Digital public infrastructure
Digital public infrastructure
Overview
We focus on digital public infrastructure as the critical lever for unleashing a wave of digital development in African nations, transforming the effectiveness of critical public services.
While technology holds significant potential, it has not yet delivered on its promise. Foundational digital capabilities - such as sending payments, verifying identity and exchanging information - remain siloed. This has led to persistent digital exclusion, resulting in uneven impacts and white elephants. It has not adequately protected people in the Young World from digital inequality, cybersecurity threats and other challenges.
Genesis is at the forefront of a new wave of thinking about technology in the Young World. Our approach leverages shared infrastructure thinking. This moves beyond isolated digital pilots that are designed, developed and deployed in silos.
We work with governments, technology providers and international development funders to catalyse the building of whole-of-society digital public infrastructure (DPI) including digital ID, payments and data exchange. This paradigm shift is as much about people, politics, funding and policy as it is about technology.
Genesis brings a unique set of capabilities to accelerate the design, testing, implementation and scaling of DPI technologies across the Young World. Our approach is locally led and implementation driven.
As such it leverages our experience in digital economy strategy, end-to-end data management, human-centred design, and digital policy and regulation, among others. We have combined our digital capabilities with deep expertise in sectors such as healthcare, education and social protection.
Our non-technical competencies further reinforce our position. These competencies are marked by a proprietary problem-solving methodology, a proven track record in managing large donor-funded projects, and a knack for fostering collaboration through stakeholder convening and joint solutioning.
Projects
Breaking silos in digital development
Digital technologies have the potential to improve lives in low and middle-income countries by broadening access to information, goods, and services. However, many digital solutions - particularly in the world of agriculture, resilience, nutrition and water, security, sanitation and hygiene (WSSH) - are designed, developed and deployed in silos.
Investment key to harnessing AI revolution in Africa
Artificial Intelligence is redefining industries globally, offering solutions to climate change, enhancing public service delivery, and revolutionising the financial sector. With AI’s immense potential, it’s unsurprising that the current global market is valued at an impressive $16.5 trillion.
Opportunity to transform public healthcare service delivery in Ghana
Genesis Analytics partnered with a private foundation, and key stakeholders in the public, private and NGO sectors in Ghana to develop a transformational vision for the use of digital technologies, especially in the north of the country, which suffers serious backlogs in terms of healthcare services and health indicators.