Six pillars that carry ideas from evidence to action. Each one has its own flagship, and all of them feed each other.
Evidence-based advice for national digital strategies and continental agendas, from district assemblies to the African Union.
Flagship GATEKEEPER
Independent, non-partisan research that measures how Africa is really going digital, and who is being left out.
Flagship ADAI and WADI indices
We test, showcase and help scale African-built technology that serves the public interest.
Flagship Africa Digital Festival showcase
Digital literacy and advanced skills for young people and women, ready for the future of work and enterprise.
Flagship Digital Skills programme
Campaigns and coalitions for a digital transition that protects privacy, expression and safety.
Flagship Ghana Digital Rights & Freedoms Initiative
Neutral ground where government, industry, academia and civil society work through hard questions together.
Flagship Africa Digital Festival & Awards
Our pillars describe how we work. These themes describe what we work on.
How public institutions, from district assemblies to ministries, use technology to serve citizens.
Research questions →Data protection, data sharing across government, and safe use of AI in public services.
Research questions →Privacy, expression, safety online and fair treatment by automated systems.
Research questions →Affordable access for schools, rural communities, women and people with disabilities.
Research questions →Skills, jobs, enterprise and digital trade across the continent.
Research questions →How African-built technology is funded, tested and scaled.
Africa Digital Festival →