OPEN FRAMEWORKS
Planning and developing infrastructure requires considerable planning. Our continent-wide research projects build these models for you.
OPEN TRAINING
As our research and proof of concepts grow we release related capacity building and skills training courses to enable our members to grow with us.
OPEN SME MODELS
Our work with international vendors highlights skills and products we can develop locally. Our SME models are designed to enhance the African economy.
THE WORK WE DO
We are uniting governments, academic establishments, commerical vendors and financial establishments to create the correct skills and knowledge within infrastructure planning for Africa.
HIGH-SPEED, FIXED BROADBAND FOR THE POOR
Bringing the digital economy to the extreme poor of Africa, we are the only operator to provide high-bandwidth (>Gbps), at an affordable price point, operated by local teams. The model is profitable and ideal for a local charity or ISP wishing to access and assist this untapped market.
PAYMENT & VERIFICATION SERVICES
A unique service to facilitate payments and identification at the same time (or individually). Integrating with POS, mobile money and banking service in your country, we can ensure proof of life and recipient of a transaction and lower the many risks of carrying cash in urban areas.
UNIFIED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Leading the way with a 3 year multi-PhD research project to transform a prominent African city in to a smart, digitised infrastructure, we are now peering with other cities around Africa and their academic institurions.
AFRICAN-CENTRIC VENDOR PRODUCTS
Working with international infrastructure vendors to align their products and services to African requirements and environments. Ensuring successful, lower risk implementations and capacity building.
KNOWLEDGE SHARING FORUMS
Pan-African workgroups and events offering local and international skills and knowledge to come together and develop a unified and integrated approach to African infrastructure projects and planning.
PROOF OF CONCEPT FINANCING
Assisting African cities and regions with proof of concept planning and financing of their infrastructure projects before full implementations. Offering vendor choice, comparison and lowering lending risks.
INTEGRATED SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Large infrastructure implementations require local capacity buiding, artisan training and often local assembly and manufacturing requirements. Ensure your operations and maintenance are covered.
LOCAL INCUBATION & INNOVATION
Correctly implemented infrastructure leads to new SME business creation and innovation. Investing and supporting these developments is key to ensuring strong, successful local economic growth.
Our OBJECTIVE
Eradicate Poverty Through Strategic Smart Infrastructure
We believe that only by working together, as a focused cross-polinating unit of information, skills and knowledge can we grow ‘the Africa of the Future’ quickly and strongly, eradicating proverty, building wealth and a strong economic foot print across the continent.
To scale sustainable smart city development programs across the continent we are partnering with a strong base of institutional business and academic partners.
Our BUSINESS MODEL
Distribute Frameworks Throughout the Continent
Designing flexible frameworks that can be imported to any region in the continent is the core of our business model. This includes feasibility, planning, design, capacity building and training as well as vendor selection and financing.
Our mission is to open source our frameworks, after signing peering agreements with a cities, universities and governments. We want to maximize efficiency for planning, skill development, governance and industry body oversight and much more.
OUR VISION
The African Smart City Infrastructure Framework Provider
Our vision is perform enough research projects and implement enough proof of concept and full-scale implementation projects to offer a complete range of African Smart City Frameworks to the continent.
This includes financial partner solutions, consultancy, training and skills development, while assisting international vendors with local assembly, manufacturing & skills development.
We believe our unified approach will have significant social impact and pull large populations out of poverty, through training, SME development and impact funding.
Contact us
We’d love to hear from you and discuss how you can take an active part in the development of the African continent, poverty eradication and building strong and smart, sustainable infrastructure.