Africa’s Wakanda: What Would it Look Like?

Registration for Transform Africa Summit’s Wakanda event, which will demonstrate how to make the most efficient use of resources by using data and technology, opens on July 1st, with the event set to take place between September 8th-10th.

The Transform Africa Summit is Smart Africa’s flagship event and for many years, it has been what Smart Africa is known for. It is the window of the organisation to the world and it is important for attracting members, partners and funding to the organisation.

The last edition run is the 2019 edition of the Transform Africa Summit which was run in Kigali, Rwanda. The summit attracted 5660 delegates that registered to attend the summit from 107 countries attesting to the fact that TAS is now a global event.

Three Heads of State graced the summit, namely, H.E. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya and H.E. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta of Mali.

Sophia, the 1st humanoid robot, was a key highlight of the summit and proved to be the main attraction for most delegates who were eager to see a robot that could talk and respond to questions. In general, the summit had over 51 open partner sessions, various sponsored dinners and lunches, closed-door sessions, B2B meetings and networking opportunities.

The summit also had an area exclusively dedicated to the youth dubbed “The Future” where 12 youth-centric sessions were held. The summit attracted over 37 sponsors who made TAS2019 a success.

Wakanda is about ideas and commitment. Its about putting technology at the centre of Africa’s socio-economic development. Building it involves connectivity, Smart Cities, Smart Villages, big data, IoT, emerging technologies and also brings to the fore aspects of data protection and policy harmonisation.

These are all the initiatives that Smart Africa is engaged with with 32 member states, international organisations and private sector partners. Be a part of the discussion at TAS2021 (Hybrid).

Smart Cities Initiatives have the capacity to improve the lives of millions of urban dwellers in Africa by using data and technology for the efficient and optimum use of resources. Africa’s growing urban population requires us to start thinking progressively and intelligently about how people live and thrive in urban areas.

Data governance ensures that data is usable, accessible and protected. This leads to improved data quality, decreased data management risks, and increased access to data for all stakeholders. We need to ensure that citizens are confident about how their data is managed and the importance of this data for development.

Who Will Attend Transform Africa Summit’s Wakanda 2021 Event?

Over 60 million people will be involved online over the course of the event; this includes 10,000 delegates, 2000 start-ups, 500+ investors, and 200 journalists across 100 countries. The event will also be attended by major Head of State figures and Government Ministers.