The Data Protection Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait, noted a drastic decline in complaints against financial service providers since the introduction of a regulatory framework by CBK.
Despite facing unique challenges, Africa also has opportunities such as global interests and partnerships that can contribute to sustainable growth and job creation.
Some African countries, including Kenya, recently removed visa requirements to ease travel across the continent and Kassait believes data harmonisation will remove further barriers.
The data centre will leverage on the government's digital superhighway which is among the pillars of President Ruto's bottom-up economic agenda.
Bridging the digital gap and enhancing accessibility to services, in collaboration with the media, will also be discussed at the summit.
The decision comes amid increasing scrutiny over tech companies' handling of personal data and their obligation to protect user privacy.