Digital Development In East Africa

Author : Warigia M. Bowman
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031221621
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Development in East Africa written by Warigia M. Bowman and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses comparative case study methodology and extensive field work to examine and compare outcomes of four East African nations (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda) that implemented formal Information and Communications Technology policies in the 1990s. Based on extensive fieldwork, the book assesses the emergence of a new policy and technological arena from the turn of the millennium to the present. In addition to tracing the implementation and reception of these policies, Bowman considers to what extent the politics of infrastructure in four connected but distinct African nations have resulted in global participation and equitable distribution and access of infrastructure to all citizens, as well as the impact a recent history of war or peace have on the technological outcomes in these communities. The book provides us with invaluable new data on how policy and politics function in emerging democracies, and illuminates long-overlooked opportunities and conditions necessary for the distribution of new and potentially beneficial technologies in other developing countries.

Author : African Union Commission
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 926460653X
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Africa’s Development Dynamics 2021 Digital Transformation for Quality Jobs written by African Union Commission and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa’s Development Dynamics uses lessons learned in the continent’s five regions – Central, East, North, Southern and West Africa – to develop policy recommendations and share good practices. Drawing on the most recent statistics, this analysis of development dynamics attempts to help African leaders reach the targets of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 at all levels: continental, regional, national and local.

Author : Warigia Bowman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Development written by Warigia Bowman and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dissertation I investigate the following puzzle. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda are geographically close, economically similar, and interact extensively both economically and politically. Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania all share a similar colonial history. Despite these similarities, the countries diverge with regard to the distribution of ICT infrastructure and artifacts, as well as the process by which the policies are formulated. Rwanda and Uganda, two geographically isolated, resource-poor countries with recent histories of brutal civil war, demonstrate much stronger government involvement in ICT policy, and faster progress towards objective outcomes in ICT policy implementation than their more democratic and more stable neighbors, Kenya and Tanzania. This dissertation uses the comparative case study method. Observations were made at the nation-state level in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania from the period of 2003 to 2009. A close examination of these four cases indicates that autocracies may be forced to distribute resources more broadly than one would predict based on regime type. Further, democracies may be less concerned about equity and fairness than one would predict. The way in which governance influences technological configuration and diffusion of a new innovation is the result of the precise historical institutional configuration in each country.

Author : Florence Ebam Etta
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 1552502198
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At the Crossroads written by Florence Ebam Etta and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2005 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raises questions about information and communication technologies (ICT) and their implementation in four East African countries, with particular focus on Kenya. Covers the respective roles of the public and private sectors, the applications of ICT in government, education, and in various economic sectors. Concludes with recommendations for responsible policy making.

Author : Ana Paula Cusolito
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464816646
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Upside of Digital for the Middle East and North Africa written by Ana Paula Cusolito and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The argument that digitalization fosters economic activity has been strengthened by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Because digital technologies are general-purpose technologies that are usable across a wide variety of economic activities, the gains from achieving universal coverage of digital services are likely to be large and shared throughout each economy. However, the Middle East and North Africa region suffers from a “digital paradox†?: the region’s population uses social media more than expected for its level of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita but uses the internet or other digital tools to make payments less than expected. The Upside of Digital for the Middle East and North Africa: How Digital Technology Adoption Can Accelerate Growth and Create Jobs presents evidence that the socioeconomic gains of digitalizing the economies of the region are huge: GDP per capita could rise by more than 40 percent; manufacturing revenue per unit of factors of production could increase by 37 percent; employment in manufacturing could rise by 7 percent; tourist arrivals could rise by 70 percent, creating jobs in the hospitality sector; long-term unemployment rates could fall to negligible levels; and female labor force participation could double to more than 40 percent. To reap these gains, universal access to digital services is crucial, as is their widespread use for economic purposes. The book explores how fast the region could approach universal coverage, whether targeting the rollout of digital infrastructure services makes a difference, and what is needed to increase the use of digital payment tools. The authors find that targeting underserved populations and areas can accelerate the achievement of universal access, while fostering competition and improving the functioning of financial and telecommunications sectors can encourage the adoption of digital technologies. In addition, building societal trust in the government and in related institutions such as banks and financial services is critical for fostering the increased use of digital payment tools.

Author : Bitange Ndemo
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137578785
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Kenya written by Bitange Ndemo and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Presenting rigorous and original research, this volume offers key insights into the historical, cultural, social, economic and political forces at play in the creation of world-class ICT innovations in Kenya. Following the arrival of fiber-optic cables in 2009, Digital Kenya examines why the initial entrepreneurial spirit and digital revolution has begun to falter despite support from motivated entrepreneurs, international investors, policy experts and others. Written by engaged scholars and professionals in the field, the book offers 15 eye-opening chapters and 14 one-on-one conversations with entrepreneurs and investors to ask why establishing ICT start-ups on a continental and global scale remains a challenge on the “Silicon Savannah”. The authors present evidence-based recommendations to help Kenya to continue producing globally impactful ICT innovations that improve the lives of those still waiting on the side-lines, and to inspire other nations to do the same.

Author : Stephanie Arnold
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drivers and Barriers of Digital Market Integration in East Africa: A Case Study of Rwanda and Tanzania written by Stephanie Arnold and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Digital development has become a firm pillar in the national development strategies of many countries in the Global South. Although the geopolitical competition over ICTs leveraged their diplomatic and economic relevance in the international sphere, developing countries remain in a subordinate position in global power relations. However, while they could collectively improve their standing by uniting behind an integrated digital market, national governments in the East African Community are reluctant to implement a single digital market, leading us to inquire: What constrains digital market integration in East Africa? This article compares Rwanda and Tanzania, two relatively digitally mature but less developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, whereas one is a small landlocked country and the other a larger emerging economy. Following the classification of Hout and Salih, material, ideational, political, and external aspects affect a nation's enthusiasm for regional initiatives. By

Author : Julien Atchoua
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1786304511
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Technologies and African Societies written by Julien Atchoua and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The integration and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in African countries is increasingly observable in various sectors of activity (banking, education, trade, etc.) despite a digital divide still relevant. ICT has become a major sector of the recent growth of a new informal economy in African cities (Chéneau-Loquay, 2008). This question has been at the heart of various international meetings. An overall positive and even utopian momentum is generally heard about the contribution of digital technologies to the development of African states. The adoption or appropriation of digital technologies by Africans is presented in many speeches by politicians or institutions involved in the field of cooperation and international development as an important issue for the development of this continent. These different considerations give rise to reflections on the following themes. - Social Media and Public Space in Africa - Challenges of the digital economy in Africa - ICT and modernization of higher education in Africa

Author : George H. Kinoti
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Contribution of Science and Technology to the Development of East Africa written by George H. Kinoti and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nicolas Friederici
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026236283X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa written by Nicolas Friederici and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hope and hype about African digital entrepreneurship, contrasted with the reality on the ground in local ecosystems. In recent years, Africa has seen a digital entrepreneurship boom, with hundreds of millions of dollars poured into tech cities, entrepreneurship trainings, coworking spaces, innovation prizes, and investment funds. Politicians and technologists have offered Silicon Valley-influenced narratives of boundless opportunity and exponential growth, in which internet-enabled entrepreneurship allows Africa to "leapfrog" developmental stages to take a leading role in the digital revolution. This book contrasts these aspirations with empirical research about what is actually happening on the ground. The authors find that although the digital revolution has empowered local entrepreneurs, it does not untether local economies from the continent's structural legacies.