The social costs of a digital economy
Everything has a social cost. A digital economy is no different. The cost balance may be positive or negative—usually, it is a mixed bag.
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Everything has a social cost. A digital economy is no different. The cost balance may be positive or negative—usually, it is a mixed bag.
African states lack the infrastructure, ambition and vision needed to create a digital economy. Global goodwill is not an alternative.
A digital economy is not just economic activities that take place online. It is also how digital channels reshape entire societies.
Africa’s need for a do-over in how it treats data centres is not just about data sovereignty, localisation, or the physical vs cloud debate.
Startups in North Africa are uniquely positioned to expand south and east—if they lean into their advantages.