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Why Eskom Can't Sell You AI by the Token

3 September, 2026 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 147 views

three wind turbines and a row of lattice pylons in silhouette against a Highveld dusk, with the title and a small surveyor's-plate caption set in the sky. One note: I left the Eskom logo and name off the image, since that's their trademark, but the

By Edzai C. Zvobwo

The New Frankenfood? What the Anti-GMO Movement Tells Us About the Backlash Against AI Data Centres

18 July, 2026 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 204 views

a planted row that starts as maize and ends as server racks, with the water droplets bracketing both ends since that is the resource both fights turn on. The warm palette keeps it editorial rather than dystopian, which suits a piece arguing that the resemb

The Memory Problem in Large Language Models

6 March, 2026 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 1,322 views

stateless AI,

Why AI Systems Forget, and What Engineers Are Doing About It

The Information Society Model Still Rules the AI Era

11 December, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 733 views

Abstract systems diagram of a digital society evolving into the AI era. Flowing interconnected nodes representing infrastructure, skills, policy, demand and supply. Central glow indicating AI amplification. No text or icons. Clean minimal style. Soft gradi

The Organizational Compass: Why Every Outfit Needs a Rock-Solid "System Prompt"

3 December, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 777 views

interconnected gears

Human-in-the-Loop: Why Uber’s AI Still Needs People

12 November, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 1,315 views

A neural network circuit intertwined with human silhouettes reviewing data streams in a glowing control room, symbolising collaboration between people and machines, cinematic lighting, futuristic but realistic style.

How Uber Turned Its Data Exhaust into a New Engine: The Economics of Uber AI Solutions

12 November, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 692 views

A sleek, futuristic visual showing an aerial view of a glowing global network shaped like Uber’s “U” logo, with data streams connecting cities across continents. Each node represents mobility data transforming into AI models — symbolising Uber converting r

Turning Beliefs into Systems

25 October, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 399 views

A minimalist conceptual illustration of a belief transforming into a self-running machine. On the left, a glowing thought symbol (lightbulb or neuron node); on the right, a precision gear network emitting light. A thin causal line connects them, symbolisin

Intelligence as Infrastructure: Why the Smartest Companies Don’t Sell Hours

14 October, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 576 views

An abstract geometric network showing neural patterns merging into architectural structures — symbolising the fusion of human creativity and machine systems.

How creative firms are turning expertise into systems that scale

How AI is Re-Wiring Creativity: Lessons from WPP’s Reinvention

21 August, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 933 views

A bold, futuristic digital artwork showing a small, multidisciplinary team of strategists, creatives, and technologists collaborating around an AI-powered interface. The interface visually blends text, images, and video into glowing vector-like streams

Based on insights from Stephan Pretorius, CTO of WPP

Digital Infrastructure for Branding: The Stuff You Don’t See but Can’t Live Without

13 August, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 842 views

Discover why digital infrastructure is the hidden backbone of successful branding. Learn how domains, content systems, AI, and governance work together to keep your brand consistent, scalable, and unforgettable.

By Edzai Zvobwo, CEO, Acalytica

The QR code as a symbol for digital transformation

29 July, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 947 views

acalytica qr code

Digital Public Infrastructure: The Backbone of a Just Energy Transition and Inclusive Job Creation

6 July, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 733 views

A young African technician installing a solar panel in a rural or peri-urban setting.

By Edzai C. Zvobwo

Unclogging the Pipeline: The Central Role of Digital Public Infrastructure in Reindustrializing Society

30 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 706 views

A layered pipeline stretching from a kindergarten classroom to a high-tech manufacturing facility, with digital data streams flowing between each phase—symbolizing the continuous journey from education to innovation to industrial deployment.

Starbase and the Rise of the Techno-Industrial Micro-State: A New Governance Model for the Future

30 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 918 views

Explore how Starbase City, led by SpaceX, signals the rise of techno-industrial micro-states—corporate-led urban experiments that challenge traditional governance, redefine citizenship, and shape the future of society.

By Edzai Zvobwo

AI Infrastructure Standardisation as a Public Good

27 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 593 views

An abstract illustration of connected AI nodes (representing models, data, compute) forming a globe with shared access points — conveying openness, connectivity, and public ownership.

Conceptual FAQs on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)

27 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 591 views

A stylized abstract illustration showing interconnected digital nodes spanning across the African continent. Each node represents elements of DPI—like a fingerprint (digital ID), currency symbol (payments), and document icon (data exchange)—with people of

Building Africa’s Digital Foundations

Measuring What Matters: The Evolving Science of DPI Impact Metrics

27 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 580 views

A stylized futuristic dashboard showing digital infrastructure impact metrics — glowing graphs, diverse people interacting with digital ID and payment systems, African cityscape in background, symbolizing inclusive digital transformation.

From inclusion to trust, here’s how we track DPI’s real-world outcomes—because infrastructure without insight is just potential.

Seizing the G20 Moment: How South Africa Can Catalyze Digital Transformation Through Digital Public Infrastructure

25 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 596 views

A high-resolution composite showing a digital map of Africa glowing with network connections, overlaid with icons of digital identity, payments, and data flows. South Africa is highlighted, with rays extending to G20 symbols in the background

Top 10 Free Platforms That Embody the Spirit of Complementary Digital Infrastructure (CDI)

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 621 views

A digital mosaic of diverse entrepreneurs and small businesses using laptops and phones, connected through floating icons of the 10 featured CDI platforms (like WordPress, Moodle, Acalytica, WooCommerce, etc.), with a glowing map of Africa in the backgroun

Leveraging the Mobility Data Specification (MDS) for Smarter Urban Mobility in Lanseria Smart City

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 585 views

An aerial illustration of Lanseria Smart City with a digital overlay showing data streams from various mobility services—e-scooters, ride-hailing cars, delivery drones—connected to a central mobility control dashboard in city hall. The aesthetic is modern

Beyond Connectivity: What True Digital Inclusion Looks Like for African Cities

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 488 views

Digitally inclusive African smart city scene with accessible tech, diverse users, and localized content interfaces

Digital Skilling and Opportunity in the Smart City Era

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 486 views

African community learning center offering digital skills training with tablets, coding, and smart city job support

Green Skies, Clean Cities: The Sustainability Imperative for Smart Infrastructure

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 592 views

Eco-friendly African smart city with green mobility, solar power, digital dashboards, and sustainable infrastructure

Reimagining Lanseria: A Smart City Built by Communities, for Communities

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 543 views

African community co-creating a smart city with digital tools, murals, and participatory design sessions

The Economic Case for Smart Cities: Jobs, Startups, and Inclusive Growth

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 637 views

Vibrant African smart city district with startups, training booths, and digital economy activity

By Edzai Zvobwo | CEO, Acalytica

Causal AI for Smart Cities: From Data Collection to Smarter Decisions

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 577 views

Smart city control room with analysts using causal graphs to simulate urban interventions in an African city

By Edzai Zvobwo | CEO, Acalytica

Complementary Digital Infrastructure: A Bottom-Up Blueprint for Inclusive Urban Growth

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 540 views

Grassroots smart city scene with community members using digital tools, QR codes, and dashboards in an African township

By Edzai Zvobwo | CEO, Acalytica

The Role of AI and Digital Infrastructure in Building Resilient Aviation Hubs

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 467 views

Smart airport terminal in Africa with AI systems, drones, digital kiosks, and connected infrastructure

Designing Africa’s Smart Cities for People, Not Just Technology

23 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 595 views

People-centered smart city concept in Africa showing tech-enabled infrastructure and community engagement

By Edzai Zvobwo | CEO, Acalytica

Empowering Africa’s Digital Economy: Acalytica Expands into Paystack-Enabled Countries with CDI Vision

19 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 1,525 views

A stylized map of Africa with interconnected nodes showing digital commerce activity, with country highlights (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa), and abstract representations of payments, mobile phones, and digital storefronts.

Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty: Counteracting Digital Feudalism in Africa

18 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 634 views

digital feudalism, africa digital sovereignty

Building a Market Linkage Digital Public Infrastructure for Inclusive Economic Growth

16 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 548 views

digital public infrastructure, market access

By Edzai Zvobwo

Strengthening AI Digital Infrastructure Enablers to Accelerate Inclusive Development in Africa

16 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 752 views

An artistic conceptual illustration of Africa lit up with digital connections, with glowing AI circuits emerging from rural villages, solar panels powering small data centers, fiber-optic lines connecting regions, and youth working on laptops under trees

Reference: Agenda 2063 | Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020–2030)

Policy Brief: Advancing Shared Telecom Infrastructure as a Digital Public Infrastructure Imperative

14 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 695 views

An illustrated map of South Africa with glowing network towers scattered across rural and urban areas. Some towers are linked by shared fiber lines, and people from different communities (youth, farmers, students) are using smartphones and laptops.

Framing fairer infrastructure deployment and inter-MNO collaboration for inclusive digital connectivity in South Africa

How Brazil’s PIX and Visa Conecta Offer a Blueprint for South Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Future

14 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 946 views

PIX Brazil, Visa Conecta logos

Workshop Report: ARISE Africa – AI in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

14 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 669 views

ARISE Africa, disaster risk reduction,

Framing Insights Through the Lens of Digital Public Infrastructure

Building Resilience through Technology: The Role of Digital Infrastructure in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

12 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 839 views

An aerial view of a cityscape overlaid with digital data streams, hazard zone maps, and IoT icons (sensors, alerts, connectivity). The environment shows a blend of nature (river, forest) and infrastructure (buildings, roads), with clouds or storm weather

Open Source Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Software Projects and Tools

12 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 1,175 views

A digital composite collage featuring multiple disaster risk reduction (DRR) visual elements arranged in a grid-like format.

Measuring What Matters: Data, Impact, and ESD ROI

11 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 486 views

A modern digital illustration of a data dashboard glowing with real-time charts, maps, and graphs. Central to the image is a supplier growth curve ascending, surrounded by icons for impact (job creation, education, revenue, and sustainability).

Empowering Suppliers Through Embedded Digital Services

11 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 494 views

A vibrant digital illustration showing a central supplier character using a mobile device, with embedded services (finance, storefront, training, compliance) radiating from the phone as icons: a loan document, shopping cart, graduation cap, and checklist.

From Fragmentation to Federation: Linking ESD Ecosystems

11 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 650 views

A modern digital illustration showing multiple independent platforms (represented as distinct nodes or servers) connected via glowing API lines, forming a federated network. Include diverse supplier icons (like gears, storefronts, certificates) interacting

The Core Components of a Digital ESD Infrastructure

11 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 553 views

A professional digital illustration showing four layered blocks stacked vertically—each representing a key layer of digital ESD infrastructure: Identity, Transactions, Capability, and Analytics. Use glowing lines or circuits to indicate data flow.

Rethinking ESD: Why Digital Infrastructure is the Missing Link

11 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 549 views

An abstract, professional-style digital illustration showing a network of small businesses connected via glowing digital lines to a central enterprise system. Include African cityscapes and stylized supplier icons (e.g., shopfronts, toolkits).

Digital Infrastructure Typologies: Understanding the Interplay of DPI, CDI, and PADI

11 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 733 views

An abstract triptych-style visual divided into three vertical sections—each representing DPI, CDI, and PADI. Left Panel (DPI): Depicts a government building connected to icons of ID cards, payment systems, and a citizen registry, using a structured format

Understanding Publicly Available Digital Infrastructure (PADI): The Strategic Role of Commercial and Foreign Digital Goods

11 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 552 views

A conceptual illustration showing a digital cityscape made up of well-known digital platforms (e.g., cloud servers, maps, messaging apps) hovering over a global map. Some icons—like satellite signals, cloud symbols, data streams, and mobile devices—connect

What Africa Can Learn from Asia’s Cross-Border Payment Revolution

11 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 637 views

Africa payments, cross-border fintech

The Acalytica Manifesto

10 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 631 views

Acalytica Manifesto

You create. We’ll help you grow.

Italy to Launch AI Hub for Sustainable Development to Empower Africa's Digital Future

9 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 693 views

image with italian and AU flags

Designing Digital Economies That Work for Everyone: A Blueprint from South Africa

9 June, 2025 • Digital Infrastructure and Energy • 589 views

Solly malatsi, Minister od DCDT South Africa

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