Zimbabwe to host the 6th Transform Africa Summit at the Victoria Falls

By a Correspondent
ZIMBABWE will in April host the Transform Africa Summit (TAS) organised by Smart Africa, the first time the event is being held out of Rwanda.
In its 6th Edition, TAS will be held from 26 to 28 April in the resort town of Victoria Falls.
President Mnangagwa and his Rwandan counterpart, President Paul Kagame are scheduled to headline a high-level three-day continental technology and digital event running under the theme: “Connect, Innovate, and Transform.”
President Kagame, who is also chairman of the Smart Africa Board, is expected to convene a board meeting at the forthcoming summit.
Smart Africa director general and chief executive officer Lacina Kone said that 2023 is a landmark year for Africa’s digital transformation.
“We are welcoming all digital players from the public and private sector on the continent in April in Zimbabwe. The Transform Africa Summit is the leading Africa tech and digital event organised by Smart Africa, which gathers over 5 000 delegates from more than 100 countries to engage on the digital transformation of the continent across multiple sectors,” he said.
“Heads of States, who constitute Smart Africa’s board, ministers, international industry leaders and key players in the ICT will attend the three-day event aimed at making core decisions for Africa’s socio economic development through ICT.”
Kone said the theme for the event: “Connect, Transform and Innovate” will focus on regulation and policy, digital infrastructure financing, capacity building and skills development, and digital continental trade among other key aspects.