Afrika Scholar
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Building Digital Infrastructure for Academic Publishing
Product Strategy · Academic Publishing · Digital Infrastructure · Technology
I led product strategy for Afrika Scholar, an academic publishing and digital infrastructure platform designed to strengthen how academic content, publishing and scholarly resources can be organised and delivered digitally.
My role focused on shaping the product direction, translating the opportunity into a technology-led solution, and aligning product development with the broader vision for a scalable academic ecosystem.
Focus areas
Product strategy and conceptualisation
Product discovery and roadmap direction
Digital infrastructure
Academic publishing
Technology and platform development
Business and ecosystem opportunities
My contribution
Connecting the academic publishing opportunity with product, technology and business strategy to develop a platform positioned for broader digital adoption and scale.