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Digitalizing Africa: Evaluating Early Advancements in The Transformation Process

Horvath-Nemes, Lili Kata LU (2024) EKHS22 20241
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This thesis investigates the impact of the African Union's Digital Transformation
Strategy, published in 2020 amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the digital progress of African countries. To see the progress of African countries, this study introduces the Digital Transformation Fundamentals Index, covering institutional, social, infrastructural, and economic dimensions of the digitalisation phenomenon, aligned with the African Union's strategy. Analysing data from pre- and post-policy periods, the research reveals that African nations had already laid the groundwork for ICT integration before the pandemic, with a notable acceleration in digital infrastructure development following the policy implementation. While progress in... (More)
This thesis investigates the impact of the African Union's Digital Transformation
Strategy, published in 2020 amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the digital progress of African countries. To see the progress of African countries, this study introduces the Digital Transformation Fundamentals Index, covering institutional, social, infrastructural, and economic dimensions of the digitalisation phenomenon, aligned with the African Union's strategy. Analysing data from pre- and post-policy periods, the research reveals that African nations had already laid the groundwork for ICT integration before the pandemic, with a notable acceleration in digital infrastructure development following the policy implementation. While progress in digital human capital development and the ICT innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem remains modest, their correlation with the preceding dimensions suggests potential growth in the future. Overall, this research underscores the initiation of digital transformation across Africa, with the African Union's guidelines playing a pivotal role in steering this evolution. (Less)
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author
Horvath-Nemes, Lili Kata LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS22 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Digital Transformation Fundamentals Index, Digital Transformation, COVID-19 Aftermath, Socio-Economic Development, Digital Economy, Policy Evaluation
language
English
id
9165360
date added to LUP
2025-02-03 09:17:14
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2025-02-03 09:17:14
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  abstract     = {{This thesis investigates the impact of the African Union's Digital Transformation
Strategy, published in 2020 amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the digital progress of African countries. To see the progress of African countries, this study introduces the Digital Transformation Fundamentals Index, covering institutional, social, infrastructural, and economic dimensions of the digitalisation phenomenon, aligned with the African Union's strategy. Analysing data from pre- and post-policy periods, the research reveals that African nations had already laid the groundwork for ICT integration before the pandemic, with a notable acceleration in digital infrastructure development following the policy implementation. While progress in digital human capital development and the ICT innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem remains modest, their correlation with the preceding dimensions suggests potential growth in the future. Overall, this research underscores the initiation of digital transformation across Africa, with the African Union's guidelines playing a pivotal role in steering this evolution.}},
  author       = {{Horvath-Nemes, Lili Kata}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Digitalizing Africa: Evaluating Early Advancements in The Transformation Process}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}