SCHEDULED MEETINGS BETWEEN INDUSTRY PARTNERS & SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
The unique proposition of Digital Government Africa is the dedicated pre-scheduled meetings between industry solution providers and government ministers and officials for education, ICT and skills. This has resulted in outstanding return on invested time at the summit for both governments to learn of the latest technology developments and for industry to meet dozens of ministers and officials all under one roof at the same time.
FORMAT AND OPPORTUNITY
Digital Government Africa is a meetings-based summit between business and government. Half of the event program is devoted to one-to-one meetings. All participating African ministries for Home Affairs/Interior, ICT/Digital Economy, Finance and E-Government Units have their own dedicated meeting area for hosting meetings.
The direct interaction of face-to-face meetings is extremely advantageous in building relationships to:
- Network with Leaders: Engage with high-level government officials and thought leaders driving Africa's digital transformation.
- Gain Insights: Learn about successful digital initiatives and strategies that are shaping governance and public service delivery across the continent.
- Collaborate on Solutions: Contribute to discussions on overcoming challenges in digital adoption & identity, cybersecurity, government cloud services and e-payments.
Partners will often have more than twenty scheduled meetings with government ministries embedded within their forum agenda. This is alongside the numerous networking and on-site engagements that Innovation Africa is designed to encourage.
B2G meetings are scheduled in advance, allowing the strictly limited number of event partners to collaborate, generate ideas, enhance feedback, deepen existing relationships, communicate clear goals and improve your efficiency by having over forty African governments all under one roof at the same time.
GENUINE OUTCOMES
At Digital Government Africa, nobody is an attendee, everyone is a participant – taking part in pre-scheduled meetings to progress partnerships and agreements between government and the private sector. Over 1,000 meetings will be scheduled during the three days of the summit. For the previous forums this format has resulted in genuine outcomes, project implementation and memorandums of understanding that have made a measurable difference across the digital government landscape in Africa.
PRE-SCHEDULED MEETINGS
The key to a successful meetings-based summit is our proprietary scheduling software. Accredited partners are given access to the online scheduling system prior to the start of the forum. You choose with whom you want to meet and select the time slot (25 minute windows), thus creating your own meeting’s agenda for the duration of the summit.
Digital Government Africa 2025 will have over 60 dedicated ministerial meeting areas representing African governments. This unique system allows us to organise over one thousand meetings over the three days. Furthermore, our on-site meeting manager allows companies to organise additional ad hoc meetings at the event to maximise engagement time.
