{"id":18113,"date":"2026-09-09T11:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/?p=18113"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:15:03","slug":"gouvernance-des-donnees-en-afrique-du-national-au-regional-le-role-structurant-des-cer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/2026\/09\/09\/gouvernance-des-donnees-en-afrique-du-national-au-regional-le-role-structurant-des-cer\/","title":{"rendered":"Gouvernance des donn\u00e9es en Afrique : du national au r\u00e9gional \u2013 le r\u00f4le structurant des CER"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CER.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CER.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CER-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CER-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CER-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CER-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Initiatives CEA \u2013 GIZ \u2013 UE \u2013 AUDA-NEPAD : strat\u00e9gies nationales, cadres sous r\u00e9gionaux et cas d\u2019usage <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depuis l\u2019adoption du <strong>Cadre de politique des donn\u00e9es de l\u2019Union africaine (AU Data Policy Framework \u2013 AUDPF)<\/strong> en f\u00e9vrier 2022, la Commission \u00e9conomique pour l\u2019Afrique (CEA), en partenariat avec la GIZ, l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne et AUDA-NEPAD, d\u00e9ploie une approche multi-niveaux : national, sous-r\u00e9gional et continental. Cette dynamique, port\u00e9e par l\u2019initiative <strong>Data Governance in Africa (DataCipation)<\/strong>, place les Communaut\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques r\u00e9gionales (CER) au c\u0153ur de la traduction op\u00e9rationnelle des principes continentaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elle entre en r\u00e9sonance directe avec les travaux de <strong>UN-GGIM: Africa<\/strong> et la mise en \u0153uvre du <strong>Cadre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de l\u2019information g\u00e9ospatiale (UN-IGIF)<\/strong>. Les donn\u00e9es g\u00e9ospatiales, en tant que composante strat\u00e9gique des donn\u00e9es nationales, ne peuvent plus \u00eatre trait\u00e9es en silo. La souverainet\u00e9 num\u00e9rique, l\u2019interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 et la valorisation des donn\u00e9es passent d\u00e9sormais par une convergence explicite entre gouvernance des donn\u00e9es \u00ab g\u00e9n\u00e9rales \u00bb et gouvernance de l\u2019information g\u00e9ospatiale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Le niveau national : strat\u00e9gies de gouvernance des donn\u00e9es et articulation avec les CAP IGIF<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plusieurs \u00c9tats membres ont engag\u00e9, avec l\u2019appui technique de la CEA (TICID), des processus structur\u00e9s d\u2019\u00e9laboration de <strong>Strat\u00e9gies nationales de gouvernance des donn\u00e9es<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le sch\u00e9ma type combine :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>une mission d\u2019\u00e9valuation (diagnostic juridique, institutionnel et technique, souvent via l\u2019outil AUDP-CAT) ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>des ateliers de renforcement des capacit\u00e9s ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>un atelier multi-acteurs de validation ou d\u2019orientation strat\u00e9gique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exemples r\u00e9cents :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tchad<\/strong> (mai 2026) : consultations, renforcement des capacit\u00e9s et atelier d\u2019engagement \u00e0 N\u2019Djamena. Maturit\u00e9 initiale \u00e9valu\u00e9e \u00e0 environ 30 %.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Burundi<\/strong> (novembre 2025) : validation de sa premi\u00e8re Strat\u00e9gie nationale (7 piliers).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RDC<\/strong> (novembre 2025) : validation et remise officielle de la Strat\u00e9gie nationale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mozambique<\/strong> (d\u00e9cembre 2025) : validation de la Politique nationale et de sa strat\u00e9gie de mise en \u0153uvre.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>R\u00e9publique du Congo<\/strong> et <strong>Guin\u00e9e<\/strong> (juin 2026) : processus de diagnostic et d\u2019engagement des parties prenantes lanc\u00e9s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tanzanie<\/strong> : strat\u00e9gie de gouvernance \u00e9lectronique des donn\u00e9es en phase de finalisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ces exercices nationaux offrent une opportunit\u00e9 majeure d\u2019<strong>int\u00e9grer les dimensions g\u00e9ospatiales<\/strong>. Les piliers classiques des strat\u00e9gies de gouvernance des donn\u00e9es (cadre institutionnel, interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9, protection, infrastructures, comp\u00e9tences, \u00e9conomie des donn\u00e9es) rejoignent directement les neuf voies strat\u00e9giques de l\u2019UN-IGIF, notamment les voies 1 (Gouvernance et institutions), 2 (Politiques et cadres juridiques), 4 (Donn\u00e9es), 5 (Innovation) et 6 (Normes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les pays qui \u00e9laborent simultan\u00e9ment un <strong>Country Action Plan (CAP) IGIF<\/strong> et une Strat\u00e9gie nationale de gouvernance des donn\u00e9es disposent d\u2019un levier unique pour \u00e9viter la duplication et renforcer la coh\u00e9rence de leur \u00e9cosyst\u00e8me de donn\u00e9es (donn\u00e9es de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence g\u00e9ospatiales, cadastre, infrastructures de donn\u00e9es spatiales \u2013 NSDI).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CEEAC-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CEEAC-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CEEAC-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CEEAC-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CEEAC-1536x832.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CEEAC-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CEEAC-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CEEAC.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ECA_OFFICIAL\/status\/2097192656728215766\">https:\/\/x.com\/ECA_OFFICIAL\/status\/2097192656728215766<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Le niveau sous-r\u00e9gional : le r\u00f4le pivot des CER et les enjeux d\u2019interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 g\u00e9ospatiale<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Les CER constituent le cha\u00eenon manquant entre les ambitions continentales et les r\u00e9alit\u00e9s nationales. Elles permettent d\u2019aligner les approches, de faciliter les flux de donn\u00e9es transfrontaliers de confiance et de mutualiser les capacit\u00e9s \u2013 y compris pour les donn\u00e9es g\u00e9ospatiales critiques (fronti\u00e8res, ressources naturelles, infrastructures, gestion des risques et suivi de la couverture foresti\u00e8re).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019exemple le plus r\u00e9cent est celui de la <strong>CEEAC (ECCAS)<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Du 31 ao\u00fbt au 4 septembre 2026, \u00e0 Douala (Cameroun), la CEA, la CEEAC, AUDA-NEPAD, l\u2019UE et la GIZ ont organis\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie d\u2019ateliers visant \u00e0 \u00e9laborer un <strong>Cadre r\u00e9gional de gouvernance des donn\u00e9es de la CEEAC<\/strong>. Objectifs : harmoniser les approches nationales, \u00e9tablir des principes communs, faciliter les flux transfrontaliers s\u00e9curis\u00e9s et construire un espace de donn\u00e9es CEEAC interop\u00e9rable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce processus ouvre la voie \u00e0 une <strong>int\u00e9gration progressive des standards g\u00e9ospatiaux<\/strong> (OGC, ISO, profils r\u00e9gionaux) dans le cadre de gouvernance des donn\u00e9es, et pourrait s\u2019articuler avec les recommandations d\u2019Accra (UN-GGIM: Africa 11) relatives aux infrastructures de donn\u00e9es spatiales marines (MSDI) et \u00e0 l\u2019indice africain de d\u00e9veloppement g\u00e9ospatial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u2019autres CER avancent parall\u00e8lement (CAE, CEDEAO, SADC, IGAD) sur les cadres de gouvernance des donn\u00e9es, les flux transfrontaliers et l\u2019interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Les cas d\u2019usage : quand la gouvernance des donn\u00e9es rencontre la t\u00e9l\u00e9d\u00e9tection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019initiative Data Governance in Africa ne se limite pas aux cadres politiques. Elle soutient \u00e9galement des <strong>cas d\u2019usage concrets<\/strong> qui illustrent la valeur des donn\u00e9es, y compris g\u00e9ospatiales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parmi les r\u00e9alisations notables figure un data challenge d\u00e9fini pour un hackathon transfrontalier sur la d\u00e9forestation, en collaboration avec des startups s\u00e9n\u00e9galaises et le <strong>BNETD<\/strong> (Bureau National d\u2019\u00c9tudes Techniques et de D\u00e9veloppement de C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ce challenge s\u2019inscrit dans une logique d\u2019observation de la Terre : utilisation d\u2019images satellitaires (notamment Sentinel-2), cartographie de l\u2019occupation des sols, d\u00e9tection des changements de couverture foresti\u00e8re et estimation de biomasse\/carbone. Il rejoint des travaux parall\u00e8les soutenus par la m\u00eame initiative, tels que :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>le C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire Byte-Sized Agriculture Challenge (classification pixel par pixel de plantations de cacao, h\u00e9v\u00e9a et palmier \u00e0 huile \u00e0 partir d\u2019images Sentinel-2) ;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>les approches de type High Carbon Stock \/ carbon mapping au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal et en C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, combinant images satellitaires et inventaires de terrain pour le suivi de la d\u00e9forestation et des stocks de carbone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ces cas d\u2019usage d\u00e9montrent comment la gouvernance des donn\u00e9es (partage, interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9, protection, valorisation) devient op\u00e9rationnelle lorsqu\u2019elle s\u2019appuie sur les donn\u00e9es g\u00e9ospatiales pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 des d\u00e9fis prioritaires : climat, for\u00eats, agriculture durable et suivi des engagements internationaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Le niveau continental : l\u2019AUDPF et les convergences avec UN-GGIM: Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> L\u2019AUDPF (2022) reste le document de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence. Il fixe les principes (souverainet\u00e9, protection, interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9, \u00e9quit\u00e9, confiance) et oriente les investissements n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 une \u00e9conomie de la donn\u00e9e inclusive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019initiative Data Governance in Africa (budget 60 M\u20ac, 2023-2026) en assure le d\u00e9ploiement op\u00e9rationnel \u00e0 travers trois piliers : politiques et r\u00e9glementations, cas d\u2019usage, et infrastructures num\u00e9riques vertes et s\u00e9curis\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parall\u00e8lement, UN-GGIM: Africa et la CEA portent l\u2019agenda de l\u2019information g\u00e9ospatiale. Les deux dynamiques convergent sur des enjeux critiques : souverainet\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es, interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 et standards, infrastructures de confiance, capacit\u00e9s institutionnelles et mesure des progr\u00e8s (lien possible avec un futur Indice africain de d\u00e9veloppement g\u00e9ospatial).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Enjeux et perspectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Trois d\u00e9fis majeurs se d\u00e9gagent :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>L\u2019alignement multi-niveaux et multi-domaines<\/strong> \u2013 Articuler strat\u00e9gies nationales de gouvernance des donn\u00e9es, CAP IGIF, cadres r\u00e9gionaux des CER et AUDPF, afin d\u2019\u00e9viter les silos entre \u00ab donn\u00e9es \u00bb et \u00ab donn\u00e9es g\u00e9ospatiales \u00bb.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>La souverainet\u00e9 et la confiance<\/strong> \u2013 Concilier libre circulation des donn\u00e9es (y compris g\u00e9ospatiales) et protection des droits, de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et des int\u00e9r\u00eats strat\u00e9giques nationaux.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>La capacit\u00e9 institutionnelle et la mesure<\/strong> \u2013 Transformer les documents valid\u00e9s et les cas d\u2019usage (t\u00e9l\u00e9d\u00e9tection, carbon mapping, suivi de la d\u00e9forestation) en m\u00e9canismes op\u00e9rationnels durables.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>La gouvernance des donn\u00e9es n\u2019est plus seulement un enjeu technique. Elle est devenue un levier de souverainet\u00e9 num\u00e9rique, d\u2019int\u00e9gration r\u00e9gionale et de transformation \u00e9conomique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les CER, appuy\u00e9es par la CEA, l\u2019UA, la GIZ et l\u2019UE, sont aujourd\u2019hui les artisans concrets de cette ambition \u2013 \u00e0 condition d\u2019int\u00e9grer pleinement la dimension g\u00e9ospatiale comme composante strat\u00e9gique de l\u2019\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me de donn\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/statcom-hero-image-847x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18126\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8271515854375797;width:544px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/statcom-hero-image-847x1024.png 847w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/statcom-hero-image-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/statcom-hero-image-768x928.png 768w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/statcom-hero-image-200x242.png 200w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/statcom-hero-image-124x150.png 124w, https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/statcom-hero-image.png 1037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uneca.org\/eca-events\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/documents\/acs\/statcom10\/fr_report_on_regional_activities_in_africa_un-ggim.pdf\">https:\/\/www.uneca.org\/eca-events\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/documents\/acs\/statcom10\/fr_report_on_regional_activities_in_africa_un-ggim.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-aide-a-la-decision-pour-les-politiques-publiques wp-block-embed-aide-a-la-decision-pour-les-politiques-publiques\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UNXZUUH9QM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gtopic.net\/blog\/2025\/09\/09\/gouvernance-et-ethique-des-donnees-en-afrique\/\">Gouvernance et \u00e9thique des donn\u00e9es en Afrique<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire Release Historic Land Cover Map for Combating Deforestation and Promoting its Agricultural Sector&#8221; &#8212; Space in Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceinafrica.com\/2024\/01\/15\/cote-divoires-release-its-historic-land-cover-map-for-combating-deforestation-and-promoting-its-agricultural-sector\/embed\/#?secret=1UozAJ7IP7#?secret=TIJ0fbg90r\" data-secret=\"TIJ0fbg90r\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uneca.org\/eca-events\/statcom10\/documents\">https:\/\/www.uneca.org\/eca-events\/statcom10\/documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/fr\/blog-article\/from-mathematics-to-national-mapping-fernand-bale-on-elevating-cote-divoires-geospatial-future\">https:\/\/www.ogc.org\/fr\/blog-article\/from-mathematics-to-national-mapping-fernand-bale-on-elevating-cote-divoires-geospatial-future<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uneca.org\/fr\/node\/11898\">https:\/\/www.uneca.org\/fr\/node\/11898<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d4dhub.eu\/initiatives\/data-governance-in-africa\">https:\/\/d4dhub.eu\/initiatives\/data-governance-in-africa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Data Governance in Africa: From National to Regional \u2013 The Structuring Role of the RECs<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article examines the multi-level approach to data governance in Africa since the adoption of the African Union Data Policy Framework (AUDPF) in February 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It highlights the central, operational role of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs \/ CER) in translating continental principles into practice, under the Data Governance in Africa (DataCipation) initiative led by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA\/CEA) in partnership with GIZ, the European Union, and AUDA-NEPAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>National level<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Several countries have developed or are developing national data governance strategies with ECA technical support. The typical process includes a diagnostic assessment (often using the AUDP-CAT tool), capacity-building workshops, and multi-stakeholder validation. Recent examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chad (May 2026) \u2013 initial maturity assessed at ~30%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burundi and DRC (November 2025) \u2013 strategies validated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mozambique (December 2025) \u2013 national policy and implementation strategy validated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Republic of Congo and Guinea (June 2026) \u2013 diagnostics launched<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tanzania \u2013 electronic data governance strategy nearing finalisation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The author stresses that these national strategies offer a major opportunity to integrate <strong>geospatial dimensions<\/strong>, aligning them with Country Action Plans (CAPs) under the UN Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (UN-IGIF). Geospatial data can no longer be treated in silos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sub-regional \/ REC level<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>RECs are positioned as the key intermediaries for operationalising continental principles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A concrete illustration is the work on an <strong>ECCAS (CEEAC) Regional Data Governance Framework<\/strong> (consultations and capacity-building in Douala, Cameroon, late August\u2013early September 2026). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The framework aims to align national approaches, enable trusted and secure cross-border data flows, and support an integrated regional digital market while recognising differing levels of digital maturity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is aligned with the AUDPF, the Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa, the Malabo Convention, and the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Use cases linking data governance and geospatial information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Practical examples show how data governance becomes operational when combined with geospatial data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monitoring deforestation and agricultural expansion (e.g., cocoa and oil palm using Sentinel-2 imagery)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High Carbon Stock \/ carbon mapping approaches in Senegal and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, combining satellite imagery and field inventories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These cases address priority challenges such as climate, forests, sustainable agriculture, and tracking international commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Continental level and convergences<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The AUDPF remains the reference document (principles of sovereignty, protection, interoperability, equity, and trust). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Data Governance in Africa initiative (? \u20ac60 million, 2023\u20132026) operationalises it through three pillars: policies\/regulations, use cases, and green\/secure digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This agenda converges strongly with UN-GGIM: Africa and the implementation of the UN-IGIF on issues of data sovereignty, interoperability and standards, trusted infrastructure, institutional capacity, and progress measurement (including potential links to a future African Geospatial Development Index).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key challenges and outlook<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Three major challenges are identified:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multi-level and multi-domain alignment<\/strong> \u2013 connecting national data strategies, IGIF Country Action Plans, REC regional frameworks, and the AUDPF to avoid silos between \u201cgeneral\u201d data and geospatial data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sovereignty and trust<\/strong> \u2013 balancing free data flows (including geospatial) with the protection of rights, security, and national strategic interests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Institutional capacity and measurement<\/strong> \u2013 turning validated documents and use cases into sustainable operational mechanisms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> Data governance is no longer merely a technical issue. 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