ALT Advisory’s Avani Singh has been engaged as an in-country policy analyst by the Department for International Development of the Government of the United Kingdom (UK), to support its diagnostic, scoping and engagement work on catalysing digital inclusion in South Africa. As part of the work of the UK Government Prosperity Fund, the project focused on the sustainable expansion of affordable internet access for the poor and excluded, and the development of sustainable digital ecosystems. The outputs included the preparation of a diagnostic report and a mapping of stakeholders and value chains relevant to the sustainable expansion of affordable internet access.