Africa's digital future : : From theory to action / / Wilma Viviers, Ali Parry, Susara J. Jansen Van Rensburg.
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 Fo...
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