Extended Monaco: The Principality's Digital Transition Programme

Overview

Extended Monaco is the Principality's national digital transition programme. It was launched on 30 April 2019 by H.S.H. Prince Albert II and is coordinated by the Interministerial Delegation for Digital Transition (DITN), working across government departments, public institutions and private partners.

The programme is not a single website or app. It is the umbrella under which Monaco has rebuilt its public-service delivery, its network infrastructure and its digital education over the past several years. For a resident or a business, what matters is the set of concrete tools it has produced — and knowing which one to use for which task.

The four pillars

Extended Monaco is organised around four stated objectives:

• Economic attractiveness and development — supporting digitalisation of Monegasque businesses and attracting technology activity.
• Quality of life for residents and the commuters who make up much of the workforce.
• Public-service efficiency — moving administrative procedures online and modernising the tools civil servants use.
• Infrastructure — 5G, a sovereign cloud, and secure government data platforms.

Infrastructure

5G. Monaco was the first state to be entirely covered by a 5G network, deployed by Monaco Telecom in the summer of 2019. Coverage across the 2.02 km² territory is complete rather than partial, which is what made the "first fully covered state" claim possible.

Monaco Cloud. The Principality's sovereign cloud has been operational since October 2021, giving the government and Monegasque businesses data hosting that stays under Monegasque jurisdiction rather than in foreign data centres. This matters legally as well as politically: Monaco sits outside the EU and the EEA, so it manages its own data-adequacy position.

Secure government data platform. Public-sector data is hosted on a platform built to international security standards, under the data-protection regime set by Law No. 1.565 of 3 December 2024 and supervised by the APDP (Autorité de Protection des Données Personnelles). See our data protection guide for what that means for individuals and companies.

The services you will actually use

MConnect — start here

MConnect is the government's single sign-on. One verified identity gives you access to the online public services, so you are not re-proving who you are at every step. Registration requires identity verification, and doing it early is the single most useful thing a newcomer can do — it is the account the other portals sit behind.

MonGuichet — procedures for individuals

MonGuichet.mc is the single portal for administrative procedures: civil-status documents, residence-related steps, housing and planning applications, vehicle registration, school enrolment and social-benefit applications. The portal lets you track a request's progress and keeps a history of what you have filed. Our MonGuichet page covers the procedure list in more detail.

MonEntreprise — procedures for businesses

MonEntreprise (monentreprise.gouv.mc) is the equivalent for companies and independent professionals, covering business formalities and sector-specific declarations. If you are setting up, read it alongside our company formation guide.

Monapass

Monapass is the mobile app for local transport and payments, which now accepts Apple Pay and Google Pay. It is the practical everyday face of the programme for most residents.

Maison du Numérique

Not everything has to be done alone on a screen. The Maison du Numérique exists to give in-person support to people navigating the digital services — worth knowing about if you are helping an older relative or are simply stuck.

Digital education

From the 2019/2020 school year, one hour per week of computer programming was introduced in Monaco's schools, from kindergarten through to collège. This is one of the programme's more distinctive commitments: it is written into the ordinary timetable rather than offered as an optional club.

Funding and current direction

In January 2021, €20 million from the government's economic recovery plan was allocated to Extended Monaco, at a point when digital transformation was treated as a central plank of the post-pandemic recovery rather than a side project.

As of 2025–2026, the strategy explicitly identifies artificial intelligence as an essential driver of innovation, while maintaining strict privacy compliance under the Law 1.565 framework. New teleservices continue to be added — recent additions have included expanded payment options and further online declarations.

Practical notes

• French is the working language. English coverage of the portals has improved but remains secondary. For a binding submission, assume French.
• Set up MConnect before you need it. Identity verification is the slow step; do it when you are not under deadline pressure.
• Some steps stay physical. Procedures requiring biometric enrolment or notarised acts still need an appointment, regardless of what can be prepared online beforehand.

Related guides

• Online government services in Monaco
• Monaco's digital sector
• Data protection and privacy
• Public Wi-Fi in Monaco
• Monaco's startup ecosystem