The Cloud Group, through its subsidiary Palo Rojo TechMarketing Solutions, led the digitization of the archive of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea.
Scope: institutional document management system, revamped institutional website, and digital communications office. Project amount in
Around €184,000, structured by milestones. The methodology combined a local team on the ground (Ramón) with a remote TCG technical team. The project
It covers the typical challenges of institutional digitization in a context with limited infrastructure.
The Parliament of Equatorial Guinea is one of the country's most important institutions and managed a valuable historical archive in physical and semi-analog formats. The need: to digitize the archive, modernize the institution's digital presence, and professionalize cabinet communications. The challenge: to do so in a context of limited connectivity and availability.
The availability of specialized local talent is lower than in European markets.
The project was structured into three distinct blocks:
Block 1 · Institutional Document Management System (DMS)
A proprietary platform for inventorying, cataloging, digitizing, and consulting historical archives. Includes advanced search, role-based access control, modification tracking, and a document retention plan. Compatible with international archival standards.
Block 2 · Institutional website
Complete redesign of the Parliament's public website. Clean, multilingual design (Spanish and French), publication of parliamentary activity.,
Transparency of minutes and session schedules. Designed to be maintained by a trained internal team.
Block 3 · Digital Communication Office
Consulting and tools to professionalize the Parliament's digital institutional communication. Editorial strategy, publication calendar,
Image and audiovisual production standards. Team trained and operational upon delivery.
Limited and stable connectivity. We designed the solution to work with intermittent connectivity. Offline work where applicable, synchronization
by batches, minimal dependence on external services.
Local talent in training. We are committed to leaving behind installed technical capacity. Training for the local parliamentary team during the project. Documentation
Delivered in Spanish. TCG team is remote but has a regular physical presence.
Archival standards. The system complies with international recommendations for institutional document management (metadata, traceability, retention).
Multi-language from day one. Spanish and French with a future plan to add local languages according to priority.
The project was structured around signed milestones with payments linked to verifiable deliverables. Total amount around €184,000, divided by
block and by milestone. Storm and Hurricane Guarantees applied as in any TCG project: partial refund for delay, refund for
non-compliance with signed criteria.
Operational leadership on the ground: Ramón, local manager in Malabo, responsible for coordinating with the client and training the team
internal and quality supervision of digitization.
TCG Technical Team: senior software architect, two backend engineers,
A frontend engineer, a DevOps specialist, and an institutional content editor. Remote operation with on-site assignments.
periodic.
TCG local subsidiary: Palo Rojo TechMarketing Solutions, TCG headquarters
in Equatorial Guinea, responsible for local operations and billing with
country's regulatory compliance.
The project delivered the three blocks on time, with an inventoried historical archive, an operational document management system, and an institutional website.
A renovated and digital communications department is now operating with professional methodology. The technical capacity is now integrated within the internal team.
Parliament. The project demonstrates that serious institutional digitization is possible in contexts with limitations, if it is planned correctly.
Three useful lessons for other similar projects in the public sector:
Lesson 1 · Design for operational reality, not for a whiteboard. Connectivity, talent availability, and administrative processes
Customer preferences determine more technical decisions than any supplier preference.
Lesson 2 · Installed capacity vs outsourced service. For institutions, training the internal team is strategic. The provider
It should be reducing its footprint, not increasing it.
Lesson 3 · Small and signable milestones. In institutional projects, large milestones with lengthy validation processes create frustration. Small milestones,
Frequent and reliable checks keep the client confident and the project moving forward.
Parliaments, ministries, city councils, national archives, public universities, regulatory bodies. Any institution with archives
Relevant history and need for digital modernization.
It depends on the size and scope of the archive. For a medium-sized institution, between €150,000 and €400,000 is a reasonable range.
Between 6 and 18 months depending on the volume of the file and the level of physical digitization required.
Yes. We have headquarters in Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) and projects in neighboring countries. We offer remote technical support from our offices in Madrid, Manizales, and Chandigarh.
Yes, the Storm and Hurricane guarantees apply equally to the public and private sectors. We adapt the clauses to the local jurisdiction.
A first, no-obligation meeting with a senior engineer. If it makes sense, an initial 10-day audit with a fixed budget.
Serious institutional digitization is possible even in contexts with operational limitations, if it is properly planned, if the team
It combines external technology with a local presence, and the project is structured around signatory milestones. The case of the Parliament of Equatorial Guinea is replicable.
to other institutions that need to modernize their document management and digital communication.
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