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ICTs Information Technology in Africa: A Proactive Approach and the Prospects of Leapfrogging Decades in
ICTs Information Technology in Africa: A Proactive Approach and the Prospects of Leapfrogging Decades in | Information Technology in Africa: A Proactive Approach and the Prospects of Leapfrogging Decades in |
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This paper examines perspectives for the growth of information technology (IT) in Africa. The central thesis is that, as in other development sectors, technological solutions are more readily available than the political will to implement them. Policy aspects of IT therefore need to be addressed, in terms of formulation, dissemination, and implementation. In the absence of clear and enforceable policy, the African information industry is likely to evolve in a haphazard manner in reaction to uncoordinated external motives, thus allowing improper practices that would impair the growth of enthusiasm for IT. |
