Key Statistics
- Think Tank Leaders
- 298
- Sessions & Workshops
- 7
- Publications
- 2
- African Countries
- 47
8TH EDITION · 2021
Digital Transformation in Post-COVID-19 Africa: Opportunities, Challenges and Options for Building Back Better
- LocationVirtual
- DatesDecember 9 – 10, 2021
- Participants298 participants
Summit Overview
The 2021 Africa Think Tank Summit, the 8th edition, was convened virtually on 9–10 December 2021 under the theme "Digital Transformation in Post-COVID-19 Africa." The 8th edition explored the policy and implementation modalities essential to leveraging digitalization to better rebuild African economies in the COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 period.
Building on a summit series that began in 2014 with 50 participants in South Africa, delegates discussed the capacities needed to accelerate the African Union's Digital Transformation Strategy (2020–2030) and how it translates into robust digital transformation policies and actions at regional and national levels.
ATTS 2021 Programme
Two days of virtual dialogue on Africa's digital transformation
DAY 1
Day 1 — Thursday 9 December 2021
- 11:00 - 11:30
Opening Session
- 11:30 - 12:00
Keynote Speech
- 12:00 - 13:30
Session 1: Understanding digital transformation: state, implications, and potential for building back Africa better
- 13:40 - 14:40
Session 2: Initiatives to foster digital transformation in Africa: sharing experiences at continental, regional and national levels
- 14:40 - 15:40
Session 3: Identifying the right policies and building the capacities and critical skills needed for digital transformation in Africa
Featured Speakers
Dr. Dossina Yeo
Ag. Director, Economic Development, Integration & Trade
African Union Commission
Prof. Kevin Chika Urama
Senior Director, African Development Institute
African Development Bank
Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie
Executive Secretary
African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
Ms. Souhila Amazouz
Senior Policy Officer, Information Society Division
African Union Commission
Dr. Anthony Coleman
Research Economist
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Prof. Alban Ahoure
Full Professor of Economics
CAMES
Mr. Tunde Fafunwa
Advisor
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Mr. Ibukun Onitiju
Head of Digital
Nestlé Central West Africa Region
Publications & Research
POLICY BRIEF 2021 Africa Think Tank Summit Report
African Capacity Building Foundation | Published: December 2021
Download PDFPOLICY BRIEF ATTS 2021 Concept Note
African Capacity Building Foundation | Published: December 2021
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Media Gallery
Media gallery for this edition is being compiled.