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AI as a lever for sovereignty and competitiveness for Africa

Accelerating the AI transformation of African organisations by combining the excellence of local infrastructures, data sovereignty, and the expertise of the world's best technology partners.

Tier III Certified Datacenters — 5 African countries
7 countries Operational presence
Microsoft Gold Partner + Anthropic, OpenAI, HPE, Dell
100% sovereign Data processing guaranteed locally

Three strategic convictions

In 2026, AI is no longer an optional competitive advantage. It is critical infrastructure, on par with cloud or cybersecurity.

01

Sovereign AI is non-negotiable

The data of African organisations cannot be processed exclusively in foreign data centres. ST Digital addresses this challenge with its own certified infrastructures.

02

AI without infrastructure is an empty promise

Language models, AI agents and orchestration platforms require robust technical foundations, GPU, hybrid cloud, and high-availability connectivity.

03

AI adoption requires human support

Technology alone does not create value. ST Digital structures its offerings around organisational change and skills development.

Three pillars for a comprehensive offering

ST Digital holds a unique position in the African AI market. This position is built on concrete, verifiable and difficult-to-replicate assets.

Pillar 1

IA Orchestration

AI that transforms your processes and productivity. AI agents, copilots, and intelligent workflows for immediate operational ROI.

Pillar 2

AI Infrastructure

The technical foundations for deploying AI with full sovereignty. Public cloud, sovereign cloud, and production GPU clusters.

Pillar 3

Governance & Cybersecurity

The trust framework for responsible and secure AI. Advisory, ethics, compliance and protection of AI systems.

Our differentiators

ST Digital is the only pan-African player simultaneously operating Tier III certified datacenters, cloud expertise, cybersecurity competencies and leading technology partnerships.

Tier III Certified Datacenters — 5 African Countries

Critical infrastructure in Central and West Africa. 99.982% availability, physical security and optimized latency for African users.

Operational presence in 7 countries

Cameroun, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, RDC, Congo-Brazzaville, Bénin. On-site team, local compliance and a thorough understanding of business contexts.

Expert in digital sovereignty

Complete sovereign AI offering: local model hosting, data storage in African data centres, CEMAC/UEMOA/local compliance. 100% local processing guaranteed.

Leading Technology Partnerships

Microsoft Gold Partner (Azure, M365, Copilot), partnerships with Anthropic, OpenAI, Eutelsat (VSAT), HPE, Dell for GPU infrastructures.

Integrated expertise: consulting + technical + training

Unlike purely technical integrators or purely advisory firms, ST Digital combines all three dimensions. A single team, a single point of contact, a complete outcome.

Orchestration IA

AI orchestration refers to the full range of solutions enabling an organisation to automate, augment and transform its business processes through AI agents, copilots and intelligent workflows.

Services

  • Automated prospecting AI Agent
  • AI-powered lead scoring and qualification
  • Personalised commercial proposal generator
  • Pre-sales AI Assistant
  • Predictive analysis of the commercial pipeline

Use case

  • A CIO receives a personalised commercial proposal within 2 hours of their request
  • Sales representatives focus on the hottest leads thanks to AI scoring
  • 60% reduction in proposal drafting time
  • Proactive identification of cross-sell/upsell opportunities

Benefits

  • Conversion rate increase of 20 to 40%
  • Sales cycle reduction
  • Better market coverage without increasing headcount
  • Structured and actionable business data

Services

  • Workflow and support ticket automation
  • Project monitoring AI Agents
  • Automated document and contract processing
  • Multi-system orchestration (ERP, CRM, ITSM)
  • Automated reporting and intelligent alerts

Use case

  • The customer service team handles 3x more tickets with the same team thanks to AI
  • Project managers receive preventive alerts
  • Contracts are automatically analysed
  • Inter-subsidiary operations are coordinated

Benefits

  • Cost reduction of 25 to 45%
  • Reduction of human errors
  • Complete traceability
  • Operational scalability

Services

  • Deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Custom business AI assistants (legal, finance, HR, IT)
  • Intelligent knowledge base (knowledge management)
  • Automation of repetitive tasks (email, reporting, summarisation)
  • AI integration into existing tools (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint)

Use case

  • A team member drafts a weekly report in 15 min instead of 3h
  • The legal department searches for contractual clauses in natural language
  • New recruits instantly access internal procedures via the assistant
  • Meetings are automatically transcribed, summarised and actions distributed

Benefits

  • Individual productivity gain of 20 to 30%
  • Reduction in time spent on low-value-added tasks
  • Better retention of organisational knowledge
  • Accelerated onboarding of new employees

Services

  • Financial forecasting and AI modelling
  • Automated analysis of financial statements
  • AI-powered fraud and anomaly detection
  • Collections and follow-up AI Agent
  • Intelligent financial dashboard and predictive alerts

Use case

  • The CFO receives an automated treasury analysis and risk alerts every morning
  • Audits are prepared 5x faster thanks to automated data analysis
  • Internal fraud attempts are detected in real time
  • The recovery rate improves by 15% thanks to personalised AI follow-ups

Benefits

  • Reduction in losses related to fraud and errors
  • Improvement of financial visibility for management
  • Enhanced compliance without administrative overload
  • Better cash flow and working capital management

Services

  • HR AI Assistant (leave, payroll, procedures, training)
  • Team sentiment and well-being analysis
  • AI-powered personalised training recommendations
  • Gamification and employee engagement enhanced by AI
  • AI-assisted recruitment (CV screening, structured interviews, scoring)

Use case

  • Employees receive instant HR answers without contacting the department
  • The CHRO identifies disengagement warning signals before departures occur
  • Training plans are personalised according to each individual's profile and objectives
  • Recruitment is accelerated and biases are reduced through AI analysis of applications

Benefits

  • 10 to 20% turnover reduction
  • Improvement of the employee experience and engagement
  • Time savings for HR teams
  • Faster and more relevant recruitment

Infrastructure AI

AI infrastructure encompasses all the technical components required to deploy, operate and secure AI systems at scale. ST Digital offers three levels of infrastructure.

Public AI Infrastructure

LLM and public cloud AI integration. Rapid production deployment in under 4 weeks.

Services

  • Integration and deployment of Claude.AI and Microsoft Copilot
  • Connection to Claude (Anthropic), GPT-4, Gemini APIs
  • Multi-LLM architecture with intelligent routing
  • Cost management and token optimisation
  • Monitoring, observability and AI usage control

Benefits

  • Rapid deployment of AI capabilities (< 4 weeks)
  • Access to the best global models with local support
  • AI cloud cost control
  • Security and compliance guaranteed by ST Digital

Sovereign AI Infrastructure

AI hosted in ST Digital datacenters. Sensitive data that never leaves the territory.

Services

  • Deployment of open source models: Llama 3, Mistral, DeepSeek, Qwen
  • Ollama infrastructure for custom local models
  • Fine-tuning and customization of models on client data
  • RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) on internal documentary databases
  • Guaranteed hosting in ST Digital datacenters

Benefits

  • Full compliance with local regulations
  • Sensitive data stored locally
  • Maximum model customisation
  • Independence from GAFAM

Core AI Infrastructure (GPU)

GPU Clusters and AI Factories. First Tier III Certified AI Factory in Central Africa.

Services

  • Design and deployment of GPU clusters (NVIDIA H100, A100, L40S)
  • Training and inference infrastructure
  • AI Factory as a Service
  • High-performance network integration
  • AI supervision and optimisation

Benefits

  • Local AI computing power
  • Flexible CapEx / OpEx model
  • Reduced dependency on hyperscalers
  • AI Factory Tier III in Central Africa

Governance & AI Cybersecurity

AI without governance is a business, legal, and reputational risk. This pillar ensures that AI adoption takes place within a structured, compliant, ethical, and secure framework.

Strategic AI Consulting

AI maturity diagnostic of the organisation Definition of the 3-year AI strategy Identification and prioritisation of high-ROI use cases Business case and costing of AI projects Executive committee support
Clear and shared vision Targeted investments Reduced risk of failure

Ethics and responsible AI

AI charter Bias audit AI ethics committee Executive training Responsible AI implementation
Reputational protection Client trust Anticipated compliance

Legal compliance and sovereignty

AI compliance audit Sovereign architecture DPO as a Service AI contractual clauses Regulatory watch
Zero regulatory risk Competitive advantage Sustainable architecture

AI Cybersecurity

AI security audit Protection against AI attacks Data pipeline security Continuous monitoring Zero Trust AI
Model protection Service continuity Security compliance

Adoption and change management

AI training for all levels Change management IT coaching Internal AI champions Adoption monitoring
Adoption > 80% Maximised ROI Team autonomy

Solutions ready to deploy

ST Digital offers four packaged solutions covering the most common needs. These packages are configurable and extensible according to the specific requirements of each organisation.

Starter

AI Starter

For SMEs and first AI initiatives

AI in 30 days. Ideal for getting started quickly with visible results.

  • AI Diagnostic
  • Roadmap
  • Business AI Assistant
  • Training for 20 employees
  • AI Charter
  • 3-month support
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Automation

AI Operations

For companies with 100+ employees

AI automation of business processes.

  • Process audit
  • 5 AI agents
  • IS Integration
  • Training for 50 users
  • ROI Tracking
  • 12-month support
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Governance

AI Trust

All organisations

AI security and compliance.

  • AI Audit
  • Ethics Charter
  • AI Security
  • Zero Trust
  • Executive training
  • Compliance report
  • Regulatory monitoring
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Engagement approach in 4 phases

1

Discovery

Weeks 1-2

Stakeholder engagement, context analysis, identification of AI needs and opportunities.

2

Diagnostic

Weeks 3-5

AI maturity audit, use case mapping, prioritisation and business case development.

3

Deployment

Months 2-4

Deployment of AI solutions, IS integration, team training, and change management support.

4

Optimisation

Month 5+

Measurement of KPIs, adjustments, expansion of use cases, progressive scaling.

What we guarantee

A single point of contact

A dedicated ST Digital Project Director, available and accountable for end-to-end programme success.

Measurable results

Each AI project is structured around business KPIs defined upfront: ROI, time savings, cost reduction, adoption rate.

A sovereign infrastructure

Your data is processed in our certified African datacenters. We sign a contractual commitment for data localisation.

A skills transfer

Each deployment includes a training component. The objective is for your teams to be fully autonomous at the end of the programme.

Ready to transform your organisation through AI?

Contact our teams for an initial discussion with no commitment.