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The '''Smart Africa Alliance''' is a partnership between 30 African countries<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agenceecofin.com/gouvernance-economique/0512-71815-le-maroc-est-devenu-le-30e-membre-de-l-alliance-smart-africa|title=Le Maroc est devenu le 30e membre de l’Alliance Smart Africa|last=Ecofin|first=Agence|website=[[Agence Ecofin]]|language=fr-fr|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> adhering to the [http://smartafrica.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/smart_africa_manifesto_2013_-_english_version.pdf Smart Africa Manifesto]. Its goal is to accelerate sustainable socioeconomic development on the African continent<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2019/03/12/smart-africa-alliances-new-executive-director-unveils-his-bold-plan/|title=Smart Africa Alliance's new Executive Director unveils his bold plan|last=Africa|first=CNBC|date=2019-03-12|website=CNBC Africa|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> through usage of [[Information and Communications Technologies]] (ICTs) and through better access to [[broadband]] services<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smartafrica.org/about/overview/|title=Smart Africa - About|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>. Other Partners of the Smart Africa Alliance include the [[African Union]], the [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]], [[World Bank]], the [[African Development Bank]], the United Nations [[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa|Economic Commission for Africa]], the [[GSMA]], [[ICANN]] and companies<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smartafrica.org/about/overview/|title=Smart Africa - About|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>. The Smart Africa Alliance board is chaired by H.E. President Paul Kagame<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hegarty|first=Aoife|title=SMART Africa Scholarship Fund|url=https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/magazine/winter-2015/smart-africa-scholarship.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=engineering.cmu.edu|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-11|title=Kagame chairs Smart Africa Board Meeting|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/rwanda/kagame-smart-africa|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The New Times {{!}} Rwanda|language=en}}</ref> and the secretariat is led by Director General Lacina Koné since March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tambur|first=Silver|date=2020-07-11|title=An Estonian ICT organisation helps Africa turn digital|url=https://estonianworld.com/technology/an-estonian-ict-organisation-helps-africa-turn-digital/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Estonian World|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=BICS joins One Africa Network initiative to lower roaming charges for Africans|url=https://www.cnbcafrica.com/east-africa/2020/03/03/bics-joins-one-africa-network-initiative-to-lower-roaming-charges-for-africans/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=CNBC Africa|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BICS joins SMART Africa Alliance to enable local roaming|url=https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3824990/bics-joins-smart-africa-alliance-to-enable-local-roaming|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.capacitymedia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=AFRICA|first=SMART|title=Who is Lacina Koné, the new Director General of Smart Africa ?|url=https://www.ecofinagency.com/telecom/1502-39669-who-is-lacina-kone-the-new-director-general-of-smart-africa|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Ecofin Agency|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lacina Koné|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/lacina-kone/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=World Economic Forum|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-18|title=Lacina Koné (Smart Africa) : « Les opérateurs sont devenus une cible fiscale » – Jeune Afrique|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/896576/economie/lacina-kone-smart-africa-les-operateurs-sont-devenus-une-cible-fiscale/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=JeuneAfrique.com|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=KONE|url=https://www.broadbandcommission.org/commissioners/Pages/KONE.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.broadbandcommission.org}}</ref>.
The '''Smart Africa Alliance''' is a partnership between 30 African countries<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.agenceecofin.com/gouvernance-economique/0512-71815-le-maroc-est-devenu-le-30e-membre-de-l-alliance-smart-africa|title=Le Maroc est devenu le 30e membre de l’Alliance Smart Africa|last=Ecofin|first=Agence|website=[[Agence Ecofin]]|language=fr-fr|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> adhering to the [http://smartafrica.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/smart_africa_manifesto_2013_-_english_version.pdf Smart Africa Manifesto]. Its goal is to accelerate sustainable socioeconomic development on the African continent<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2019/03/12/smart-africa-alliances-new-executive-director-unveils-his-bold-plan/|title=Smart Africa Alliance's new Executive Director unveils his bold plan|last=Africa|first=CNBC|date=2019-03-12|website=CNBC Africa|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-11}}</ref> through usage of [[Information and Communications Technologies]] (ICTs) and through better access to [[broadband]] services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smartafrica.org/about/overview/|title=Smart Africa - About|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Other Partners of the Smart Africa Alliance include the [[African Union]], the [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]], [[World Bank]], the [[African Development Bank]], the United Nations [[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa|Economic Commission for Africa]], the [[GSMA]], [[ICANN]] and companies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smartafrica.org/about/overview/|title=Smart Africa - About|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The Smart Africa Alliance board is chaired by H.E. President Paul Kagame<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hegarty|first=Aoife|title=SMART Africa Scholarship Fund|url=https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/magazine/winter-2015/smart-africa-scholarship.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=engineering.cmu.edu|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-11|title=Kagame chairs Smart Africa Board Meeting|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/rwanda/kagame-smart-africa|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The New Times {{!}} Rwanda|language=en}}</ref> and the secretariat is led by Director General Lacina Koné since March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tambur|first=Silver|date=2020-07-11|title=An Estonian ICT organisation helps Africa turn digital|url=https://estonianworld.com/technology/an-estonian-ict-organisation-helps-africa-turn-digital/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Estonian World|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-03|title=BICS joins One Africa Network initiative to lower roaming charges for Africans|url=https://www.cnbcafrica.com/east-africa/2020/03/03/bics-joins-one-africa-network-initiative-to-lower-roaming-charges-for-africans/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=CNBC Africa|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BICS joins SMART Africa Alliance to enable local roaming|url=https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3824990/bics-joins-smart-africa-alliance-to-enable-local-roaming|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.capacitymedia.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=AFRICA|first=SMART|title=Who is Lacina Koné, the new Director General of Smart Africa ?|url=https://www.ecofinagency.com/telecom/1502-39669-who-is-lacina-kone-the-new-director-general-of-smart-africa|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Ecofin Agency|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lacina Koné|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/lacina-kone/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=World Economic Forum|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-18|title=Lacina Koné (Smart Africa) : " Les opérateurs sont devenus une cible fiscale " – Jeune Afrique|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/896576/economie/lacina-kone-smart-africa-les-operateurs-sont-devenus-une-cible-fiscale/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=JeuneAfrique.com|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=KONE|url=https://www.broadbandcommission.org/commissioners/Pages/KONE.aspx|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.broadbandcommission.org}}</ref>


== Transform Africa Summit ==
== Transform Africa Summit ==
Smart Africa hosts an annual ICT and Technology Policy conference called the Transform Africa Summit<ref>{{Cite web|last=May 17|last2=Hersey|first2=2019 {{!}} Frank|date=2019-05-17|title=Digitizing Africa: the Transform Africa summit and leading voices|url=https://www.biometricupdate.com/201905/digitizing-africa-the-transform-africa-summit-and-leading-voices|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Biometric Update|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Says|first=ปั้มไลค์|date=2019-11-05|title=Guinea Officially Launches Transform Africa Summit 2020|url=https://taarifa.rw/guinea-officially-launches-transform-africa-summit-2020/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Taarifa Rwanda|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-01|title=5th Transform Africa Summit set for Kigali|url=https://disrupt-africa.com/2019/05/5th-transform-africa-summit-set-for-kigali/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Disrupt Africa|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Transform Africa Summit kicks-off in Kigali with a focus on digital innovation {{!}} DW {{!}} 14.05.2019|url=https://www.dw.com/en/transform-africa-summit-kicks-off-in-kigali-with-a-focus-on-digital-innovation/av-48738092|access-date=2020-10-01|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Correspondent|first=T. O. A.|date=2018-06-12|title=Transform Africa Summit 2018 – Bigger, Better, Smarter|url=https://thetimesofafrica.com/transform-africa-summit-2018/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=THE TIMES OF AFRICA|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Transform Africa Summit 2020 "Integrating Africa" {{!}} UN-Habitat|url=https://unhabitat.org/events/transform-africa-summit-2020-integrating-africa|access-date=2020-10-01|website=unhabitat.org|language=en}}</ref>. This is Smart Africa's flagship project which is entering its 6th edition. The Summit hosts international Heads of State, Ministers of ICT<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-15|title=Heads of state address Transform Africa Summit 2019 in Kigali|url=https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2019/05/15/heads-of-state-address-transform-africa-summit-2019-in-kigali/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=CNBC Africa|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-07|title=Everything You Can Expect From This Year’s Transform Africa Summit|url=https://techcabal.com/2018/05/07/everything-you-can-expect-from-this-years-transform-africa-summit/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=TechCabal|language=en-US}}</ref>, Business Leaders<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iranzi|first=Fabrice|date=2019-04-20|title=Eugène Kaspersky, Founder of Kaspersky antivirus confirmed to attend the 5th Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda|url=https://regionweek.com/eugene-kaspersky-founder-of-kaspersky-antivirus-confirmed-to-attend-the-5th-transform-africa-summit-in-rwanda/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=RegionWeek|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-18|title=FEATURED: Kaspersky Lab addresses today’s cybersecurity concerns at the close of the Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda.|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/featured-kaspersky-lab-addresses-todays-cybersecurity-concerns-close-transform-africa-summit|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The New Times {{!}} Rwanda|language=en}}</ref> and policy makers.
Smart Africa hosts an annual ICT and Technology Policy conference called the Transform Africa Summit.<ref>{{Cite web|last=May 17|last2=Hersey|first2=2019 {{!}} Frank|date=2019-05-17|title=Digitizing Africa: the Transform Africa summit and leading voices|url=https://www.biometricupdate.com/201905/digitizing-africa-the-transform-africa-summit-and-leading-voices|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Biometric Update|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Says|first=ปั้มไลค์|date=2019-11-05|title=Guinea Officially Launches Transform Africa Summit 2020|url=https://taarifa.rw/guinea-officially-launches-transform-africa-summit-2020/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Taarifa Rwanda|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-01|title=5th Transform Africa Summit set for Kigali|url=https://disrupt-africa.com/2019/05/5th-transform-africa-summit-set-for-kigali/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Disrupt Africa|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Transform Africa Summit kicks-off in Kigali with a focus on digital innovation {{!}} DW {{!}} 14.05.2019|url=https://www.dw.com/en/transform-africa-summit-kicks-off-in-kigali-with-a-focus-on-digital-innovation/av-48738092|access-date=2020-10-01|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Correspondent|first=T. O. A.|date=2018-06-12|title=Transform Africa Summit 2018 – Bigger, Better, Smarter|url=https://thetimesofafrica.com/transform-africa-summit-2018/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=THE TIMES OF AFRICA|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Transform Africa Summit 2020 "Integrating Africa" {{!}} UN-Habitat|url=https://unhabitat.org/events/transform-africa-summit-2020-integrating-africa|access-date=2020-10-01|website=unhabitat.org|language=en}}</ref> This is Smart Africa's flagship project which is entering its 6th edition. The Summit hosts international Heads of State, Ministers of ICT,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-15|title=Heads of state address Transform Africa Summit 2019 in Kigali|url=https://www.cnbcafrica.com/videos/2019/05/15/heads-of-state-address-transform-africa-summit-2019-in-kigali/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=CNBC Africa|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-07|title=Everything You Can Expect From This Year’s Transform Africa Summit|url=https://techcabal.com/2018/05/07/everything-you-can-expect-from-this-years-transform-africa-summit/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=TechCabal|language=en-US}}</ref> Business Leaders<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iranzi|first=Fabrice|date=2019-04-20|title=Eugène Kaspersky, Founder of Kaspersky antivirus confirmed to attend the 5th Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda|url=https://regionweek.com/eugene-kaspersky-founder-of-kaspersky-antivirus-confirmed-to-attend-the-5th-transform-africa-summit-in-rwanda/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=RegionWeek|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-18|title=FEATURED: Kaspersky Lab addresses today’s cybersecurity concerns at the close of the Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda.|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/featured-kaspersky-lab-addresses-todays-cybersecurity-concerns-close-transform-africa-summit|access-date=2020-10-01|website=The New Times {{!}} Rwanda|language=en}}</ref> and policy makers.


== References ==
== References ==

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The Smart Africa Alliance is a partnership between 30 African countries[1] adhering to the Smart Africa Manifesto. Its goal is to accelerate sustainable socioeconomic development on the African continent[2] through usage of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) and through better access to broadband services.[3] Other Partners of the Smart Africa Alliance include the African Union, the ITU, World Bank, the African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the GSMA, ICANN and companies.[4] The Smart Africa Alliance board is chaired by H.E. President Paul Kagame[5][6] and the secretariat is led by Director General Lacina Koné since March 2019.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Transform Africa Summit

Smart Africa hosts an annual ICT and Technology Policy conference called the Transform Africa Summit.[14][15][16][17][18][19] This is Smart Africa's flagship project which is entering its 6th edition. The Summit hosts international Heads of State, Ministers of ICT,[20][21] Business Leaders[22][23] and policy makers.

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  7. ^ Tambur, Silver (2020-07-11). "An Estonian ICT organisation helps Africa turn digital". Estonian World. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  8. ^ "BICS joins One Africa Network initiative to lower roaming charges for Africans". CNBC Africa. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  9. ^ "BICS joins SMART Africa Alliance to enable local roaming". www.capacitymedia.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  10. ^ AFRICA, SMART. "Who is Lacina Koné, the new Director General of Smart Africa ?". Ecofin Agency. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  11. ^ "Lacina Koné". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  12. ^ "Lacina Koné (Smart Africa) : " Les opérateurs sont devenus une cible fiscale " – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  13. ^ "KONE". www.broadbandcommission.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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  15. ^ Says, ปั้มไลค์ (2019-11-05). "Guinea Officially Launches Transform Africa Summit 2020". Taarifa Rwanda. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  16. ^ "5th Transform Africa Summit set for Kigali". Disrupt Africa. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  17. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Transform Africa Summit kicks-off in Kigali with a focus on digital innovation | DW | 14.05.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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  19. ^ "Transform Africa Summit 2020 "Integrating Africa" | UN-Habitat". unhabitat.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  20. ^ "Heads of state address Transform Africa Summit 2019 in Kigali". CNBC Africa. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  21. ^ "Everything You Can Expect From This Year's Transform Africa Summit". TechCabal. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  22. ^ Iranzi, Fabrice (2019-04-20). "Eugène Kaspersky, Founder of Kaspersky antivirus confirmed to attend the 5th Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda". RegionWeek. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  23. ^ "FEATURED: Kaspersky Lab addresses today's cybersecurity concerns at the close of the Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda". The New Times | Rwanda. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2020-10-01.


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