Partnerships

The AI Hub for Sustainable Development fosters multi-stakeholder partnerships to strengthen local AI ecosystems across Africa. It connects G7 countries, African governments, the private sector, public institutions, innovators and ecosystem actors, mobilizing resources, expertise, investment and market opportunities. Through these partnerships, the AI Hub advances responsible and sustainable AI development across the continent.

60+ Partnerships & Collaboration Pathways

Partners

Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT)
What they do
The Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy is the Italian government ministry responsible for enterprise, industrial, innovation and digital policy, as well as the promotion of Made in Italy.
Work with the AI Hub
MIMIT co-leads the AI Hub with UNDP under the Italy–Africa Mattei Plan and chairs the Executive Steering Group, providing strategic direction and mobilizing Italian institutional and private-sector participation.
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
What they do
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' lead agency on international development, working in countries and territories around the world to reduce poverty, strengthen governance, build resilience and advance sustainable development.
Work with the AI Hub
UNDP co-leads the AI Hub with MIMIT and implements its programmes through the Chief Digital Office, providing strategic leadership, programme management, partnership coordination and technical expertise to strengthen responsible AI ecosystems across Africa.
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African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
What they do
The African Development Bank Group is Africa's premier multilateral development finance institution, advancing sustainable economic growth and social progress across the continent.
Work with the AI Hub
AfDB is a member of the AI Hub's Executive Steering Group and is co-designing the AI 10 Billion Initiative with UNDP and private-sector partners to mobilize investment in AI foundations, entrepreneurship and adoption across Africa.
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CINECA
What they do
CINECA is Italy's largest computing centre and one of Europe's leading high-performance computing institutions, providing advanced computing resources, data services and technical expertise.
Work with the AI Hub
CINECA has made 1.5 million GPU hours available to African innovators through the Compute and Talent Accelerator and supports local-language Voice AI development on the Leonardo supercomputer.
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Microsoft
What they do
Microsoft is a global technology company providing cloud, AI, productivity and digital infrastructure solutions through platforms including Microsoft Azure.
Work with the AI Hub
Microsoft has mobilized US$2 million in Azure credits for African AI innovators and contributes to AI Hub initiatives on sovereign AI and space-enabled agricultural intelligence in Kenya.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
What they do
Amazon Web Services is a global cloud platform offering on-demand compute, storage, database, analytics and artificial intelligence services.
Work with the AI Hub
AWS has committed US$1 million in cloud credits to the Compute and Talent Accelerator, helping selected African innovators develop, test and scale AI solutions.
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Harmonic Innovation Group
What they do
Harmonic Innovation Group develops regenerative innovation ecosystems and acceleration pathways designed to generate inclusive, sustainable economic and social impact.
Work with the AI Hub
Harmonic partnered with the AI Hub to launch the Harmonic Africa Startup Acceleration Programme, combining capital, technical assistance and market access for high-growth African AI ventures, and signed partnership agreements with Chestify AI and Africa Compute Fund.
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Cyber 4.0 – National Cybersecurity Competence Center
What they do
Cyber 4.0 is Italy's National Cybersecurity Competence Center, supporting innovation, skills development and the adoption of secure digital technologies.
Work with the AI Hub
Cyber 4.0 is the lead implementing partner for Cyber4Africa, providing cybersecurity maturity assessments, advisory services, training and technical support to strengthen secure-by-design practices among African AI startups.
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Cisco
What they do
Cisco is a global technology company specializing in networking, cybersecurity, collaboration and observability solutions.
Work with the AI Hub
Cisco supports Cyber4Africa through the Cisco Cybersecurity Training Center in Nairobi, where participating startups receive hands-on technical training and capacity-building. Cisco also contributes to the AI Hub's Private Sector Advisory Group.
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EkStep Foundation
What they do
EkStep Foundation is an Indian not-for-profit organization that builds open digital public goods and population-scale platforms for learning and empowerment.
Work with the AI Hub
EkStep co-leads the Italy–India–Kenya Voice AI Adoption Programme, contributing open-source orchestration infrastructure and implementation expertise to scale local-language AI services in low-connectivity settings.
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Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya
What they do
Kenya's Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy is responsible for national ICT, digital economy, communications and digital government policy.
Work with the AI Hub
The Ministry co-hosted the Nairobi AI Forum, contributes to the AI Hub's strategic governance and co-leads the Italy–India–Kenya trilateral pathway for sovereign, local-language Voice AI adoption.
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Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
What they do
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica is a leading Italian digital transformation company providing technology platforms, consulting and managed services.
Work with the AI Hub
Through the AI Hub's partnership pathway, Engineering advanced a commercial collaboration with MaternaNet to bring an AI-enabled maternal health platform into African markets. It also contributes to the Private Sector Advisory Group.
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Almawave
What they do
Almawave is an Italian data and AI company specialising in natural-language technologies, generative AI, speech, analytics and decision intelligence.
Work with the AI Hub
Through the AI Hub's partnership pathway, Almawave advanced a four-year MoU with the Tanzania ICT Commission, including work around the open-source Velvet Swahili language model. It also contributes to the Private Sector Advisory Group.
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Domyn
What they do
Domyn is a deep-technology company developing responsible and sovereign AI solutions for enterprises and regulated sectors.
Work with the AI Hub
Domyn and Microsoft partnered with MIMIT, UNDP and the AI Hub to support sovereign AI deployments in Africa and strengthen the Hub's platform for connecting innovators to guidance, funding and expertise.
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Collaborators

A2SV (Africa to Silicon Valley)
Ahura AI
AI Hub Senegal
AIfluence
Aptus Data Labs
Cirrus AI
Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB)
ALX Africa
Sand Technologies
TechQuest STEM Academy
Sprints
Talents Arena
Udu Technologies (UduTech)
MADE Competence Center Industry 4.0
Konecta Italia
Sparkle
Ekimetrics
Feedel Ventures
Sapienza University of Rome – Department of Environmental Biology
Isola Catania Impresa Sociale

Our partnerships are co-designed with a bold vision: AI’s paradigm-shifting potential can empower Africa and its people to realize their boundless aspirations. Inspired by Enrico Mattei’s transformative partnerships in the 1950s, the AI Hub for Sustainable Development reimagines collaboration, uniting private sector leaders across borders, business communities, and innovators to explore possibilities, share knowledge, and transform visionary ideas into impactful realities, driving AI-enabled prosperity for all.

Innovation thrives in connection, not isolation. With an unwavering focus on ensuring accessible, affordable, and sustainable AI infrastructure—anchored by robust data, compute, and talent ecosystems—we foster dynamic spaces where diverse perspectives converge. These collaborations spark small, scalable solutions that deliver outsized impact, empowering African innovators to lead the global AI revolution while advancing equity and sustainability.

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