Produce · Structure · Share
Data
Build the reliable knowledge infrastructure behind informed public decisions.
Transforming African cities
Our approachFrom data to decisions.
From innovation to impact.
Scroll to exploreInnovation for African cities
Our conviction
Technology alone does not transform a city.
Transformation happens when innovation, institutions, skills, governance and people come together.
The DGII Framework
Innovation needs a foundation.
Our integrated framework connects four conditions so urban innovation can lead to sustainable transformation.
Organise · Regulate · Coordinate
Governance
Connect innovation to institutional models, policy and public leadership.
Experiment · Deploy · Support
Implementation
Work alongside institutions until solutions become part of daily operations.
Measure · Evaluate · Improve
Impact
Turn lessons and evidence into stronger urban policies and practices.
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.
Understand · Turning data into decisions
Artificial intelligence, analytics and dashboards make complex urban information usable.
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.
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 · African Cities Expert
Wiki Archi
Share
A collaborative platform for documenting and sharing African architecture and urban heritage.
African Cities Junior
Learn
An educational initiative helping young people explore, understand and imagine the future of African cities.
African Cities Expert
Connect
A trust platform for verified expertise and documented project experience in African urban development.
Waste Platform
Transform
A shared platform connecting waste data, services, stakeholders and circular solutions.
River Flood
Observe
An intelligent monitoring, prediction and decision-support platform for managing urban climate risks.
Urban Life AI
Understand
A geospatial intelligence platform for modelling climate adaptation and urban-risk management in Kinshasa.
African Cities Voices
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A platform amplifying the people, projects and ideas shaping African cities.
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.
- Urban & digital strategies
- Artificial intelligence
- Geospatial technologies
- Digital twins
- Institutional strengthening
- Urban innovation labs
- Capacity building
- Technical assistance
- Implementation support
- Climate resilience
- Citizen engagement
- Urban heritage
Who we are
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.
Meet the teamOur difference
We connect what others keep separate.
Technology+Governance
Expertise+Capacity
Strategy+Implementation
Let’s turn innovation into lasting impact.
Shape the next urban future
Talk to us about your city.
- Strategy and project design
- Capacity building and technical assistance
- Deployment and measurable impact