Development of a digital platform for auto-entrepreneurs
Context & Challenges
As part of Tunisia’s policies promoting social and economic inclusion, the country introduced the auto-entrepreneur status through Decree-Law No. 2020-33 of June 10, 2020. The status aims to simplify the creation and management of individual businesses through streamlined administrative, tax, and social security procedures.
The initiative seeks to facilitate the formalization of the informal economy and enable nearly 300,000 people to access auto-entrepreneur status across 560 economic activities.
The implementation addresses several key challenges:
- Formalization of the informal economy: Facilitating the integration of informal economic actors into the legal framework and improving their access to social services.
- Lack of reliable data: Improving visibility into the size, nature, and geographical distribution of informal activities.
- Digital accessibility: Designing simple and accessible services for users with limited digital literacy.
Solution & Contribution
think tank developed and implemented the Auto-Entrepreneur Platform, enabling Tunisian auto-entrepreneurs to apply for auto-entrepreneur status using Mobile ID and subsequently declare their turnover online.
Sector :
E-Government
Beneficiaries :
National Business Register Center (CNRE) – Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment
Funded by :
USAID
Contracting authority:
DAI Global, LLC
Useful links :
www.autoentrepreneur.tn
Key features
Results & Impact
- Formalization of self-employed activities and greater integration of auto-entrepreneurs into the formal economy.
- Simplified and digitalized procedures: Online registration, turnover declaration, and application tracking, reducing paperwork and the need for in-person visits.
- Improved access to social protection, including health insurance and occupational accident coverage.
- Greater efficiency for the RNE through a centralized database and standardized, digitalized procedures.
- Support for entrepreneurship and economic inclusion by facilitating the launch and development of individual business activities.
The Auto-entrepreneur platform is 100% digital. Its role is to provide minimum social protection to students who want to work, retirees, and even those who already have an income and seek to improve their financial situation.
Adel Chouari
General Director, National Business Register Center (CNRE)
