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On 26th April 2023, we hosted the YES-PACT regional showcase, a virtual event that celebrated the achievements of our members in influencing policy on youth employment and skills. The showcase also marked the successful completion of the YES PACT project’s...
Increased connectivity and the use of digital technology are unlocking innovative business models for trade and economic activities on the African continent. Yet, the real potential for large-scale job creation and inclusive growth lies in the diffusion of digital innovations...
Africa must rapidly move towards digitizing manufacturing, or miss out on the regional and global value chains of the future. Digitization creates opportunities for financial inclusion, transparency in public services, […]
Innovation and digital technologies have great potential to create jobs, boost productivity growth, reduce poverty, foster inclusion, and reduce inequality.
Africa’s digital infrastructure gap is worrying, and there are few good models around the world of well-integrated, multi-country approaches to reach full and equitable connectivity. The best model may be the European Union (EU), and there is much Africa can...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the process of decades-long digitalization was accelerated around the world. Digital technologies such as mobile applications, artificial intelligence, and big data analytics are now extensively used to increase knowledge on human immunity, track the...
This essay brings together findings from a Development and Economic Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) synthesis report1 and wider literature on agricultural innovations in African countries to draw lessons for a high-quality recovery from COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit African economies very hard and most countries face a slow recovery process. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) offers an opportunity to speed up economic recovery and put economies back on a sustained growth and transformation trajectory.
African countries implementing e-government platforms and policies that incentivize the use of FinTech as part of their economic recovery strategy from COVID-19 are highly likely to achieve digital Financial Inclusion for households and firms. The existing e-government and mobile-government concepts,...
At the micro-level, evidence shows that Chinese firms support innovation among their African counterparts despite several challenges. Meanwhile, in China, COVID-19 has accelerated innovation among Chinese firms. Increased support to knowledge and technology transfer between Chinese and African firms could...
Sectors such as light manufacturing are crucial for the economic transformation of many countries. And they have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. How do they recover––and survive?
A new international accord on innovation diffusion and technological capacity should be created. Such an accord could lay the groundwork for a more equitable COVID-19 recovery, leveling the global economic playing field and supporting Africa’s technological industrial revolution. Recent research...
Science, technology and innovation has gained greater prominence in African policymaking in recent years, but many current approaches fall short in addressing transformation. Two new frameworks may offer an improved way forward.
The use of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated high applicability for both outbreak control and preparedness as well as to address a range of diseases and improve public health services. COVID-19 has ignited further momentum by highlighting...
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Harnessing technology to improve Africa’s productivity and economic transformation
Better contemporary research is needed at the Africa-firm level and from a country-level policy perspective on the causality between technology and productivity.
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