Africa's digital future
The main thrust of this book is to examine whether Africa is in a position to benefit from the digital age, given the continent’s many development challenges and slow adoption of digital technologies. While there is substantial literature on the digital economy and the quickening pace of the Fourth...
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| author | Jansen van Rensburg, Susara J. Viviers, Wilma Parry, Ali Strydom, Petrus D.F. Kühn, Marie-Luce Orkoh, Emmanuel Grater, Sonja Hoffman, Alwyn Joubert, Biandri |
| author_browse | Grater, Sonja Hoffman, Alwyn Jansen van Rensburg, Susara J. Joubert, Biandri Kühn, Marie-Luce Orkoh, Emmanuel Parry, Ali Strydom, Petrus D.F. Viviers, Wilma |
| author_facet | Jansen van Rensburg, Susara J. Viviers, Wilma Parry, Ali Strydom, Petrus D.F. Kühn, Marie-Luce Orkoh, Emmanuel Grater, Sonja Hoffman, Alwyn Joubert, Biandri |
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| description | The main thrust of this book is to examine whether Africa is in a position to benefit from the digital age, given the continent’s many development challenges and slow adoption of digital technologies. While there is substantial literature on the digital economy and the quickening pace of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), comparatively little research has been conducted on what the digital age means for Africa. This book aims to close this research gap by using various qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to arrive at a cross-section of original findings and perspectives on how Africa can capitalise on the benefits of digital developments, including their potential to create jobs and bring about more inclusive growth. The book’s main contribution is its coverage of a range of topics that will affect Africa’s digital future, including industrialisation, global value chains, transport and logistics, trade facilitation, labour-market dynamics, employment and education. The theme of digital trade forms a backdrop to many of the chapters, along with references to the COVID-19 pandemic. The book acknowledges that although African countries should learn from international best practices, they need to chart their own course according to their own particular circumstances. By adopting a digital mindset, countries should be able to diversify economically and extend their market reach across the continent. Furthermore, while Africa should be looking to the future and determining how digital technologies can become effective tools of sustainable development, the continent has much catching up to do. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-807542025-07-30T11:55:30Z Africa's digital future Jansen van Rensburg, Susara J. Viviers, Wilma Parry, Ali Strydom, Petrus D.F. Kühn, Marie-Luce Orkoh, Emmanuel Grater, Sonja Hoffman, Alwyn Joubert, Biandri Viviers, Wilma Parry, Ali Jansen van Rensburg, Susara J. International trade trade policy digital developments digital economy inclusive growth Africa African economy thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCL International economics::KCLT International trade and commerce thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCL International economics::KCLT International trade and commerce The main thrust of this book is to examine whether Africa is in a position to benefit from the digital age, given the continent’s many development challenges and slow adoption of digital technologies. While there is substantial literature on the digital economy and the quickening pace of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), comparatively little research has been conducted on what the digital age means for Africa. This book aims to close this research gap by using various qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to arrive at a cross-section of original findings and perspectives on how Africa can capitalise on the benefits of digital developments, including their potential to create jobs and bring about more inclusive growth. The book’s main contribution is its coverage of a range of topics that will affect Africa’s digital future, including industrialisation, global value chains, transport and logistics, trade facilitation, labour-market dynamics, employment and education. The theme of digital trade forms a backdrop to many of the chapters, along with references to the COVID-19 pandemic. The book acknowledges that although African countries should learn from international best practices, they need to chart their own course according to their own particular circumstances. By adopting a digital mindset, countries should be able to diversify economically and extend their market reach across the continent. Furthermore, while Africa should be looking to the future and determining how digital technologies can become effective tools of sustainable development, the continent has much catching up to do. 2022-04-09T04:01:30Z 2022-04-09T04:01:30Z 2022-04-08T09:44:38Z 2021 book ONIX_20220408_9781776341696_13 ONIX_20220408_9781776341696_13 OCN: 1316768236 2789-7125 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/53906 9781776341696 9781776341672 9781776341689 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/80754 eng The future of international trade and development open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53906/1/9781776341696.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53906/1/9781776341696.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53906/1/9781776341696.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53906/1/9781776341696.pdf AOSIS 10.4102/aosis.2021.BK199 10.4102/aosis.2021.BK199 c47a1220-d848-4e78-88cd-74f293e3d4f4 9781776341696 9781776341672 9781776341689 420 Durbanville open access |
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