# Smart Africa #  SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies. For more information [visit the Smart Africa website ](https://smartafrica.org/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Education and Skills]], [[Economic Development]], [[Agriculture]], [[Digital Government Transformation]], [[Emerging Technologies]], [[Data Governance]], [[Data Cooperatives]], [[Connectivity]] **Projects and Programs** https://smartafrica.org/projects/active-projects/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the Funders and Partners, please visit [Smart Africa](https://smartafrica.org/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/realsmartafrica/people/) working at Smart Africa and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/realsmartafrica/jobs/) currently available. They also have a dedicated [career center](https://smartafrica.org/jobs/) **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** Smart Africa is classified as a [[Coalition]] and has headquarters located in Kigali, Rwanda. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Middle East]], [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Smart+Africa+Kigali,+Rwanda&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://smartafrica.org/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/RealSmartAfrica *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/realsmartafrica/ *YouTube* https://www.youtube.com/@RealSmartAfrica *Contact Form* https://smartafrica.org/contact-us/ Smart Africa --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative