The Transform Africa Economic Forum is an initiative by the Smart Africa, the Government of Rwanda, AfdB, Econet Wireless, Afro Champions and UNDP to provide a high level platform for discussing the disruptive but also the enabling and strategic role of ICT for the rapid transformation of Africa.
The Smart Africa Alliance is a partnership bringing together all African countries committed to the Smart Africa Manifesto, and is supported by regional and global bodies including the African Union, the International Telecommunication Union, World Bank and The African Development Bank. The SMART Africa has 5 pillars which reflect the 5 principles of the Smart Africa Manifesto. These pillars are (1) Policy, (2) Access, (3) e-Government, (4) Private Sector/Entrepreneurship and (5) Sustainable Development.
The pillars mentioned above are built on four, cross-cutting enablers which will support the implementation of SMART Africa. These enablers are (1) Innovation; (2) Communications and Advocacy; (3) Capacity Building; and (4) Resource Mobilization.
The 5 pillars and 4 enablers when effectively developed and combined will contribute to Economic Growth and Job creation, which remains the ultimate goal of the Smart Africa Manifesto.
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