technology
May 25, 2020 -
Annette Mutaawe Ssemuwemba
How women in developing countries can harness ecommerce
Originally published in World Economic Forum Agenda on 24 April 2020
April 22, 2020 -
Kai Hughes
Technology critical to unlocking the agricultural potential of cotton
Information access via tech could increase yields and incomes for cotton farmers in Africa
February 18, 2020 -
Ratnakar Adhikari, Fabrice Lehmann
Least developed countries can become authors of their technological revolution
Originally published in OECD-Development Matters on 5 February 2020
February 13, 2020 -
Mischa Tripoli
A window of opportunity for Africa: Agricultural innovation, integration and entrepreneurial ecosystems
Agriculture 4.0, fuelled by innovation and technology, is driving more productive, efficient and sustainable food systems.
November 07, 2019 -
Chidi Oguamanam
The partnership imperative for African innovation in the fourth industrial revolution
The entrepreneurial uptake of computer technology and the entrenchment of digitisation have made Africa a demonstrable source of intellectual power in the digital sphere.
September 03, 2019 -
Cécile de Gardelle, Deanna Ramsay
How can developing countries seize returns from the fourth industrial revolution?
Without action, one out of every four people living in LDCs will be offline due to the lack of digital skills
June 19, 2019 -
Dan Ciuriak, Maria Ptashkina
A strategy to leverage the digital transformation for development
The digital transformation provides developing economies new opportunities to leapfrog industrial age infrastructure, to draw on the vast knowledge spillovers from the internet, to take advantage of new markets offered by digital platforms and to exploit production possibilities enabled by digital technologies.