Franz VON WEIZSAECKER

Franz VON WEIZSAECKER

Head of Economic and Digital Cooperation with African Union

GIZ

About me

Head of Economic and Digital sector of GIZ office to the African Union, Addis Ababa. Leading the Data Governance in Africa Initiative (AU-EU-Germany-Finland-Belgium-France-Estonia). Partner/investor at Mwingi Kenya Ltd. Digital policy wonk.
Organisation/Company Headquarter Location
Germany
Country(ies) of Operation (select as many applicable)
GlobalEthiopia
Type of Organisation/Company
Development Agency/International Organisation
LinkedIn Profile URL:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/franz-von-weizs%C3%A4cker-3301931/
What is the size of your Organisation/Company?
More than 250 employees
Organisation/Company Headquarter Area
Europe

Social media

Contact details

https://www.giz.de/en/regions/africa/african-union

Is member of

Data Governance in Africa Initative
Partners

Is speaking at

GovStack as the DPI implementation framework for human centric public e-services

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Room Diamante 2
Franz VON WEIZSAECKER · GIZ
Taavi TOOMERE · Cybernetica AS
Hegle SARAPUU · Trinidad Wiseman OÜ
Marika POPP · Estonian Centre for International Development ESTDEV
Alexander Chege · Civil Registration Services-Kenya

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