Welcome to Mobile Connectivity and the AI Revolution!
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping mobile networks, public services, and economic growth across Africa and the world. This course, developed in partnership with GSMA, provides a structured journey from AI's foundational concepts through to responsible deployment and governance. You will examine what AI is, how it is transforming industries, the principles of responsible AI, and the fast-evolving governance landscape that policymakers must navigate.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain what AI is, how it works technically, and how its main techniques relate to real-world applications in mobile and telecoms
- Analyse how AI is transforming the mobile industry and identify the enablers needed to capture that transformation at national scale
- Evaluate the seven principles of responsible AI and apply them to deployment and procurement decisions
- Assess the global AI governance landscape and identify the policy levers available to African decision-makers
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for policymakers, regulators, and sector officials working at the intersection of connectivity and AI governance. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Working in ICT ministries, national communications authorities, or sector agencies responsible for digital economy strategy
- Responsible for AI adoption decisions in the public sector, including procurement of AI-powered systems for health, justice, or social services
- Professionals in the mobile and telecoms sector who want a policy-level understanding of AI governance and responsible deployment
Bienvenue dans Connectivite Mobile et la Revolution de l'IA !
L'intelligence artificielle remodele deja les reseaux mobiles, les services publics et la croissance economique a travers l'Afrique et le monde. Ce cours, developpe en partenariat avec la GSMA, offre un parcours structure depuis les concepts fondamentaux de l'IA jusqu'au deploiement responsable et a la gouvernance.
Resultats d'apprentissage
A la fin de ce cours, vous serez capable de :
- Expliquer ce qu'est l'IA, comment elle fonctionne techniquement et comment ses principales techniques se rapportent aux applications reelles dans le mobile et les telecoms
- Analyser comment l'IA transforme l'industrie mobile et identifier les facteurs habilitants necessaires
- Evaluer les sept principes de l'IA responsable et les appliquer aux decisions de deploiement
- Evaluer le paysage mondial de la gouvernance de l'IA et identifier les leviers disponibles pour les decideurs africains
A qui s'adresse ce cours ?
Ce cours est concu pour les decideurs politiques, les regulateurs et les responsables sectoriels travaillant a l'intersection de la connectivite et de la gouvernance de l'IA. Il est tres benefique pour les individus qui sont :
- Travaillant dans les ministeres TIC ou les autorites nationales de communications
- Responsables des decisions d'adoption de l'IA dans le secteur public
- Professionnels du mobile et des telecoms souhaitant une comprehension politique de la gouvernance de l'IA
Bem-vindo(a) a Conectividade Movel e a Revolucao da IA!
A inteligencia artificial ja esta a remodelar as redes moveis, os servicos publicos e o crescimento economico em Africa e no mundo. Este curso, desenvolvido em parceria com a GSMA, oferece uma jornada estruturada desde os conceitos fundamentais da IA ate a implantacao responsavel e a governanca.
Resultados de Aprendizagem
Ao final deste curso, voce sera capaz de:
- Explicar o que e a IA, como funciona tecnicamente e como as suas principais tecnicas se relacionam com aplicacoes reais em mobile e telecomunicacoes
- Analisar como a IA esta a transformar a industria movel e identificar os habilitadores necessarios
- Avaliar os sete principios da IA responsavel e aplica-los a decisoes de implantacao e aquisicao
- Avaliar o panorama global de governanca da IA e identificar os alavancas disponiveis para os decisores africanos
Para quem e este curso?
Este curso e destinado a decisores politicos, reguladores e responsaveis sectoriais que trabalham na interseccao da conectividade e da governanca da IA. E altamente benefico para individuos que estao:
- A trabalhar em ministerios TIC ou autoridades nacionais de comunicacoes
- Responsaveis por decisoes de adocao de IA no sector publico
- Profissionais do movel e telecomunicacoes que pretendem uma compreensao politica da governanca da IA
Welcome to your course on Creating a Single Digital Market in Africa!
Today, traffic between two neighbouring African countries often has to leave the continent and travel abroad before it returns, and with little local hosting, digital services stay expensive. This course equips you to understand a different future: a single digital market that connects Smart Africa member countries, keeps African data and voice within Africa, and lets digital goods, services and data move freely across borders.
You will read Africa's digital landscape and the strategic shift behind Smart Africa, compare how countries such as Djibouti, Cameroon and Angola are positioning themselves as connectivity hubs, and define what a single digital market actually is and the barriers it removes. The course then follows the Tata Communications feasibility study carried out with the Republic of Guinea, and works through its five recommendations, from ring interconnection and the right optical fibre to IP/MPLS network design, phased capacity planning and a clustered, geo-redundant architecture. It closes with a readiness self-check and a short project to localise the ideas to your own context.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the benefits of a single digital market and the legal, technical and regulatory barriers it is designed to remove.
- Analyse how individual member countries are positioning themselves as connectivity hubs, and the infrastructure assets behind those bets.
- Apply the findings of the Smart Africa feasibility study and its five recommendations to a real regional context.
- Evaluate the gaps and opportunities for building a single digital market in your own country or region.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for policymakers, regulators, ICT ministry staff and digital-economy practitioners across Africa. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Shaping national or regional digital strategy and looking to make the case for a single digital market.
- Responsible for connectivity, broadband or data-centre policy and the infrastructure choices behind it.
- Working with Smart Africa, regional bodies or the private sector to remove barriers to cross-border digital trade.
Bienvenue à votre cours sur la Création d'un marché numérique unique en Afrique !
Aujourd'hui, le trafic entre deux pays africains voisins doit souvent quitter le continent et passer par l'étranger avant de revenir, et faute d'hébergement local, les services numériques restent coûteux. Ce cours vous outille pour comprendre un avenir différent : un marché numérique unique qui relie les pays membres de Smart Africa, garde les données et la voix africaines en Afrique, et laisse les biens, services et données numériques circuler librement au-delà des frontières.
Vous lirez le paysage numérique de l'Afrique et le virage stratégique derrière Smart Africa, comparerez la façon dont des pays comme Djibouti, le Cameroun et l'Angola se positionnent comme pôles de connectivité, et définirez ce qu'est réellement un marché numérique unique et les barrières qu'il lève. Le cours suit ensuite l'étude de faisabilité de Tata Communications menée avec la République de Guinée, et parcourt ses cinq recommandations, de l'interconnexion en anneau et de la bonne fibre optique à la conception réseau IP/MPLS, la planification de capacité par phases et une architecture groupée et géo-redondante. Il se termine par un auto-bilan de maturité et un court projet pour localiser les idées à votre contexte.
Résultats d'apprentissage
À la fin de ce cours, vous serez capable de :
- Identifier les bénéfices d'un marché numérique unique et les barrières juridiques, techniques et réglementaires qu'il vise à lever.
- Analyser comment les pays membres se positionnent comme pôles de connectivité, et les atouts d'infrastructure derrière ces paris.
- Appliquer les conclusions de l'étude de faisabilité de Smart Africa et ses cinq recommandations à un contexte régional réel.
- Évaluer les écarts et opportunités pour bâtir un marché numérique unique dans votre pays ou région.
À qui s'adresse ce cours ?
Ce cours est conçu pour les décideurs, régulateurs, personnels des ministères des TIC et praticiens de l'économie numérique en Afrique. Il est très bénéfique pour les individus qui sont :
- Acteurs de la stratégie numérique nationale ou régionale et désireux de plaider pour un marché numérique unique.
- Responsables de la politique de connectivité, de haut débit ou de centres de données et des choix d'infrastructure qui en découlent.
- En lien avec Smart Africa, des organismes régionaux ou le secteur privé pour lever les barrières au commerce numérique transfrontalier.
Bem-vindo(a) ao seu curso sobre a Criação de um mercado único digital em África!
Hoje, o tráfego entre dois países africanos vizinhos tem muitas vezes de sair do continente e passar pelo estrangeiro antes de regressar, e com pouco alojamento local, os serviços digitais continuam caros. Este curso capacita-o a compreender um futuro diferente: um mercado único digital que liga os países membros da Smart Africa, mantém os dados e a voz africanos em África, e deixa os bens, serviços e dados digitais circular livremente entre fronteiras.
Vai ler o cenário digital de África e a mudança estratégica por trás da Smart Africa, comparar como países como o Djibuti, os Camarões e Angola se posicionam como pólos de conectividade, e definir o que é realmente um mercado único digital e as barreiras que remove. O curso acompanha depois o estudo de viabilidade da Tata Communications realizado com a República da Guiné, e percorre as suas cinco recomendações, da interconexão em anel e da fibra ótica certa à conceção de rede IP/MPLS, ao planeamento faseado de capacidade e a uma arquitetura agrupada e geo-redundante. Termina com um auto-balanço de maturidade e um curto projeto para localizar as ideias ao seu contexto.
Resultados de Aprendizagem
Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de:
- Identificar os benefícios de um mercado único digital e as barreiras jurídicas, técnicas e regulatórias que procura remover.
- Analisar como os países membros se posicionam como pólos de conectividade, e os ativos de infra-estrutura por trás dessas apostas.
- Aplicar as conclusões do estudo de viabilidade da Smart Africa e as suas cinco recomendações a um contexto regional real.
- Avaliar as lacunas e oportunidades para construir um mercado único digital no seu país ou região.
Para quem é este curso?
Este curso é destinado a decisores, reguladores, equipas dos ministérios das TIC e profissionais da economia digital em África. É altamente benéfico para indivíduos que estão:
- A moldar a estratégia digital nacional ou regional e a querer defender um mercado único digital.
- Responsáveis pela política de conectividade, banda larga ou centros de dados e pelas escolhas de infra-estrutura que dela decorrem.
- A trabalhar com a Smart Africa, organismos regionais ou o setor privado para remover barreiras ao comércio digital transfronteiriço.
Welcome to your course on Building Smart Villages in Africa!
This course is designed for policymakers and development practitioners who want to transform underserved African villages into connected, citizen-centred communities. Most rural-development programmes have failed not because the technology was wrong, but because the design ignored the village. The smart village concept flips that around: it starts with what the community already has, listens before it builds, and uses digital tools to unlock the services people are already asking for.
The curriculum introduces the smart village concept and why it matters for inclusive rural development, then sets out the prerequisites a village needs in place (from connectivity and energy to community ownership and local capacity). You will then work through the four-phase blueprint for planning and delivering a smart village, designed so you can act without repeating the mistakes of past rural projects.
By mastering these concepts, you will be equipped to plan and lead a smart village initiative that is grounded in the community and built to last, in your own local context.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the smart village concept and how it differs from conventional, technology-first rural development.
- Assess the prerequisites a community needs (connectivity, energy, capacity, and ownership) before a smart village can succeed.
- Apply the four-phase blueprint to plan a smart village initiative from community engagement through to delivery.
- Propose a citizen-centred smart village plan tailored to the realities of your own local context.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for policymakers, local government officials, and rural development practitioners across Africa. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Responsible for rural connectivity, digital inclusion, or community development policy and programmes.
- Involved in planning or delivering infrastructure, services, or ICT initiatives in underserved areas.
- Seeking to design community-owned digital solutions that close the urban-rural divide.
Welcome to your course on Policy, Strategy and Implementation for Data Centres and Cloud!
Where a nation's data lives, and who controls it, is now a sovereignty question as much as a technical one. This advanced course equips senior officials to make the policy, strategy and procurement decisions behind data centres and cloud, so that digital public services run on infrastructure that is reliable, affordable and under appropriate national control.
The curriculum covers the four sovereignty objectives and the Tier I to IV classification that benchmarks data-centre reliability, the outsourcing models and cloud service layers (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, FaaS), and the four security layers that protect them. You will then apply CAPEX versus OPEX and Total Cost of Ownership thinking to procurement, and weigh the governance and rollout choices, from set-asides for local providers to Pilot-to-Target sequencing, that deliver a sovereign cloud.
By mastering these concepts, you will be equipped to design or evaluate a Cloud-First, hybrid or selective-adoption framework for the public sector in your own context.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the four sovereignty objectives and the Tier I to IV framework that benchmarks data-centre reliability.
- Analyse outsourcing models, cloud service layers (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, FaaS) and the four security layers within your localised context.
- Apply CAPEX versus OPEX financial models and Total Cost of Ownership thinking to data-centre and cloud procurement decisions.
- Evaluate the policy, governance and rollout considerations, such as set-asides for local providers and Pilot-to-Target sequencing, required to deliver a sovereign cloud.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for senior officials, procurement leads, and cloud governance professionals across Africa. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Involved in national data-centre strategy, cloud procurement, or sovereign-cloud governance.
- Seeking to design or evaluate Cloud-First, hybrid, or selective-adoption frameworks for the public sector.
- Responsible for aligning data and cloud policy with national digital strategy, data protection laws, and the African Datacenters and Cloud Marketplace.
Welcome to your course on Emerging Connectivity in Africa!
Africa is home to 1.3 billion people across 55 countries, and the demand for high-speed, high-quality connectivity has never been greater. This course equips policymakers to harness 5G, Wi-Fi 6E and broadband as engines of digital development, while navigating the affordability, infrastructure and regulatory realities that shape deployment on the continent.
The curriculum examines the characteristics and benefits of 5G, Wi-Fi 6E and broadband, the practical opportunities and challenges of adoption, and the use cases that show what these technologies make possible across education, healthcare, agriculture, smart cities and financial inclusion. It then provides the policy and regulatory frameworks, including the seven considerations for 5G policy and the seven considerations for broadband, before closing with implementation strategies and a localised deployment project.
By mastering these concepts, you will be equipped to evaluate and plan emerging-connectivity deployment in your own national context.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the characteristics and benefits of 5G, Wi-Fi 6E and broadband connectivity in the African context.
- Analyse the practical challenges, opportunities and use cases for emerging connectivity within your localised context.
- Apply the seven policy considerations for 5G and the seven for broadband to a gap analysis of your country's regulatory framework.
- Evaluate the implementation strategies, partnerships and investment patterns required to deploy emerging connectivity successfully.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for policymakers, regulators, and connectivity officials across Africa. It is highly beneficial for individuals who are:
- Involved in national spectrum, broadband, or rural connectivity policy and rollout planning.
- Seeking to implement technology-driven, inclusive solutions such as 5G use cases, Wi-Fi 6E in public spaces, or rural broadband.
- Responsible for aligning local connectivity policy with continental digital strategies and universal access targets.
A policymaker playbook for sovereign data centres and cloud in Africa. Eight modules cover vision and sovereignty, outsourcing, data centre Tiers, cloud services, financial models, security and governance, the Pilot to Target rollout for the African Datacenters and Cloud Marketplace, and emerging trends. Closes with a confidential cabinet memo on a 30-month Cloud-First Directive.
Welcome to SmartGirlLead – AWS Solution Architect!
You have been pre-enrolled in SmartGirlLead – AWS Cloud Computing.
Eligibility Criteria
- African young woman aged 21–28
- Interest in AWS Cloud Computing
- Resident of one of the eligible countries: Chad, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Malawi, or South Africa
To Complete Your Enrollment
- Fill in the application form
- Upload your CV
- Upload a motivation letter
- Submit your application
You will be notified of any changes to your enrollment status.
Bienvenue sur SmartGirlLead – AWS Cloud Computing!
Vous avez été pré-inscrite au programme SmartGirlLead – AWS Solution Architect.
Critères d'éligibilité
- Jeune femme africaine âgée de 21 à 28 ans
- Intérêt pour le cloud computing AWS
- Résidente de l'un des pays éligibles : Tchad, Congo, Gabon, Gambie, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Malawi ou Afrique du Sud
Pour finaliser votre inscription
- Remplissez le formulaire de candidature
- Téléchargez votre CV
- Téléchargez une lettre de motivation
- Soumettez votre candidature
Vous serez informée de tout changement concernant votre inscription.
Bem-vinda ao SmartGirlLead – AWS Cloud Computing!
Você foi pré-matriculada no programa SmartGirlLead – AWS Solution Architect.
Critérios de elegibilidade
- Jovem mulher africana com idade entre 21 e 28 anos
- Interesse em Computação em Nuvem AWS
- Residente em um dos países elegíveis: Chade, Congo, Gabão, Gâmbia, Serra Leoa, Nigéria, Malawi ou África do Sul
Para concluir a sua matrícula
- Preencha o formulário de candidatura
- Envie o seu CV
- Envie uma carta de motivação
- Submeta a sua candidatura
Você será notificada sobre quaisquer alterações no status da sua matrícula.