Scenarios for Africa’s digital future

Scenarios for Africa’s digital future

29 November, 2019    

The scenarios for Africa’s digital future aim to stimulate a discussion around the choices that decision-makers in Africa have to make in responding to forces and uncertainties that shape the continent’s digital economy.

The digital revolution is gaining ground across Africa.

Will data and technology be governed in a manner that contributes to the safety of the internet and the wellbeing of people?

To what extent will the centralisation of the digital economy shift the locus of power and decision-making authority from Africa?

The digital revolution is gaining ground across Africa.

Will data and technology be governed in a manner that contributes to the safety of the internet and the wellbeing of people?

To what extent will the centralisation of the digital economy shift the locus of power and decision-making authority from Africa?

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