Green Industrialization in Africa: Reimagining Digital Public Infrastructure

The policy brief highlights the potential of digital public infrastructure (DPI)—combining digital identification and payments on open platforms—to support Africa's green industrialization. It specifically identifies energy data exchange as a way to optimize the flow of renewable energy. The author asserts that most African nations currently lack the necessary contextualized policies to leverage DPI, urging leaders to adopt an 'all-of-government' policy approach and create investment incentives to foster a strong business environment for green industrialization.

• Digital public infrastructure (DPI), which integrates digital identification and digital payments on open, interoperable, and verifiable platforms, can be leveraged to support green industrialization in Africa, specifically through energy data exchange to optimize renewable energy distribution.
• Africa currently lacks the well-informed and contextualized policies required to effectively implement DPI for green industrialization, necessitating a prioritized 'all-of-government' policy approach and the creation of investment incentives.
• This brief is part of a four-part series by the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) that provides evidence-based analysis on how green industrialization, emerging technologies, renewable energy, and critical minerals can drive economic transformation and a just transition.

APA

Webmaster (2025). Green Industrialization in Africa: Reimagining Digital Public Infrastructure. African Center for Economic Transformation. https://acetforafrica.org/research-and-analysis/insights-ideas/policy-briefs/green-industrialization-in-africa-reimagining-digital-public-infrastructure/

Chicago

Webmaster. Green Industrialization in Africa: Reimagining Digital Public Infrastructure. African Center for Economic Transformation, 2025. https://acetforafrica.org/research-and-analysis/insights-ideas/policy-briefs/green-industrialization-in-africa-reimagining-digital-public-infrastructure/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{webmaster2025green, author = {Webmaster}, title = {{Green Industrialization in Africa: Reimagining Digital Public Infrastructure}}, institution = {African Center for Economic Transformation}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://acetforafrica.org/research-and-analysis/insights-ideas/policy-briefs/green-industrialization-in-africa-reimagining-digital-public-infrastructure/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }