NAII · Ethiopia's Sovereign AI Campus
Building secure, sustainable and scalable computing infrastructure for Ethiopia's institutions, enterprises, researchers and emerging AI ecosystem.
NAII is envisioned as more than a data centre — a sovereign AI platform supporting the full lifecycle of artificial intelligence, from secure data to national-scale applications.
Campus masterplan — Addis Ababa (concept)
Phased data-hall development (concept)Serving domestic priorities first, then a trusted regional platform for East Africa.
High-performance infrastructure for AI training, fine-tuning and large-scale inference.
Secure in-country computing and data services for nationally important and regulated workloads.
A platform for government, industry and research teams to develop and deploy practical AI.
Local-language AI, technical training, research collaboration and knowledge transfer.
Interior public colonnade (concept)Supporting Ethiopian data residency and sovereignty.
Designed for responsible, ethical and accountable AI.
Physical, operational and cybersecurity controls throughout.
Continuity-oriented design for critical national workloads.
Strengthening local capability, reducing reliance on overseas computing, and positioning Ethiopia as a trusted AI hub for East Africa.
Modular growth matched to real demand, engineered for the mild, high-altitude climate of Addis Ababa.
Performance targets and certification plans to be published as engineering and approvals are finalized.
Landscaped campus wing (concept)
Main entrance & public realm (concept)Garden Protocol Digital leads investment coordination, engineering, technology integration, delivery and commercial operations for the proposed campus.
Investment, engineering and operations under one accountable project company.
Technology, infrastructure, capital and research partners across Asia, the Middle East and beyond.
A long-term partnership with Ethiopian institutions, centred on data sovereignty.
A track record in complex, cross-border technology and infrastructure initiatives.
Framework agreements, site and power secured, and core technology, infrastructure and investment partners aligned.
20 MW campus delivered through two scalable 10 MW stages, engineered for security and resilience.
Sovereign cloud, accelerated computing and enterprise AI services go live for institutions and industry.
Growth toward the 100 MW+ vision, positioning NAII as a trusted AI hub for East Africa.
Timing shown is indicative and will advance with definitive agreements and approvals.
GPD welcomes discussions with technology, infrastructure, investment, research and capacity-building partners.
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