By V3Edge
African nations have agreed to establish the Africa Digital Economy Accelerator Initiative to boost collaboration, inclusion, and multi-stakeholder processes, as outlined in the communiqué from the Nigerian Government side-event at the WSIS+20 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting in New York.
The initiative aims to shift from dialogue to action, closing infrastructure, access, and literacy divides through purposeful public-private partnerships (PPP) and outcome-driven collaborations.
Key commitments:
- Encourage joint reports on WSIS action lines/targets.
- Promote regulatory sandboxes for piloting inclusive innovations.
- Deepen grassroots engagement for people-centered policies reaching underserved regions.
- Establish regular meetings at national/sub-regional/regional Internet governance forums.
- Create a helpdesk of liaisons across WSIS+20 organizations with a common virtual platform for data/information exchange.
- Foster digital transformation and data governance aligned with African Union frameworks.
- Operationalize follow-up/monitoring mechanisms with statistical authorities.
- Promote inclusive digital public goods/infrastructure tailored to national/regional realities.
- Urge countries to adopt multi-stakeholder processes per Netmundial+10 (São Paulo Multistakeholder Guidelines) for WSIS+20/SDG 2030 follow-up.
For Nigeria, NITDA will serve as the coordination secretariat for multi-stakeholder engagement and lead implementation of the Enhanced Digital Cooperation Accelerator for Africa.
The informal, non-binding framework allows members to address emerging themes as agreed.
A pivotal step toward inclusive digital growth across Africa! 🌍💻
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