Africa's technology sector is expanding faster than the regulatory frameworks meant to govern it. Data protection law, digital taxation and platform regulation are being defined in real time, and often differently from one market to the next, which leaves investors and operators working against rules still being written
Technology and digital economy
A platform's terms of operation in one country can shift substantially once a data protection law is finalised, or once a government decides a digital service should be taxed like a telecom operator.
How we approach it
We track how data protection, taxation and platform regulation are developing across markets, drawing on our regulatory and policy intelligence service to flag change before it is formalised, rather than after a platform is already exposed to it.
What clients gain
Enough warning of regulatory change to adjust a product, pricing model or market sequencing before new rules take effect.
Who tends to need this
Investors assessing regulatory exposure ahead of a technology investment. Platforms navigating data protection and taxation across multiple jurisdictions. Development institutions backing digital inclusion programmes that need to track where policy is heading.