African Union Child Online Safety and Empowerment Policy 2024
Adopted at the 44th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council, this policy offers a comprehensive framework for protecting children under 18 in Africa’s rapidly expanding digital ecosystem. With children now making up a large proportion of internet users, and risks growing in parallel, the policy responds to the critical need for a safe, empowering […]
Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2024
The AU’s Continental AI Strategy, adopted in July 2024, is a bold and ambitious blueprint that seeks to harness the transformative power of AI to drive Africa’s socio-economic development, aligned with Agenda 2063 and the SDGs. The strategy sets a people-centred, ethical, and inclusive framework rooted in African values and equity. It identifies five focus […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainable Youth Development in Africa – 2024
This African Union-led policy brief explores the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in advancing sustainable youth development across Africa. Supported by partners like Google, Afreximbank, and UNESCO, the document aligns AI with Agenda 2063, advocating its use to close educational gaps, foster entrepreneurship, boost agricultural productivity, and improve healthcare. The Policy brief builds on […]
AI and the Future of Work in Africa – White Paper
This 2024 white paper, a product of a cross-sectoral workshop in Nairobi, explores the profound implications of Generative AI on the future of work in Africa. It investigates four key themes: macroeconomic impacts, labour markets and skills, African workers’ perspectives, and Africa-centric AI tools. The paper highlights both the potential and the risks of AI […]
Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024)
STISA-2024, adopted by African Heads of State in 2014, is the AU’s strategic framework for leveraging science, technology, and innovation (STI) as key drivers of sustainable development across the continent. The strategy aligns with Agenda 2063 and emphasizes transforming Africa into a knowledge-based, innovation-led economy. It outlines six priority areas including food security, health, communication, […]
AU Interoperability Framework for Digital ID
The Interoperability Framework for Digital ID sets a continental vision for ensuring secure, trusted, and inclusive identity systems across Africa. Developed in February 2022, it seeks to enable Africans to verify their legal identity both online and offline for seamless access to services, thereby supporting socio-economic integration under Agenda 2063 and AfCFTA. Rather than prescribing […]
African Union (AU) Data Policy Framework
The AU Data Policy Framework, endorsed in February 2022, provides a comprehensive blueprint to guide African countries in harnessing the value of data while safeguarding human rights and promoting socio-economic development. It positions data as a strategic asset central to governance, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. The framework outlines principles for data governance, including trust, […]
Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa 2020
The Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (DTS) presents a unified framework to harness digital technologies and innovation across the continent for inclusive, sustainable growth and integration. It identifies foundational pillars of policy and regulatory enablers, robust digital infrastructure, skilled human capital, and entrepreneurship—as the backbone of Africa’s digital shift. The Strategy emphasises building a secure […]
African Digital Compact 2024
The African Digital Compact (ADC) is a strategic framework developed by the African Union Commission to align Africa’s digital transformation with global digital governance, particularly the forthcoming United Nations Global Digital Compact. Rooted in the aspirations of Agenda 2063 and the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020–2030), the ADC provides a unified, Africa-led vision to […]
