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Where technology meets national ambition.

An essential meeting point for the conversations shaping a digitally enabled, export-driven Botswana.

THE THIRD ANNUAL SUMMIT

Technology as an engine of change.

Botswana Tech Summit & Expo brings together government, industry, innovators, entrepreneurs and investors around practical digital transformation.

The 2026 theme is Building a Digitally Enabled Economy. It draws from Botswana’s national ambition for a high-income economy that is digitally enabled, export-driven and economically diversified.

Across two days, the programme creates space for meaningful dialogue, collaboration and opportunities in a changing regional digital economy.

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OUR THEMES

Three strategic pillars.

01 / DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS

Digital Foundations for an Export-Driven Economy

Infrastructure. Trust. Sovereignty.

Position Botswana as a trusted regional digital gateway through secure data ecosystems, sovereign infrastructure, national cloud capabilities, and resilient cybersecurity frameworks.

02 / TRANSFORMATION

Technology for Industry Transformation & Leapfrogging

Productivity. Diversification. Competitiveness.

Deploy practical technologies that modernise agriculture, manufacturing, energy, public services and other priority sectors to strengthen growth and competitiveness.

03 / OPPORTUNITY

Emerging Technologies for Entrepreneurship & Jobs

Innovation. Enterprise. Opportunity.

Empower young people and founders to build new ventures, develop future-ready skills and create technology-driven employment opportunities.

WHY IT MATTERS

The future is something we build.

Technology opens new pathways for education, enterprise, service delivery, industry transformation and participation in global markets. The summit brings that conversation into one shared space.