ATLC 2025

Africa Technology Leadership Forum

Conversations on Innovations, Policies and Africa's Economic Transformation.

"It is the duty of technology firms, from start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations, to constantly turn challenges - experienced in user integrity, costs and sustainability - into opportunities for research and develop solutions aimed at meeting the dynamic trends of modern-day technologies."

Objectives of the ATLF

The Africa Technology Leadership Forum (ATLF) fosters real debate and discussion among audiences that are every bit as high-level as the speakers. The programs provide an opportunity for participants to make important new contacts, do business, explore important new directions in technologies, delve deeply into what it takes to maintain competitive advantage in a fast- changing world, and leave feeling recharged.

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    Support Kenya’s aspiration for technology leadership in Africa by equipping the government’s technology decision makers with insights of futuristic technology and best practices in advanced economies for replication

  • world map with waves coming out of Kenya to the rest of Africa

    Strengthen stakeholder relationships between MDAs to enhance government digitization efforts to achieve optimum efficiency

  • map of Africa with a pin on Nairobi

    Provide a platform for public and private sectors to explore and build partnerships that will accelerate institutional digitization and modernization of their existing technological solutions

  • world map with waves coming out of Kenya to the rest of Africa

    Provide networking, knowledge exchange and policy discourse opportunities to encourage the adoption of continuous innovation, research and development in the fields of ICT

Our Partners

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Recent Discussions

From Fragmentation to Federation: Building Africa’s Continental Digital Market

January 20, 2026 | By admin

African countries have pursued digital transformation largely within national boundaries. Each develops its own digital identity systems, payment platforms, data protection frameworks, and digital service strategies. This national focus is understandable—digital transformation responds to specific national needs and contexts. But national fragmentation of Africa’s digital economy creates costs and limits potential. A continent of 54 […]

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The Gender Digital Divide: Why Women Are Being Left Behind in Africa’s Tech Revolution

January 13, 2026 | By admin

Africa’s digital transformation is creating opportunities and prosperity. But these benefits are not being distributed equally. Across multiple dimensions—access, usage, skills, employment, entrepreneurship, leadership—women lag behind men in Africa’s digital economy. This gender digital divide is not just an equity issue, though it certainly is that. It is an economic efficiency issue. When half the […]

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E-Waste and Digital Sustainability: The Environmental Cost of Africa’s Digital Future

December 8, 2025 | By admin

Digital transformation is celebrated for economic potential, efficiency gains, and development opportunities. Environmental implications receive less attention. Yet Africa’s accelerating digitization generates substantial environmental impacts through e-waste, energy consumption, resource extraction, and other channels. As Africa builds its digital future, integrating environmental sustainability is essential. Failing to do so risks trading short-term digital gains for […]

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The Talent Retention Crisis: Why Africa Trains Tech Workers for Silicon Valley

November 11, 2025 | By admin

African universities and training programs produce thousands of skilled technology professionals annually. Many receive excellent education and emerge with capabilities competitive globally. Then they leave. The talent flow from African institutions to opportunities in North America, Europe, and increasingly Asia represents a fundamental challenge to African digital transformation. Countries invest in education, individuals develop valuable […]

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Beyond Nairobi and Lagos: Digital Transformation in Africa’s Secondary Cities

November 1, 2025 | By admin

African digital transformation narratives focus heavily on major hubs—Nairobi’s Silicon Savannah, Lagos’s tech ecosystem, Cape Town’s innovation scene, Cairo’s startup community. This concentration makes sense given these cities’ size, resources, and visibility. But it creates a distorted picture of African digital reality. The majority of Africans do not live in capital cities or major tech […]

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The Regulatory Paradox: How to Govern Innovation Without Strangling It

October 23, 2025 | By admin

African policymakers face one of governance’s most difficult challenges: creating regulatory frameworks that protect citizens, ensure fair competition, and maintain stability while allowing space for innovation, experimentation, and disruption. Get the balance wrong in either direction and consequences are severe. Over-regulate and innovation migrates elsewhere. Entrepreneurs face bureaucratic barriers that prevent them from testing ideas. […]

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