Begazo, TaniaBlimpo, Moussa P.Dutz, Mark Andrew2024-12-032024-12-032023Begazo, Tania, Moussa P. Blimpo, and Mark A. Dutz. 2023. Digital Africa: Technological Transformation for Jobs. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi: 978-1-4648-1737-3.https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/7bc68e4b-c73d-42bd-8c71-4e96b2ec03ddDigital Africa, Technological Transformation for Jobs examines pathways to produce and promote the expanded use of affordable and attractive digital technologies (DTs) that are appropriate for Sub-Saharan Africa’s growing workforce and facilitate continued learning through use. DTs are defined broadly to include digital and data infrastructure, broadband internet, smartphones, tablets, and computers. They also include more specialized productivity-enhancing solutions, such as management upgrading, worker training, procurement, marketing, logistics, financing, and insurance.enEconomic development -- Technological innovationsInformation technology -- Economic aspectsJob creationDigital divide