Digital Economy Headline #3

Blended finance and performance-based contracts are helping teams cross the 'missing middle' of growth.

Security and privacy by design underpin user trust—and faster adoption.

Deployments that respect local constraints—power, devices, languages—scale faster and stick longer.

Deployments that respect local constraints—power, devices, languages—scale faster and stick longer.

Open standards and data portability lower switching costs and create healthier ecosystems.

Skills are the multiplier: apprenticeships and community labs convert curiosity into competence.

Case studies compound; documented playbooks enable replication across borders.

Africa’s innovation curve is bending upward as infrastructure, policy, and talent align across key hubs.

Security and privacy by design underpin user trust—and faster adoption.

Procurement reform and regulatory sandboxes translate pilots into public value at national scale.