October 3, 2025
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AI Infrastructure Builders Application

The AI Infrastructure Builder Programme is a flagship initiative of the AI Hub, launching June 20, 2025, under the Italy-Africa Mattei Plan. This programme is designed to support African innovators building the foundational infrastructure necessary for AI ecosystems to scale across the continent — from data centers and cloud compute to energy and payment systems.

Selected builders will receive structured support across three phases: from deploying cloud infrastructure, to enabling AI inference and training platforms. In partnership with governments, development banks, and private sector leaders from Italy, EU, and G7, the programme offers business planning assistance, government engagement, and facilitation of seed capital.

If you’re solving hard infrastructure challenges to make AI locally accessible and scalable — this is for you. Apply to join Africa’s AI Infrastructure Builder community and shape a future-ready continent.