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Will digital technology help Africa meet its MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL targets?  Studying the MDGs  Technology’s role in the development process.

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1 Will digital technology help Africa meet its MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL targets?  Studying the MDGs  Technology’s role in the development process

2 THE DEVELOPMENT GAP Information & communications technology (ICT) is a key driver of globalisation Along with other factors and forces, such as multi-governmental organisations and TNCs, ICT helps build connectivity between places Optimists see a strong link between the availability of ICT and economic and social development Optimists believe ICT can help bridge the development gap

3 THE MDG TARGETS

4 AFRICA’S PROGRESS Progress towards MDG targets has been uneven Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains at 50% (the same as in 1981) Many urban Africans live in very poor conditions, such as those seen in the Kibera slum (Nairobi, Kenya)

5 TECHNOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT Digital technology can help deliver economic and social development One Laptop per Child project has brought ICT to poor schools Over 40% of Africans have a mobile phone. This is helping businesses to grow and also helps farmers get better deals Innovation – such as pedal- powered recharging – is bringing real changes

6 TECHNOLOGY TRENDS (1) Mobile phone ownership has grown rapidly on a global scale Since 2004, mobile ownership in African countries has tripled This is an example of a leapfrogging technology (landlines have never been introduced to some regions where mobile use in now widespread)

7 FIBRE OPTIC CABLE Until recently, East Africa lacked broadband Now, a new 10,625-mile undersea cable has been laid by Seacom The new fibre optic cable links South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda with London, Marseille and Mumbai

8 Kenya’s vision for the future Kenya’s government has a new plan It’s called the Malili project The blueprint shows a 5,000-acre African technopolis But will it ever become a reality?

9 THE GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE Photograph and image credits: KIKUYUMOJA, MUSICFIEND, WHITE AFRICAN (all available under Flickr or Wiki creative commons license)


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