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600 million potential internet users in Africa by 2025
November 20, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on 600 million potential internet users in Africa by 2025
600 million potential internet users in Africa by 2025

A recent McKinsey & Co. economic report on Africa looks at the potential of the internet to contribute $300 billion to African GDP by the year 2025.

OA News: September 7-13, 2013 (General Africa)
September 13, 2013 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: September 7-13, 2013 (General Africa)

Part two of this week’s African tech news round-up consists of 30 stories about how technology is changing Africa.

For how long can Africa’s 17 year ‘digital lag’ remain constant?
October 14, 2010 ♦ Comments Off on For how long can Africa’s 17 year ‘digital lag’ remain constant?
For how long can Africa’s 17 year ‘digital lag’ remain constant?

The 2010 Information Economy Report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently found that:
Even with current high growth rates, our calculations show that it will be 2019 before the poorest countries achieve the internet usage rates reached by the richest countries in 2002. That’s a ‘digital …