Africa

Across Africa, progress in digitalization is often constrained by fragmented systems and limited interoperability. DPI  is emerging as a way to address these challenges by enabling shared, reusable building blocks that can scale across sectors.

CDPI is working with governments, regional institutions, and development partners to support the design and implementation of these foundational systems in a way that reflects local priorities and constraints. This includes advising on digital identity, data sharing, and trust infrastructure, as well as supporting the rollout of verifiable credential ecosystems in sectors such as education and social protection (e.g.,Togo , Benin ). CDPI also contributes to national roadmaps (South Africa ,Sénégal ). CDPI also helps identify high-impact use cases to drive adoption, and supports ecosystem coordination and capacity building with partners such as the World Bank, AfDB, UNDP, Gates Foundation and Co-Develop.