Roadmap
Copperbelt is planned in five stages: the website first, then the platform. Each stage should be usable on its own and will be tested before the next begins. Only Stage 1 is under way — this website.
Five stages
Dates will be confirmed as the project develops. Only the public website exists today; every other stage is a planned capability.
Stage
1
Explains the model and the service, and gives buyers, suppliers and partners a first way to get in touch.
Stage
2
Buyers say what they need, where and when. Suppliers keep a profile with their documents and answer with offers. AI agent 1 structures each request and routes it to suppliers who fit.
No personal information will be collected until a privacy notice and secure processing arrangements are in place.
Stage
3
AI agent 2 compares the offers and flags what is missing. The review team decides in a shared workspace, and every decision is logged with its reasons.
The AI prepares the case and explains its reasoning. It never approves a deal, a contract or a payment — people do.
Stage
4
Approved orders are assigned and dispatched. Drivers send milestones from their phone — even without signal, syncing later — and the proof of delivery closes the order.
Stage
5
As volumes grow: a native mobile app, continuous GPS, vehicle telematics and links with partners’ systems.
Each stage is meant to be usable on its own. And every completed order adds to the record, so the next check is quicker.
Moving between stages
01
Each stage is built and tested on a limited, real scope before the next one begins.
02
Privacy, consent, data-protection and e-signature requirements are addressed with professional advice before any data is collected.
03
Automation carries routine work. Every decision stays with a named person.
04
Banks, payment services, maps or messaging tools are added only where a stage truly needs them — each one a separate, approved decision.
Still open
Some of the most important choices have deliberately not been made yet. They will be settled with partners — and with professional legal advice on data protection, the DRC’s digital code and e-signature rules — before the platform handles real transactions.
01Payment path
Whether buyers pay suppliers directly. Copperbelt would only ever handle funds after legal, regulatory and banking advice.
02Fee model
Who pays Copperbelt, on what basis, and what recorded evidence makes the fee due.
03Review authority
Which checks are mandatory, and who can approve, pause, escalate or reject.
04Supplier visibility
Who sees each request, and who picks the winning offer.
05Driver model
Employees, contractors, partner carriers or a mix — and who covers vehicles and insurance.
06First corridor & scope
Which route, goods, transaction sizes, languages and currencies go first.
The invitation
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We are developing the next stages of Copperbelt and preparing a more structured way for interested businesses and partners to engage.
Application portal
Coming soon. This website does not accept applications or documents yet.
Partner with us
Interested in a pilot corridor, a partnership or contributing expertise?
How to get involved