Policy Intelligence
Generating and synthesizing evidence to inform more inclusive, context-aware policy making.
APIDEL
Africa Policy Innovation
& Digital Equity Lab
& Digital Equity Lab
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IDEAS TODAY.
A MORE EQUITABLE
TOMORROW.
A MORE EQUITABLE
TOMORROW.
EVIDENCE FOR MORE EQUITABLE DIGITAL FUTURES
People. Data. Progress.
APIDEL is building public-interest intelligence infrastructure to help governments, institutions, and communities better understand digital equity, citizen experience, and how policy is experienced in practice.
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Digital Equity Measurement
Developing approaches to measure digital access, use, and outcomes that reflect real-world experiences.
Citizen Experience
Centering the lived experiences and voices of citizens to deepen understanding of how policy is experienced in practice.
Innovation Lab
Exploring new methods, tools, and partnerships to strengthen evidence, interpretation, and policy innovation.
More data does not
automatically create better policy.
Information about digital development in Africa is often fragmented across sectors, institutions, and geographies. Important insights can be difficult to access, compare, and interpret, and the experiences of citizens are too often missing from the policy conversation.
APIDEL helps bridge these gaps by bringing together institutional data, citizen experience, and a focus on digital equity — and turning them into deeper, more actionable understanding.
A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE
Institutional
data
POLICIESdata
INSTITUTIONS
SYSTEMS
Citizen
experience
VOICESexperience
REAL-WORLD USE
LIVED REALITIES
Digital
equity
ACCESSequity
INCLUSION
OPPORTUNITY
✦Better
interpretation
interpretation
From scattered
evidence to
clearer insight
for more equitable
decisions.
evidence to
clearer insight
for more equitable
decisions.
What APIDEL is building
A long-term, Africa-centred effort to develop the people, methods, and infrastructure needed for more equitable digital futures.
Africa Equity Index (AEI)
A multidimensional framework for measuring digital equity, citizen experience, and the conditions shaping equitable digital transformation across Africa.
Citizen Experience Infrastructure
Tools and approaches to collect, organize, and analyze citizen experience data responsibly and inclusively.
Interpretive Policy Infrastructure
Methods and products to help turn complex data into clear, contextualized insights for decision-makers.
Pilot Partnerships
Focused, collaborative pilots to test and refine approaches with in-country stakeholders.
Built through collaboration
We work with governments, research institutions, civil society, technology and data partners, and philanthropic and development partners to co-create knowledge, tools, and solutions.
Governments
Research Institutions
Civil Society
Technology & Data Partners
Philanthropic & Development Partners
A clearer direction for more equitable digital futures.
Join us in shaping the knowledge, tools, and partnerships needed for a more inclusive Africa.
PEOPLE.
POLICY.
POSSIBILITIES.
POLICY.
POSSIBILITIES.