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To fully harness the potentials of data for economic and socio-economic value creation, public sector actors need to create both regulatory and non-regulatory enabling environment through the development of data strategies/framework. In this session, we will discuss what value generation in the data economy means and the opportunities it presents for African countries. We will also discuss some enablers and safeguards of data driven value creation in the African context. We will present the components and activities of the Data Economy Initiative in Africa, particularly some of our collaborative work with relevant digital ecosystem actors in Kenya. In addition, we will also present the initiative's collaborative project with Smart Africa Alliance aimed at enhancing the conditions for a data-driven value creation, to directly impact economic growth in African countries. We will focus on the results of our joint work in Senegal with the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunication and Digital Economy in developing a Data Economy Strategy that is designed to be scaled up to other countries members of Smart Africa Alliance.”