ASToN Network

05/01/2023. The planet has reached 8 billion inhabitants according to UN mid-November this year. Since 2007 when the balanced tipped and the majority of the world’s population started living in urban settings, cities are the fastest growing demographic hubs. Among them,…

09/12/2022. Last week the cities of the network met face-to-face to take stock of their progress, celebrate their accomplishments, and plan what lies ahead.  Over the course of three days, participants explored the future of their cities and shared lessons learned…

13/07/2022. ASToN Secretariat is looking for a consultant to provide support for cities with the outline of the financing plan of their Local Action Plans. S/he will provide direct support to the ASToN cities linked with their ongoing activities until December…

11/07/2022. Last 22nd of June, ASToN took the EDD floor for a session about the experimentation phase of the project and why we think it is a key step for the digital transformation of African cities. The panel was moderated by…

11/07/2022. As the ASToN’s cities are wrapping up the experimentation phase and reflecting on their learnings, we wanted to give you the opportunity to look back at each city’s preliminary research. Back in 2021, city elaborated in this document on the…

26/08/2021. CTIN’s annual conferences (the Africa Civic Tech Innovation Forums) enable the civic tech community and ecosystem actors to engage face to face (when possible), learn about innovations, tools and techniques, share experiences and meet potential collaborators. What is the story…