If you as legal representative of your company, are interested in joining Africa Goes Digital either as a normal or premium member your company / organisation needs to meet the criteria listed below. You can apply by completing this questionnaire and by submitting a number of documents (coming soon). A committee will evaluate your application [1]. If your application is accepted, a manager and technical staff of your organisation will be invited for an interview (remote). Acceptance as a Member or Premium Member of the association will depend on the outcome of the interview and the payment of the annual fees. Accepted members will have to sign a non disclosure agreement and commit to adhere to a professional code of conduct.
Eligibility Criteria |
Premium Member | Member |
| Be a legally established entity in an African country (evidence of the establishment) | ☑ | ☑ |
| As a company, have at least three years of experience in providing digitalisation services and at least one year in providing drone-related services | ☑ | |
| As a company, provide and / or develop digital services (including UAS services) | ☑ | ☑ |
| Have at least 3 staff members (including management) on long-term contract | ☑ | |
| Have at least one staff at managerial level who has a B.Sc. degree or equivalent, OR as alternatives a strong track record with business achievements of more than 1 million USD / financial year, OR the organisation employing more than 10 staff on a long term basis | ☑ | |
| Have at least one staff having a legitimate drone pilot license or in the process of obtaining one (evidence required) | ☑ | ☑ |
| Own at least two fully functioning professional drones, one with multispectral sensor and a second one with RGB and / or thermal sensors OR two with high resolution RGB sensors OR own at least one spraying drone |
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| Own at least one fully functioning professional drone with sensor | ☑ | |
| Willingness to pay the annual membership fees | ☑ | ☑ |
