Mozambique Sets Out AI Role in Ten-Year Public Finance Strategy

Mozambique's government has approved a ten-year strategic document incorporating artificial intelligence into state budgetary and fiscal oversight, according to reporting by news agency Lusa. The Public Finance Management Strategy 2026–2035 introduces computational tools to enhance expenditure monitoring, track sovereign debt obligations, and strengthen the supervision of state-owned enterprises and public assets.

Automation across fiscal systems

The initiative forms part of an initial five-year digital transformation programme running from 2026 to 2030, according to the approved policy text. Under the document, the government plans to deploy machine learning, data mining, and automated analytics to modernise treasury administration and internal audit workflows. The strategy also outlines provisions for deploying a specialised chatbot to assist public finance platform users, establishing systemic interoperability across state databases, and phasing out paper-based records.

A principal milestone outlined in the strategy is the full consolidation of Mozambique's fiscal management processes under the State Financial Administration System, known as e-SISTAFE, by 2035. According to the document, the platform currently handles administrative functions only partially. It follows a separate plan, presented in September, to digitalise public services by 2029 through integrated government information systems, a government payments platform, government cloud storage and a data centre.

What it means

For emerging economies navigating fiscal constraints, embedding AI into financial management shifts technology governance from speculative models towards concrete administrative oversight. If implemented effectively, Mozambique's strategy demonstrates how developing nations can harness automated analytics to reduce revenue leakages, monitor public debt, and consolidate institutional stability.