The ICT sector can make evidence-based policymaking a reality for African governments. Policymaking is fraught with uncertainties and political considerations. Research-based evidence has to compete with many other factors in government decision making, but policymaking based on evidence is gaining importance in several African countries. In the face of dwindling official development aid and competing…
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Public-Private Partnerships Are Key To Creating An Enabling Environment For Africa’s Startups. One thing that Africa has no shortage of is entrepreneurs. However, it is in the creation of an enabling environment – a startup ecosystem – that will see these budding entrepreneurs make a real impact on the continents economic growth. According to the…
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Rwanda Firmly Positions Itself On Africa’s Tech Hub Map By Laurent Lamouth founder of LSL World Initiative In recent years governments across Africa have prioritised investment into the technology industry. With tech hubs growing across the continent by 40% this year. Africa’s technology ecosystem experienced rapid growth with 618 active tech hubs providing “the backbone…
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A Thriving Informal Sector Is A Good Thing For Africa Most developing countries have a thriving informal sector, but governments are constrained when it comes to regulating this sector so that it can contribute to the formal economy. However, for most informal business owners registering a business is at best arduous, with a drawn-out application…
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SADC Climate-Smart Zone – Key To Alleviating The Impact Of Natural Disasters. By Laurent Lamothe, Founder and CEO of LSL World Initiative Earlier this year, Cyclone Idaidevastated Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe by leaving more than 1,000 people dead, thousands more missing, and damages in the billions. These storms were among the recent reminders of how…
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Digital Transformation – Rethinking Government As A Digital Platform And Citizens As Customers. I recently spoke at Angotic, Angola’s most reputable innovation forum. I explained that today, technology had advanced so much that a farmer in Angola has as much access to information as the President does. But the challenge is, if and how quickly…
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