Tech and policy implications in Africa

30 March 2021
By Yasmin Kassamba
In Economic Futures, Innovation and Technology
1 Minute

Yasmin Kassamba

Yasmin Kassamba is a Future Africa Forum contributor and expert. Yasmin’s speciality is international finance and development.

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In this episode, our contributors discuss tech and policy implications on the African continent. Using cases studies, they discuss reasons behind the high cost of internet; data localization and protection; and the role of telecommunication and tech companies in accelerating the continent’s infrastructure development.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Future Africa Forum. Future Africa Forum is a pan-African policy think-tank and policy advisory consultancy headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

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