Digital Infrastructure and Innovation

Exploring the Frontiers of AI in Africa

Technology is reshaping how people live, learn, and work.

The Challenge

Emerging technologies (e.g., AI, big data) are driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution and have a critical role in addressing Africa's challenges and accelerating development agendas. Several challenges — including infrastructure, skills, governance, and policy — must be addressed to fully leverage the potential of these emerging technologies and mitigate their risks.

The Solution

Axum is helping build the Emerging Technology Institute and Action Lab in Kenya, which will focus on amplifying use cases of emerging technologies, research and thought leadership to generate empirical evidence for evidence-based policy formulation, policy and influence through engaging a close network of influential actors in the digital ecosystem, and capacity building of public servants on digital skills and emerging technologies.

The Impact

By 2030, the Emerging Technologies Institute and Action Lab envisions a transformed Kenya where technology and innovation drive inclusive economic growth, foster sustainable development, and significantly improve the lives of millions of citizens.

What We Do

Our Initiatives

AHFIA

Alliance for Health Financing in Africa (AHFIA)

Transforming Healthcare Financing for a Sustainable Future

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Elimu-Soko

Innovation reaches learners when it can work through the public system.

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SITU

An African-led platform for initiatives working on complex public and market challenges.

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All Initiatives

The intersection of
inclusion & prosperity.

Through extensive research, consultations, and collaborations, we help shape a future that is inclusive, environmentally responsible, and economically vibrant.