Our Vision: We are all African entrepreneurs. We believe in the potentials of our continent and its people. Most of us are digital natives, and those who are not, rely on those who are to meet the challenges of this accelerating transformation of the way enterprises are run, services are offered and business is done. We believe that digitisation will help transform agriculture and other sectors, and fundamentally the way we work, interact and learn. Our Vision is a Continent that is ‘attractive’, ‘transparent’ and ‘worth investing in’. Fundamentally #TheAfricaWeWant, harbouring and expressing #TheTalentWeHave.
Our Mission: to assist our members in developing their enterprise, consolidating their reputation, running a thriving business, excelling in delivering quality services.
Our services: We cater for ‘Premium Members‘, ‘Members‘ and ‘Followers‘. Members have to meet a number of eligibility criteria and pay membership fees. No fee applies to Followers.
| Benefits for Members and Followers | Premium member | Member | Follower |
| Right to feature the ‘Africa Goes Digital Premium Member’ seal on own corporate website | ☑ | ||
| Right to feature the ‘Africa Goes Digital Member’ seal on own corporate website | ☑ | ||
| Right to state on tender proposals that the company is certified as Premium member by Africa Goes Digital | ☑ | ||
| Access to discounted rates for software and equipment | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Access to discounted UAS service rates provided by premium and normal Africa Goes Digital members | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| Access to database offering communication materials | ☑ | ||
| Access (via competitions) to grant funding sourced by Africa Goes Digital on behalf of its Members | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Technical peer to peer advice | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Online access to a collection of crop-specific literature | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Online access to collections of video tutorials on UAS technology and analytical software | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Guidance on using social media for marketing services | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Opportunities for participating in regional / continental / international events as an Africa Goes Digital delegation (subject to availability of funds) | ☑ | ||
| Participate in the Annual Africa Goes Digital members’ meeting, virtual or physical (depending on available funding) | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Placement on the Africa Goes Digital interactive world map (different colour pins depending of membership level) | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Receive business opportunity alerts | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Participate in topical webinars | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| Obtain written testimonials by Africa Goes Digital management | ☑ | ||
| Access to the uav4ag discussion list focusing on drone technology in developing countries | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
| Access to a private exchange platform specialised in drone technology | ☑ | ☑ | |
| Assistance in acquiring drone piloting license (extra fees apply) | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
