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SMART Africa Secretariat
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Founded Since 2013
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OVERVIEW
The beginning of a new era
SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies.
The Transform Africa Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda on 28th-31st October 2013 culminated in the adoption of the Smart Africa Manifesto document by seven (7) African Heads of States (Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Mali, Gabon, Burkina Faso) in which they committed to provide leadership in accelerating socio-economic development through ICT’s.
On 30th-31st January 2014, The SMART Africa Manifesto was endorsed by all Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa. This development places the Manifesto at the heart of the ICT agenda in Africa beyond just the 7 original signatories at the Summit to all the 53 African countries.
The Smart Africa Alliance has since grown to include 36 African countries that represent over 1 billion people.
Framework
The Alliance is a framework for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the SMART Africa Manifesto designed to make it actionable. Currently, the Alliance is a partnership bringing together all African countries adhering to the Manifesto represented by the AU, the ITU, World Bank, AfDB, ECA, the GSMA, ICANN and the Private Sector.
Besides its initial membership, other organizations and countries sharing the same vision, interests and goals will be admitted to the Alliance.
The Board
- The Board is comprised of Member States Presidents, Heads of ITU and the African Union Commission as well as Smart Africa’s Platinum members. It is chaired by H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda
- Its mandate includes Policy and Strategic Leadership, High-level advocacy and promoting the Smart Africa Agenda
- The Board meets twice a year – on the sidelines of the Africa Union General Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and on the sidelines of the Transform Africa Summit
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