Data Governance in Africa <p class="ql-align-justify">The Action addresses in a strategic and comprehensive manner all the potential around how data can be leveraged for the uptake of the digital economy. It aims to: support policy and regulation at continental, regional and national level, in line with the African Union (AU) Continental Data Policy Framework; promote access, use and sharing of data across borders, data use investments in data infrastructure and services in selected regions in Africa for the emergence of regionally harmonized data economies. This will ultimately serve the development of a single digital market in selected regions, where data can flow across borders, personal data are protected and local private sector can leverage data value chains on the basis of convergent regulation, thus avoiding sylos single markets within regions.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify">The Action will support the AUC, selected RECs, as well as their Member States in developing data policy frameworks building on the AU Data Policy Framework, developing data use cases to showcase the value of data, and supporting the identification of green and secure data infrastructures in Africa.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p>The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to support the data economy in Africa, in line with the AU Data Policy Framework.</p><p><br></p><p>The Specific(s) Objective(s) (Outcomes) of this action are:</p><p>1. Comprehensive and convergent policies and regulations governing personal and non-personal data strengthened.</p><p>2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Data leveraged and cross-border data flows facilitated to create value in selected sectors and inform regulations through innovative regulatory approaches.</p><p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Partnerships for investments in green and secure data infrastructure leveraged.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">The Action politically supports the EU-AU Data Flagship, which, as conceptualised after the 6th EU-AU Summit, aims at strengthening an inclusive African data-driven economy and society.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">&nbsp;</p><p>This Action was identified and formulated with MS within the Africa Branch of the Digital for Development Hub (D4D Hub).&nbsp;</p>