For decades, the "Headquarters" of global tech thought leadership has been geographically fixed. Whether in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley or the policy hubs of Brussels, the narrative has remained stagnant: the North thinks, and the South implements. In this legacy system, African experts have been relegated to "local partners," informants providing raw data and cultural translations for "Global" reports.
But as the digital economy matures, a radical relocation is underway. The headquarters of global tech insight is moving to the very markets where technology is being most aggressively tested, adapted, and reinvented.
