Computers and Technology in Africa

Catalog description

Examines how African countries utilize information technology (IT) with special emphasis on information communication technologies ICTs, development, and increasing market access. A survey of the basic structures of IT will foreground discussions about the applications of IT, ICTs and social media platforms to leverage social capital and mobilize politically. An emphasis is placed on analyzing the relationships among hardware, social media, software (apps, etc.), databases, networks and variations in infrastructure through country case studies. The selection of case studies include IT incubators such as Kenya and countries with less IT infrastructure to compare sub-regional trends and best practices.