WSIS+20 Rev.1: Progress – But Africa Needs Precision

WSIS+20 Rev.1: Progress – But Africa Needs Precision

Our revised publication (Vol-II) reviews the WSIS+20 Revision 1 text dated 7 November 2025. The good news: Rev.1 echoes many of the priorities we set out – affordability, data stewardship, rights, financing, and digital public rails. The concern: it stays broad, with few concrete targets and no clear embrace of an Africa-centric (or BoP-focused) approach – nor any reference to AfCFTA.

What Rev.1 gets right:

• Reaffirms core principles and aligns with the Global Digital Compact.
• Flags inclusion and proposes practical follow-through (task forces, fellowships).

Where it falls short:

• No firm affordability target (e.g., 2% GNI for 2GB).
• Limited support for sovereign data control and debt-linked financing.
• Mentions Africa as a priority, but not as a guiding lens.

Our addendum delivers:

• A point-by-point scorecard against the five pillars:
  Connectivity & Affordability • Data Sovereignty & Security • Rights & Digital Freedoms • Finance & Investment • DPI & Innovation.
• A clear Match / Shortfall / Exceedance map by paragraph—plus a Spatial Positioning Matrix that shows what’s missing and where to fix it fast.

If you want a WSIS+20 outcome that moves from principles to proof, start here.

Download the full revised paper (Vol-II).