Kitsoft, an international GovTech company with Ukrainian roots, and the Smart Africa Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support digital transformation across Africa, with a focus on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), e-governance and artificial intelligence.
The partnership will see the two organisations exchange practical expertise in digital government, organize joint expert and educational sessions, and explore the development of digital public services using low-code technologies.
Kitsoft will share its experience in developing digital public services through Liquio, its low-code platform that operates at the national level in Ukraine. The platform is designed to enable governments to rapidly build, scale and manage digital public services.
Its open-source Community Edition allows governments to deploy Liquio on their own infrastructure, adapt it to their needs and independently develop digital public services, an approach that can support countries seeking greater control over their digital infrastructure.
“African countries today face the major task of digital transformation, and for us, this partnership is first and foremost about sharing practical experience. Ukraine has come a long way in digitalising public services and continues to develop them even amid the full-scale war and constant cyberattacks. This experience has shown how important it is for governments to have the technology and capacity to independently build, scale, and develop their digital services. This is the experience and the approaches we are ready to share through our cooperation with Smart Africa,” said Oleksandr Iefremov, CEO of Kitsoft.
Lacina Koné, Director General and CEO of Smart Africa, said the partnership would help strengthen African countries’ capacity to develop and scale digital public services while maintaining control over their digital infrastructure.
“Africa’s digital transformation must be built on ownership, capacity and solutions that respond to our own realities. This partnership with Kitsoft is an opportunity to turn global experience into practical value for our Member States, strengthening their ability to build and scale trusted digital public services while maintaining digital sovereignty. Through cooperation on Digital Public Infrastructure, e-governance and AI, we want to accelerate a transformation that is not only digital, but truly African-led and sustainable.” said Lacina Koné, Director General and CEO, Smart Africa.
Smart Africa brings together 42 African countries and provides a platform for governments, technology companies and international organisations to collaborate on digital transformation and digital public services.
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