Malado Kaba, former Guinean minister of economy, speaks about the potential for digital disruption in the wake of the current pandemic.
- COVID-19 has prompted a proactive private sector response to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic, but government action has remained essential for containing the virus and developing effective economic response plans.
- Digitalization has at least 4 benefits: efficiency, accountability, transparency, and last it paves the way for the digital economy.
- Advancing a digital transformation agenda also requires progress on basic infrastructure, particularly access to electricity.
A major goal should be increasing African agency in the continent’s digital transformation, and the AfCFTA may facilitate this.
Source : Milken Institute
