, defense agencies, and other organizations.
By leveraging the company’s expertise in cybersecurity and the capabilities of Telespazio and e-Geos in geo-information, Leonardo is equipped to address the needs of the Ivorian government. This includes offering cutting-edge solutions in Artificial Intelligence, big data collection and analysis, and cloud computing, with particular focus on infrastructure development.
Leonardo is a global industrial group that builds technological capabilities in Aerospace, Defence & Security.
The company plays a prominent role in major international strategic programmes and is a trusted technological partner of governments, defence agencies, institutions and enterprises.
In the coming days, as part of the Mattei Plan, a Leonardo’s delegation will visit other North African countries. The delegation has already visited Angola.
The Leonardo delegation was accompanied in all institutional meetings in Abidjan by the Italian Ambassador to Ivory Coast, Arturo Luzzi, and the Ivorian Ambassador to Rome, Nogozene Bakayoko.
Source: Leonardo
