Africa 2.0 by Russell Southwood

Africa 2.0 by Russell Southwood

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Africa 2.0 provides an important history of how two technologies – mobile calling and internet – were made available to millions of sub-Saharan Africans and the impact they have had on their lives. The book deals with the political challenges of liberalisation and privatisation that needed to be in place in order for these technologies to be built. -- .

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Africa 2.0 by Russell Southwood

Africa 2.0 provides an important history of how two technologies mobile calling and internet were made available to millions of sub-Saharan Africans and the impact they have had on their lives. The book deals with the political challenges of liberalisation and privatisation that needed to be in place in order for these technologies to be built. -- .
Russell Southwood is the Founder and CEO of the consultancy and research practice, Balancing Act, which has focused on telecoms, internet and media in sub-Saharan Africa over the last 20 years. He is also the author of Less Walk, More Talk – How Celtel and the Mobile Phone Changed Africa and with Kelly Wong, Building a Data Ecosystem for Food Security and Sustainability, Agtech V3.0.
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ISBN 13 9781526154828
ISBN 10 152615482X
Title Africa 2.0
Author Russell Southwood
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 2022-07-12
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.