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Digital Transformation in Africa: From Gaps to Goals

Crumpton, Ben / Melis Baydag / Niels Keijzer / Camilla Rocca / Benedikt Erforth
External Publications (2026)

in: IAI (Hrsg.), EU-Africa Digital Partnership: Strategic Pathways through the Mattei Plan and Global Gateway , Rom: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), 23-40

ISBN: 978-88-3365-864-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4458/8643
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This chapter analyses the digital divide in Africa by offering both a global perspective and a comparative examination of its various dimensions across and within African states. The main objective is to give an overview of the overall situation and trends in terms of moving African digital access from gaps to goals. In view of this objective, it describes overall trends to provide a continental perspective and does not provide a detailed description as to why individual countries perform differently from others. The chapter was prepared jointly with chapter 5 that analyses key policy dimensions and international cooperation initiatives focused on digital access, with a key focus on the European Union’s Global Gateway and the Italian government’s Mattei Plan.

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