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Research & insights
Independent, non-partisan research to improve digital policy at local, national and continental level. We publish our questions as well as our answers.
Research agenda
The questions we are working on
Partners, funders and other researchers can join a question early. Filter by theme.
How independent must a data protection authority be when government databases are joined up?
Can accountable digital government be measured and compared across African countries?
Which public services should adopt AI first, and with what safeguards?
How can every school in West Africa be connected affordably, and who should pay?
What keeps young women in digital work after training ends?
How is online violence changing who speaks in African public life?
What will it take to put the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol into national practice?
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Publications
Reports, briefs, methodologies and data. New publications appear here as they are released.
GATEKEEPER v3: assessment framework for Ghana’s district assemblies
The statutory compliance and decentralisation-performance instrument behind our accountability pilot.
Africa Digital Accountability Index (ADAI): methodology note
How ADAI measures and compares accountable digital government across African countries.
West Africa Digital Index (WADI): methodology note
How WADI benchmarks digital governance across West African countries.
Ghana Education Technology Network (GETNet): ICT for education
DFA's concept for connecting schools and learners through an education-first network.
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Open research
How we publish
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Questions
The agenda is public from the start.
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Methods & data
Published with every report.