Data
Produce · Structure · Share
Build the reliable knowledge infrastructure behind informed public decisions.
Innovation for African cities
Transforming
African cities.
From data to decisions.
From innovation to impact.
Data→Decisions→Impact
Our conviction · 01
Technology alone does not transform a city.
Transformation happens when innovation, institutions, skills, governance and people come together.
Our model · 02
The DGII Framework
Innovation needs a foundation.
Our integrated framework connects four conditions so urban innovation can lead to sustainable transformation.
Governance
Organise · Regulate · Coordinate
Connect innovation to institutional models, policy and public leadership.
Implementation
Experiment · Deploy · Support
Work alongside institutions until solutions become part of daily operations.
Impact
Measure · Evaluate · Improve
Turn lessons and evidence into stronger urban policies and practices.
Five pillars · 03
Where we act
From understanding the city to changing it.
Observe
Understanding territories
Data, Earth observation and geospatial technologies reveal how cities grow and change.
Urban Track AI · River Flood
Understand
Turning data into decisions
Artificial intelligence, analytics and dashboards make complex urban information usable.
Urban Life AI
Simulate
Exploring urban futures
Digital twins test infrastructure, mobility, climate and development scenarios before investment.
Urban scenarios
Transform
Turning innovation into action
Urban laboratories, institutional support and field implementation move projects beyond strategy.
Waste Platform
Share
Growing collective knowledge
Research, media and heritage initiatives connect the people shaping Africa’s urban future.
Wiki Archi · African Cities Junior · African Cities Voices
Selected initiatives · 04
Ideas made tangible
Platforms for African urban transformation.
Wiki Archi
A collaborative platform for documenting and sharing African architecture and urban heritage.
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African Cities Junior
An educational initiative helping young people explore, understand and imagine the future of African cities.
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Urban Track AI
AI-supported observation of urban change for timely and informed territorial decisions.
Discover the initiativeWaste Platform
A shared platform connecting waste data, services, stakeholders and circular solutions.
Discover the initiativeRiver Flood
An intelligent monitoring, prediction and decision-support platform for managing urban climate risks.
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Urban Life AI
A geospatial intelligence platform for modelling climate adaptation and urban-risk management in Kinshasa.
Discover the initiativeAfrican Cities Voices
A platform amplifying the people, projects and ideas shaping African cities.
Discover the initiativeWhat we do · 05
From expertise to implementation
One partner across the full innovation cycle.
We help cities, governments and development partners move from strategy and project design to capacity building, deployment and measurable impact.
01Urban & digital strategies
02Artificial intelligence
03Geospatial technologies
04Digital twins
05Institutional strengthening
06Urban innovation labs
07Capacity building
08Technical assistance
09Implementation support
10Climate resilience
11Citizen engagement
12Urban heritage
Who we are · 06
African talent.
Global expertise.
Local understanding.
ACI brings together a new generation of African urban professionals and experienced practitioners across planning, architecture, data, AI, geospatial technology, governance, communication and implementation.
Young talent supported by experience
Tailored multidisciplinary teams, rooted in the continent and connected to international standards of expertise.Our difference · 07
We connect what others keep separate.
Technology + GovernanceExpertise + CapacityStrategy + Implementation
Shape the next urban future