PlayBook
The PlayBook 2025
A comprehensive policy framework and investment blueprint for building sovereign, human-centred digital ecosystems across Africa. 186 pages, 142 policy recommendations, 6 chapters.
Our focus domains
Digital Infrastructure
Ownership patterns, investment flows, and sovereignty gaps in Africa’s digital backbone — from submarine cables to cloud computing.
Data Governance
Frameworks for sovereign data management, cross-border data flows, and community-owned data governance models.
AI & Emerging Tech
Human-centred approaches to artificial intelligence, blockchain, and emerging technologies in African contexts.
Digital Policy
Comparative policy analysis across 47+ African nations, tracking legislation, regulation, and institutional development.
Digital Economics
Investment analysis, market sizing, and economic modelling for sovereign digital ecosystems and IREZ zones.
Pan-African Integration
Standards harmonisation, interoperability frameworks, and continental coordination for digital sovereignty.
Upcoming publications
Our research pipeline includes working papers, policy briefs, and data releases. Subscribe to be notified when new work is published.
CAMPS Framework: Technical Specification
Detailed technical architecture for implementing Community-owned, African-protocol, Mesh-governed, Pan-continental, Sovereign data infrastructure.
IREZ Zoning: Legal & Regulatory Guide
A practical guide for establishing Innovation & Research Economic Zones, covering legislative requirements, governance structures, and fiscal incentives.
African Digital Infrastructure Index
Open dataset tracking digital infrastructure ownership, investment, and sovereignty metrics across all 54 African Union member states.