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Défis d’une startup numérique africaine en environnement de faible accès à la connectivité
Comment les start-ups numériques en Afrique peuvent-elles fonctionner et réussir lorsque la connectivité Internet est limitée ? Découvrez l'expérience de FarmerLine (Ghana)
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Two recommendations to boost Egypt’s green technology sector
On 4-5 October 2022, Egyptian and European digital actors came together with the purpose of boosting Egypt’s green technology (Greentech) sector. A two-day multi-stakeholder dialogue and workshop gathered over 60 representatives of the private sector, civil society, academia, and government in an effort to draw a common roadmap to support innovation and digital entrepreneurship as a driver to meet Egypt’s sustainability and environmental goals. In particular, emphasis was given to the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in the field of resilient agriculture and sustainable smart cities.
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Online chances: Citizen Participation
Every opinion matters. But how do we amplify the voices of citizens? How do we consider them in the process of changing situations and organising the right initiatives? What are the benefits of digitalisation for citizen involvement? Discover the recording of one of our D4D webinars with Upinion and Citizenlab.
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Construire un parcours à succès d’entrepreneur du numérique en Afrique de l’Ouest
Apprenez-en plus sur les défis et les opportunités pour les entrepreneurs en Afrique de l'Ouest dans cette conférence d'Oumar Basse, PDG de Yobante Express.
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Analyse: Le e-gouvernement en Algerie
Cette analyse explore le classement de l'Algérie dans l'enquête des Nations unies sur le e-gouvernement.
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Online Course: Fundamentals of Economic Regulation of Digital Markets
The concept of agile governance aims to help policymakers develop policies in a more proactive way, allowing them to keep pace with the rapid development and deployment of emerging technologies. The objective of the course is to contribute into development of a capacity building program on digital regulation to support digital transformation in Africa.
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Report: Strategies Towards Universal Smartphone Access
An estimated 2.7 billion people globally remain offline today. Most of these people are in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and most of them live within good Internet coverage. However, the cost of a smartphone to access the Internet can exceed 70% of the average income in LMICs, presenting a significant barrier to digital inclusion.
This study, developed under the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, represents the first multi-stakeholder dialogue and analysis on the topic of smartphone access. More concretely, it studies barriers to smartphone ownership and usage, and provides recommendations on how these may be overcome.
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Taxe sur le commerce numérique : une opportunité pour l'Afrique ?
La réforme sur la taxation mondiale des multinationales, qui a débouché en octobre 2021 sur l’adoption de l’initiative du cadre inclusif OCDE/G20 relative à l’érosion de la base d’imposition et au transfert des bénéfices (BEPS), enregistre l’adhésion de 23 pays africains. Une étude financée par l’AFD sur cette thématique offre un plaidoyer à destination des décideurs africains afin de promouvoir leur mobilisation accrue dans les négociations internationales sur le sujet.
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Assessment of smart farming solutions for smallholders in low and middle-income countries
Smart farming solutions can play an important role in helping smallholder farmers in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) increase their productivity and resilience to disaster by opening access to assets and mechanisation, optimising the use of inputs, labour and natural resources and reducing crop and animal losses and waste. This report explores the emergence of smart farming solutions in LMICs and identifies opportunities to scale these solutions. It provides supply-side solution providers, such as agritech innovators and mobile operators, as well as the investors and donors that support them, with insights into the smart farming opportunity in LMICs.
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Online Course: Artificial Intelligence for Policy Makers
An introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for policymakers in the Global South.
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Deployment of eduroam in Uganda: Lessons learned
The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) began the rollout of Metro eduroam in 2020. Since then, RENU has successfully deployed over 500 hotspots across the country, connecting 61 educational institutions from 42 service locations. In this interview, RENU Systems and Software Engineer Hellen Nakawungu shares her insights on how RENU has managed this achievement.
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