ONE Africa Digital Summit spearheads multi-sectoral conference programme at inaugural GITEX AFRICA 2023
Powerful forum in Marrakech, Morocco gathers government and private sector leaders to steer Africa’s transformation into a single digital market
ONE Africa Digital Summit will spearhead a power-packed programme of mind-stretching conference content at the inaugural GITEX AFRICA 2023 in Morocco, unifying government and private sector leaders, policy makers, investors and academics, to steer Africa’s transformation into a single digital market.
The one-day summit on 30 May 2023 at Mamounia Hotel, Marrakech, is poised to be
the world’s most influential and outcome-focused forum for dialogues, exchanges and
collaborative intentions, accentuating the vast potential of the globe’s youngest
continent and shaping the vision for a more connected, sustainable, inclusive, and tech-
driven digital economy.
Organiser KAOUN International expects impactful partnerships to be announced, from
collaborations on digital infrastructure projects and capacity building initiatives, to
agreeing on solutions to boost regional interconnection.
With more than 80 per cent of Africa’s population having mobile subscription, the digital
economy is becoming one of the main drivers of cross-continental growth. This is
coupled with strong talent development and a spike in public and private sector
investments.
To ensure that positive developments continue at a fast pace, heads of States and
Governments adopted a bold strategy to unify the continent into a secure Digital Single
Market (DSM) by adopting policies and regulations, and leveraging Africa’s economies
at scale.
For the common digital market to become a reality, a lot needs to be done with regards
to mobilising investments in digital infrastructure and developing the common regulatory
frameworks on national and regional levels which will be examined, debated, and
pledged during One Africa Digital Summit.
That will be one of many lofty goals among specific high-level panel sessions on the day
covering crucial topics from the state of play in Africa’s digital economy and fast tracking
integrated and inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure, to amplifying Africa’s resilience
towards global economic crises, and rolling out 5G connectivity across the continent.
An historic launch in the world’s next biggest digital economy
One Africa Digital Summit will raise the curtains and set the scene for the inaugural GITEX AFRICA, the continent’s largest all-inclusive tech event, connecting tech titans, governments, SMEs, start-ups, coders, investors, and academia, to accelerate, collaborate, and explore new ventures in the world’s next biggest digital economy.
The super-connector event will take place from 31 May-2 June 2023, launched in partnership with the Digital Development Agency (ADD), a strategic public entity leading the Moroccan government's digital transformation agenda under the authority of the Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform.
GITEX AFRICA is the first overseas venture for GITEX GLOBAL, the influential tech brand trusted by international tech executives, its record-breaking 42 nd edition in October 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre attracting more than 170,000 attendees from 176 countries.
More information is available at www.gitexafrica.com
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