Changing ICT rankings of African nations
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2004
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Southern African Journal of Information and Communication (SAJIC), The Edge Institute / Research ICT Africa, Braamfontein, ZA
Abstract
After years of being an information and communication technology laggard relative to other
developing regions of the world, Africa has been pushed to the forefront in a new information
revolution, thanks to mobile communications. This period has also witnessed considerable mobility
in the information and communication technology rankings of different African nations. This article
examines changes in the information and communication technology rankings of different African
nations and concludes that, as an analytical framework, the “digital divide” does not accurately
describe what is happening on the continent and may lead to policy choices that are harmful to
Africa’s future.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELEPHONE, STATISTICAL DATA, AFRICA