TLDR; InFlux has partnered with the ethical AI firm Strateji to build Africa’s first decentralized cloud network and close the continent’s digital divide.
Who; This article is for FluxNode operators in Africa to see what we are bringing to the region next!
What To Do; Check out Strateji.io to view how they’re reshaping digitization in Africa.
Next Steps; Launch a node on FluxCloud and supply compute.
Introduction
InFlux Technologies has partnered with Strateji to bridge the digital divide in Africa, establishing the continent’s first decentralized cloud network to power sustainable AI development.
Africa’s Digital Divide
The digital divide—the disparity between those with access to the internet and those without—remains a pertinent issue across Africa, as the continent has more people without internet access than any other region in the world.
In most regions, the majority of domestic populations have internet access. However, in Africa, only 36% of the population had internet access as of 2022, well below global averages. Internet infrastructure is costly, and Arica exhibits substantial variation in broadband access and affordability.
Northern Africa offers some of the cheapest mobile data rates globally, whereas Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the most expensive; this polarity results in higher average internet costs in urban areas that can build computing infrastructure. Nonetheless, Africa is vast, and much of it is extremely rural and difficult to access.
Furthermore, conflicts and urban wealth concentrations make rural infrastructure development extremely costly. Additionally, digital literacy in Africa is below global averages, with many national curricula omitting it entirely.
The Partnership
This partnership will pair Strateji’s AI stack with Flux’s globally distributed computing infrastructure to power the Amanzi Cloud, Africa’s first decentralized cloud network for AI development.
Distributed computing refers to infrastructure that powers internet connectivity, owned and operated by independent hardware providers rather than large centralized conglomerates such as AWS or Google Cloud.
Personal computing devices, such as laptops, can be added to the FluxCloud network to provide processing power for app development, AI inference, and web traffic management.
Because hardware providers are globally distributed, compute can be sourced from diverse regions closer to where end-users are accessing the internet, enabling local computing. Making it possible for rural and remote areas of Africa to receive digital services, closing the divide.
Strateji is bringing ethical AI to Africa and leveraging decentralized technologies to do so. Flux’s decentralized cloud means that no single authority can monopolize compute flows or shut down network operations, ensuring redundancy in regions with political tensions and travel advisories.
Additionally, because many independent compute providers contribute their hardware to the FluxCloud network, there are no single points of failure.
This partnership demonstrates Flux’s ability to diversify into markets without internet access, boost digital literacy, and expand access in rural areas. With Strateji, we will close the digital divide. The future runs on Flux.
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