Following a decade of rapid urbanisation and strong economic growth, Africa is going digital. While just 16 percent of the continent’s one billion people are online, that picture is changing rapidly.
Evidence of what is to come can already be seen in Africa’s major cities, where consumers have greater disposable income, more than half have internet-capable devices, and 3G networks are up and running. Significant infrastructure investment — for example, increased access to mobile broadband, fibre-optic cable connections to households and power-supply expansion — combined with the rapid spread of low-cost smartphones and tablets, has enabled millions of Africans to connect for the first time. There is a growing wave of innovation as entrepreneurs and large corporations alike launch new web-based ventures.
The internet’s greatest impact in Africa is likely to be concentrated in six sectors: financial services, education, health, retail, agriculture and government. READ MORE
Source: The Southern Times #IFAMAFRICA
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