Tag: Technology

The ‘Africa Rising’ narrative is increasingly giving way to that of ‘Aspiring Africa’, as the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) shrinks and the new middle class burgeons. Central ...

Innovation and new technologies are key drivers of economic growth in today’s globalised economy. Promoting innovation has thus become a critical regional and national policy obj...

More than two billion people worldwide are without bank accounts. Most are poor and only a third of adults in sub-Saharan Africa have access to any kind of basic financial services...

The expansion of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) achieved a milestone on 1 July 2016 as the United States, along with developed and developing country partners at the Wo...

On 16 May 2016, the Namibia Trade Forum (NTF) hosted a Public-Private Dialogue on Trade in Services in Windhoek, Namibia. The discussion was attended by representatives from variou...

Africa remains one of the preferred frontiers for investment opportunities and doing business, according to a report released by PwC Africa today. Growth and foreign direct investm...

Most African countries agree that regional integration is a goal which they should all aspire to, in order to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth and development. The...

Over the last 15 years, the expansion of mobile technology into Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been unprecedented. Recent data by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sho...

East Africa’s commercial banks are pinning their hopes for growth in 2016 on technology and increased investment in  small and medium-sized enterprises as lenders avoid ra...

A group of 53 World Trade Organisation members negotiating a tariff-cutting agreement on information and communication technology goods reached a final deal in Nairobi, Kenya, on W...

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched its flagship publication, the Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2016, during the Organization’s General ...

The following reports were prepared as part of a regional assessment of the manufacturing sector in Eastern Africa commissioned by the East Africa Resource Center (EARC) of the Afr...

Economic stagnation and lacklustre recovery from the global economic crisis had revealed dysfunction in international organizations and the need to reform unequal power structures,...

Reaching agreement on the 17 sustainable development goals and climate change is just the beginning. They still have to be delivered and, until they are, we still have to adapt to ...

The African financial services industry is rapidly evolving as a result of advancing technology which is fueling innovation and growth in the sector. While the sector is mature in ...

Below are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “Making 2015 a Historic Year” dinner, in Davos, Switzerland, on 23 January. Thank you for joining us tonight...

The study presents cases from Africa, Asia and Latin America, which provide contrasting experiences of the role of technology transfer and absorption in the development of differen...

China and the US have agreed to eliminate tariffs on a host of technology products – a move which could add $190bn to global GDP. The two trading powers overcame a succession of...

Innovation and technology can serve as a springboard for economic transformation provided they are driven by people. This was the message put forward by partners and participants a...

Much of the emphasis on climate change has been on urging countries to act to avoid environmental catastrophe. This new report, “Building Competitive Green Industries: the Climat...