The Digital Observer For Africa (DO4A), a non-profit organization, is boosting the development of digital innovations in Africa by giving more exposure to digital projects and promoting a community for innovation. It wants to involve more stakeholders in the African digital ecosystem. Sharing information is a key factor for the emergence, the development and the spread of innovative projects that can bring solutions throughout the continent

Tools and Features

• The digital platform is relying on crowdsourcing in order to gather a large scope of innovative projects by diverse actors (startups, private groups, governments, citizens, etc.)
• It offers access to open data portals identified throughout featured projects

Governance of Case

• non-profit organization
• original initiative from the consulting firm Tactis and the Smart Africa Alliance backed by the AFD
• opendatasoft platform

Drivers for Open Mobility

This neutral platform in African governance champions the Digital African Community, Open Data and collaboration as key factors for the emergence, development and spreading of innovative projects that can bring solutions throughout the African continent.