Smart Africa alliance and The Open Group have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a unified Enterprise Architecture
guide for the African continent in a bid to advance its digital economy
initiatives.
By working together, The Open Group and the Smart Africa
alliance will aim to promote, guide, and build capabilities on the
development of a cohesive Government Enterprise Architecture framework. Both
organizations will collaborate to conduct a nationwide survey and host focus
groups to comprehensively grasp the present status of Government Enterprise
Architecture within the member states.
They will also jointly devise a strategy for enhancing
capabilities and proposing targeted actions pertaining to Government Enterprise
Architecture and associated domains to foster capacity development.
This partnership emphasizes the Smart
Africa central objective to pave the way for a unified single
digital market.
Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Lacina Koné, CEO
of Smart Africa, highlighted: “Another key step towards achieving a
single digital market in Africa has been made by joining forces with
The Open Group today to build a Government Enterprise
Architecture guide for the continent. This is another testament of
our multi-stakeholder approach”.
“Global collaboration is at the heart of The Open
Group, and we’re delighted to be partnering with Smart Africa to advance
digital transformation practices on the continent. Our partnership will bring
together the collective expertise of our Membersas we aim to accentuate
architecture-based approaches to digital transformation in order to form a
single, open, digital market,” said Steve Nunn, President and CEO of The Open Group.
This strategic partnership is a milestone in the ongoing
commitment of both organizations to propel the digital transformation journey
of the African continent. The collaboration will leverage their collective
expertise, resources, and networks to create a significant and lasting impact
on the region.