What African countries risk if they don’t accelerate their digital transformation

Update: 2024-05-01

Description

African countries lag behind G20 nations in their digital infrastructure and risk falling behind in their economic development and exacerbating existing inequalities. Host Landry Signé and his guest Haroon Bhorat of Cape Town University—co-authors of new research on how to foster an inclusive digital economy in Africa—discuss the indicators of digital infrastructure and policy recommendations for accelerating digitalization in Africa.

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What African countries risk if they don’t accelerate their digital transformation

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What African countries risk if they don’t accelerate their digital transformation

What African countries risk if they don’t accelerate their digital transformation