Are Public-Private Partnerships a Panacea for Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Deficit?

The Panel, consisting of Sydney Domoraud, Managing Partner of Emire Partners, Christophe Dossarps, Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (SIF) Source, and Jason Parker, Partner at Hunton Williams Kurth LLP, agreed that there were numerous complexities surrounding the use PPPs in digital infrastructure contracts. The major challenges discussed included the difficulty in pinpointing the public service or public asset that would be the subject matter of the PPP contract and the inherent difficulty in coupling a fast-evolving technology with a long term contract.

Broadband Investment Handbook (European Commission)

The handbook is prepared for the European Commission, and structured in eight chapters. 

Chapter 1 Introduction of key concepts and context 

Chapter 2 The importance of designing a broadband plan 

Chapter 3 Investment model - The public authority’s role concerning the implementation, operation, ownership, and management of the infrastructure. 

Chapter 4 Network type - The factors that a public authority should consider in making infrastructure and technology decisions. 

Kenya Konza Technology City (KMIP)

Konza City will be developed in four phases over 20 years on a 5,000-acre greenfield site located 60 km south of Nairobi. The new city has been designed as a technology hub with multi-use office space and city amenities to meet demand in Kenya and in East Africa. The project is expected to mobilize at least $500 million in private investment and generate 15,000 jobs in the first five years and serve as a catalyst for the full development of a 35,000-person city on a private basis over 20 years.

Measuring the Emissions and Energy Footprint of the ICT Sector: Implications for Climate Action

Digitalization is increasing rapidly worldwide, requiring more energy, and resulting in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The report uses a key framework for categorizing energy use and emissions, the greenhouse gas protocol corporate standard. Second, the report addresses the policy and regulatory implications inferred from this data and the examination of these issues through several country case studies.