Big tech helps fuel digital economic transformation

Africa is becoming a place where new digital solutions are imagined, tested and scaled.

- By Edward Moleke Makwana

The growth of Africa's digital economy depends on the support of reliable and secure AI-powered applications and reliable digital infrastructure.

New infrastructure, backed by innovation, has fuelled the major global economic revolutions.

In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, cloud computing and artificial intelligence will stimulate the economies of the 21st century.

Africa is establishing itself as a vital partner, shaping the global dialogues and initiatives.

At the inaugural Google Cloud Summit Africa, hosted in Johannesburg, the global tech giant announced initiatives aimed at strengthening Africa’s digital economy and positioning South Africa as a strategic technology hub.

In the opening address at the summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged South Africa’s intention to be the catalyst for Africa's digital future by investing in infrastructure capable of supporting the AI economy.