Who We Are
About AADEIP
The African Association of Digital Economy and ICT Professionals is a pan-African membership body and advocacy organisation dedicated to advancing digital literacy, infrastructure knowledge, and consumer empowerment across the continent.
Empowering every South African to understand the digital systems that shape their lives.
AADEIP was founded on a simple but powerful belief: that digital infrastructure — the mobile networks, data centres, fibre cables, and satellite systems that connect us — is too important to remain the exclusive domain of engineers and executives.
We produce educational content, host community dialogues, and publish policy briefs that make this complex world legible to ordinary people — students, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and consumers alike.
Africa's first Infrastructure Literacy Platform.
We envision a future where Africa's digital citizens are informed participants — not passive consumers — of the technology systems that shape their economies, governance, and daily lives.
Through the AADEIP Digital Series, the Consumer ICT Guide, and our growing network of community dialogues, we are building the continent's most accessible infrastructure knowledge platform.
What We Stand For
Our Core Values
Access for All
We believe every South African — regardless of education level — deserves to understand the digital systems shaping their life.
Plain Language
No jargon. No assumptions. We translate complex infrastructure and policy into clear, everyday language.
Community-Driven
Our Digital Series is shaped by the questions real people are asking — not by the priorities of corporations.
Credible & Independent
AADEIP is committed to evidence-based education, independence from commercial interests, and rigorous editorial standards.
Our Team
Leadership
Dr. Themba Mokoena
President, AADEIP
A veteran ICT policy specialist with over 20 years of experience in telecommunications regulation and digital infrastructure development across Africa.
Naledi Khumalo
Director of Digital Education
Digital literacy advocate and curriculum designer who has developed ICT education programmes for schools and community organisations across South Africa.
Marcus van der Berg
Director, SAICT Museum
Historian and technologist dedicated to preserving and communicating South Africa's ICT heritage and connecting it to present-day digital transformation.
Amara Diallo
Head of Policy & Advocacy
Policy researcher specialising in digital economy regulation, consumer rights, and spectrum management across the SADC region.
Our Partner
South African ICT Museum (SAICT)
The South African ICT Museum (SAICT) is a cultural and educational institution dedicated to preserving and celebrating South Africa's rich history of ICT innovation, from the earliest telegraph systems to the modern fibre revolution.
In partnership with AADEIP, SAICT contributes historical context, archival materials, and educational expertise to the Digital Series — grounding forward-looking content in the real story of how technology evolved in southern Africa.
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