GITEX AFRICA Agenda Shines Light On Africa’s Innovation Challenges GITEX AFRICA 2023’s agenda centres on key topics that aim to shed light on some of the critical challenges facing Africa’s innovative ecosystem. Professionals drawn from both the government and private sector will share their insights through keynote speeches, fireside chats and panel discussions on different topics including regulation, cybersecurity, venture capital (VC) funding, and the digital economy among others. These topics cover issues that play a significant role in promoting innovation in Africa. Cybersecurity features prominently on the GITEX AFRICA agenda. A major concern in Africa currently owing to limited resources, lack of expertise, a lack of security culture, and third-party dependencies, the conversations will feature keynote addresses and panel discussions. The reality of cyber threats in Africa, policy to support cybersecurity measures, countering cybersecurity, mitigating cyber risk in telecommunications, securing nations, and transforming the role of the CISOs are earmarked for insights. The presence of so many governments will undoubtedly earmark regulation insights. As it is, African start-ups face complex and inconsistent regulations, lengthy bureaucratic processes, limited supportive policies,
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