This high-level plenary will frame Africa’s next phase of economic transformation by examining how digital infrastructure, sovereign and private sector investment strategies, and coordinated public–private capital can reshape productivity, trade, and long-term economic resilience across the continent.
As Africa advances the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and deepens regional integration, the question is no longer whether digital transformation is necessary, but how it is financed, governed, and strategically deployed to drive structural economic change.
This session positions digital transformation not simply as technology adoption, but as a national development strategy encompassing digital public infrastructure (DPI), digital identity systems, instant payments, data governance, digital assets, and digital currency frameworks as foundational layers of modern economies.
