This Roadmap is the product of the African Union High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET). It is part of a larger effort by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) to promote knowledge and learning, share ideas and experiences, provide open access to its research, and contribute to development policy and programme interventions. The knowledge featured in the roadmap is considered to have a bearing on the mission of AUDA-NEPAD and its strategic objectives, as aligned to the AU Agenda 2063, which is a Pan-African vision of an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa driven by its citizens, representing a dynamic