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Norman Schräpel

Leadership

Norman Schräpel

Cluster Coordinator

Leads the digital transformation portfolio and strategic direction.

Biography

Norman Schräpel is a Cluster Coordinator at GIZ in Kigali, leading portfolios on digital transformation, governance, and regional cooperation across Rwanda, Burundi, and the Great Lakes. With a background in Anthropology and STS, he combines strategy with hands-on delivery - from AI and digital policy to innovation ecosystems and public sector reform. Known for turning complexity into action, he aligns partners, unlocks funding, and scales ideas that work - driven by a vision to use technology to deliver real impact to people: strengthening sovereignty, improving public services, and building systems that last.