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Long in the digital domain compared to other continents, Africa and the countries that compose it are now in full development in this sector and intend to make new technologies the spearhead of the economy
Many steps have been taken by governments to allow the rise of digital technology. Different specializations have emerged from the continent, with each country "choosing" its field of activity. There are three major specializations in digital technology: call centers with Morocco, Tunisia, Madagascar and Mauritius, real centers of research and innovation, such as Nigeria, Kenya, Africa, South and recently Ghana, and that of start-up hubs that are Tunisia, Rwanda or Ivory Coast.
An excitement throughout the continent
Thanks to this boom in digital technology, African countries with a very low growth rate and a high rate of poverty, were able to begin the development of their economies. This is the case of Madagascar which intends to become, in the coming years, a French-speaking leader in the call center industry at the expense of Morocco or Tunisia.
Rwanda is becoming a major technological hub in Africa, considered the second most "business friendly" country in Africa after Mauritius. This country was the country of honor of the last Viva Technology in Paris in the presence of the presidents of France and Rwanda.
The investments made allow young generations to be confronted from a very young age with new technologies. 19659007] In order to make these changes possible, countries have launched real government plans (digital Senegal 2020, Tunisia 2020, digital Cameroon 2020, etc.) aimed at providing real infrastructures, that is to say a network High-performance Internet and optical fiber for someThe investments made enabled the computerization of schools, universities and training centers to enable young generations to be confronted at an early age with new technologies. [19659002] Training in the digital field has literally exploded in recent years. Large Western universities and transnational corporations have multiplied partnerships and investments with universities and colleges across the continent. The best universities have recently been established in Rwanda (NYU, Harvard, London School of Economics, FIT …)
Genuine educational hubs have emerged in Africa as is the case in Mauritius with Uniciti, a " smart city "dedicated solely to training and education with European schools that have settled there (Panthéon-Assas, Supinfo, Vatel, etc.).
Promoting the entry of investments
Today Nearly all African universities have digital training and some are totally dedicated to the code professions. In Kenya, a society was developed within the Nairobi Technological University on the same model as school incubators in Europe or the United States.
The goal of African government plans was to to promote the entry of foreign direct investment by relaxing the regulation, but also by building real infrastructures able to accommodate the global heavyweights of the sector.
Example of these new cities dedicated to technology, the Cibercity d Ebene in Mauritius has seen its development and activities climb from year to year becoming a technological hub, just like the city of Kigali in Rwanda, Nairobi in Kenya, Abidjan in Ivory Coast or Cape Town in South Africa . Among these heavyweights, IBM has recently installed its big data research center called "African Research Cloud". It will be the center containing the most information in radio astronomy of the world. Google also plans to set up a research center on artificial intelligence in Africa, specifically in Ghana
African start-ups are the most beautiful showcases of inventiveness but especially of the talents that Africa has. The advent of telephony on the continent has enabled start-ups to invent applications focused on services that are revolutionizing the lives of the population. M-Pesa, a remote micropayment system, is considered the most innovative of the moment. In Ivory Coast, Wefly Agri allows farmers on the move to keep an eye on their land.
The African continent could thus become in a few years the world technological leader thanks to efficient school and professional infrastructures, but especially with involvement of the private sector.
Nicolas Goldstein is director at Grind and founder of the Mauritius startup incubator
Nicolas Goldstein
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