Mr Philip Amoateng, Director of Telecel Money and Digital Transformation, has underscored the importance of digital infrastructure, innovation, and expertise as enjoyabledamental pillars for the continent’s financial progress and integration.
Talking on how Africa can leverage digital infrastructure, innovation and expertise to attach the continent on day two of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2025, he mentioned there was the necessity for strategic investments in expertise with a unified strategy to drive the continent’s shared prosperity.
“We dwell in a time the place the way forward for our continent is being formed not solely by the bodily roads we construct, however by the invisible networks that energy our economies, our communities, and {our relationships}, these are the digital highways of expertise, which is now the lifeline of our socio-economic growth,” he defined.
Talking to an viewers of enterprise leaders, business stakeholders, authorities officers, non-public sector stakeholders and influencers from throughout the continent, Mr Amoateng believed that Africa’s prosperity was carefully linked to its means to harness digital infrastructure and connectivity to advance the African Union’s Agenda 2063, and the continent’s blueprint for inclusive and maintainin a position socio-economic growth.
With over 300 million people nonetheless with out web entry, making the continent one of many least related on this planet, Mr Amoateng mentioned with out dependable and reasonably priced entry to the digital area, thousands and thousands of Africans stay locked out of the worldwide financial system.
“We have to prioritise make investmentsments in broadband networks, fiber-optic cables, and 5G infraconstruction to shut the connectivity hole, particularly in rural and distant areas. This enlargement will make sure that each African can entry the alternatives of the digital economy,” he mentioned.
Organised by the Africa Execsperity Community and in partnership with the Africa Continental Free Commerce Settlement (AfCFTA) Secretariat, APD 2025 was on the theme: ‘Delivering Africa’s Single Market by Infrastructure: Make investments. Join. Combine.’
The three-day gathering convened Heads of State, political leaders, non-public sector stakeholders, business captains and monetary gamers to forge partnerships, bridge Africa’s infrastructure gaps, and drive financial integration by strategic investments.
Citing the success of cellular cash interoperability, which has remodeled monetary inclusion throughout sub-Saharan Africa, by the facility of cross collaboration, Mr Amoateng referred to as for tech integration throughout sectors like agriculture, healthcare, training, and finance.
With greater than 60 per cent of Africa’s inhabitants below the age of 25, he harassed the necessity to create an atmosphere that empowers younger Africans to unravel real-world challenges utilizing digital instruments like Synthetic Intelligence.
He additionally shared an instance of Telecel Ghana’s efforts by its Related Studying programme, which has already uncovered over 20,000 kids to digital technologies like AI and robotics.
BY KINGSLEY ASARE
