Green Industrialization in Africa: Reimagining Digital Public Infrastructure

This policy brief from the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) argues for the strategic use of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to accelerate green industrialization in Africa, specifically through energy data exchange to optimize renewable energy distribution.

• Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), which integrates digital identification and digital payments on open, interoperable, and verifiable platforms, presents an opportunity to advance green industrialization in Africa. A specific application is the use of energy data exchange to optimize the flow of renewable energy to areas with the highest needs.
• The implementation of DPI for green industrialization in Africa is currently hindered by a lack of well-informed and contextualized policy. The document recommends that African leaders adopt an 'all-of-government' approach to DPI policy and establish policy-based incentives to attract investment and improve the business environment.

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} }