Data Governance in Africa

About this project

<p class="ql-align-justify">The Action addresses in a strategic and comprehensive manner all the potential around how data can be leveraged for the uptake of the digital economy. It aims to: support policy and regulation at continental, regional and national level, in line with the African Union (AU) Continental Data Policy Framework; promote access, use and sharing of data across borders, data use investments in data infrastructure and services in selected regions in Africa for the emergence of regionally harmonized data economies. This will ultimately serve the development of a single digital market in selected regions, where data can flow across borders, personal data are protected and local private sector can leverage data value chains on the basis of convergent regulation, thus avoiding sylos single markets within regions.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify">The Action will support the AUC, selected RECs, as well as their Member States in developing data policy frameworks building on the AU Data Policy Framework, developing data use cases to showcase the value of data, and supporting the identification of green and secure data infrastructures in Africa.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p>The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to support the data economy in Africa, in line with the AU Data Policy Framework.</p><p><br></p><p>The Specific(s) Objective(s) (Outcomes) of this action are:</p><p>1. Comprehensive and convergent pol…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Sectors

Information and communication technology (ICT)Communications policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Places

298 - AA_Ethiopia

Funded by

European Commission

Implemented by

DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) GMBH

Accountable

Third Country Government (Delegated co-operation)

Passes funds through

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2023-PC-28937.

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