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Initiatives to foster digital transformation in Africa: sharing experiences at continental, regional and national levels

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 2021 Africa Think Tank Summit

Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President at Policy Center for the New South, will be speaking at session 2 of the virtual Africa Think Tank Summit under the theme “Digital Transformation in post-covid-19 Africa: Opportunities, challenges, and Options for Building Back better” organized by the African Capacity Building Foundation.

Most African countries have digitalization agenda and are implementing several interventions aimed at contributing to the digital transformation of the continent. While at the continental level, a comprehensive Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020-2030) has been introduced, countries are using digital technologies and innovation to trans­form their economies. The session 2 “Initiatives to foster digital transformation in Africa: sharing experiences at continental, regional and national levels“  will be dedicated to the following questions: How is the continental agenda being implemented at the regional and national levels? What are the related interventions being carried out at the Regional Economic Communities level? What are the countries’ experiences in utilizing digital technologies for economic development? What works and what needs to change in Africa’s approach to digitalization? What can we do differently to accelerate the implementation of digital transformation policies at the continental, regional, and national levels?

This event is taking place virtually on December 9-10, 2021 at 10:00 – 15:00 GMT +1

Speakers
Karim El Aynaoui
Executive President
Karim El Aynaoui is Executive President of the Policy Center for the New South. He is also Executive Vice-President of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Dean of its Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences Cluster. Karim El Aynaoui is an economist. From 2005 to 2012, he worked at the Central Bank of Morocco where he held the position of Director of Economics, Statistics, and International Relations. At the Central Bank of Morocco, he was in charge of the Research Department and equally a member of the Governor’s Cabinet. Previously, he worked for eight years at the World Bank as an Economist for its regional units of the Middle East and North Africa and Africa. Karim El Aynaoui has published books and journal articles on macroeconomic issues in developing countries. Hi ...