Adaptability over lock-in: reimagining the role of technology in Africa

There remains an uncomfortable truth about technology investment – rigidity costs more than it saves. All-in-one systems, long-term vendor dependencies and software lock-ins are giving way to a new reality where success rests on how rapidly an organisation can move, connect and adapt to changes and disruptions in the market. Digital transformation is estimated at $30.24 billion in 2025 and expected to reach $63.31 billion by 2030, but for Mandla Mbonambi, CEO of Africonology, while the conversation around digital transformation is still highly relevant and ongoing, it is now also shifting to incorporate digital composition[1].