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What role for the private sector in developing a digital Africa?

  • Jean-Michel Huet Partner BearingPoint
26 June 2017
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The spread of digital technology has been one of the most striking African success stories over the past 15 years and although the public sector has made an important contribution […]Continue Reading
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The Big Bang in Big Data: an opportunity for African urban policies

  • Ludovic Centonze Orange for Developement, project leader Orange
23 March 2016
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Each day, our intensive use of information technologies generates trillions of data bytes termed “Big Data”. Some big data has a high socio-behavioural value and may therefore be of use […]Continue Reading
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Development in Africa through mobile money democratization

  • Amolo Ng'weno Managing Director Digital Divide Data
  • Hildah Chao Research Assistant Digital Divide Data
  • Michelle Hassan Research Manager Digital Divide Data
11 March 2015
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Mobile money, an African success story, offers numerous benefits, particularly to those who do not have access to banks. Its first phase has facilitated access to and transfers of cash, […]Continue Reading
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A snapshot of the mobile phone sector in developing countries, particularly in Africa

  • Proparco
16 March 2010
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Access to the mobile phone market has been booming in developing countries since the late 1990s. In Africa in particular, coverage rates have risen rapidly, while prices have dropped sharply in recent […]Continue Reading
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The Economic Impact of the Development of Mobile Telephony: Results from a Case Study in Haiti

  • Guillaume Barberousse Head of the Banking and Financial Markets Division Proparco
  • Véronique Pescatori Project Manager AFD
  • Tanguy Bernard AFD
15 March 2010
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Haitian data confirm that mobile phone development acts as an engine for economic growth, what consequently brings a number of social benefits. However, a large part of the population remains […]Continue Reading
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Rebuilding a Shattered Nation: The Impact of Wireless Communication and Mobile Banking in Afghanistan

  • Samir Satchu Roshan
08 March 2010
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In an extremely difficult context – that of Afghanistan at war – mobile phones provide users with some basic services that are essential for the country’s reconstruction. The explosion in […]Continue Reading
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The Impacts of the Mobile Phone Sector on Development: Mixed Results?

  • Annie Chéneau-Loquay Research director CNRS
01 March 2010
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The expansion of the mobile phone sector in developing countries would appear to have obvious benefits. However, the conditions in which this takes place can sometimes be questioned. Deregulation in […]Continue Reading
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How to Succeed in Developing Countries for a Mobile Telephony Operator? The Case of Milicom

  • François-Xavier Roger Chief financial officer Millicom
  • Jenny Aker Assistant Professor of Development Economics Tufts University
04 January 2010
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Some mobile phone operators invested in developing countries very early on, whereas profitability seemed to be uncertain. If such investments are to be profitable, it is necessary to respect some […]Continue Reading
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Mobile Phones, Markets and Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • François-Xavier Roger Chief financial officer Millicom
  • Jenny Aker Assistant Professor of Development Economics Tufts University
28 December 2009
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the use of mobile phones has positive impacts on the way local consumer goods markets operate. Indeed, a study conducted in Niger shows that mobile phones help […]Continue Reading
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Mobile Telephony: A Transformational Tool for Growth and Development

  • Christine Zhen-Wei Qiang Lead economist The World Bank Group
21 December 2009
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The past 15 years have brought an unprecedented increase in access to telephone services in developing countries. This growth has been driven primarily by wireless technologies. Mobile phones have made […]Continue Reading
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