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Africa’s Response to Covid-19: The Acceleration of its Digital Revolution
FromBuilding the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde
Africa’s Response to Covid-19: The Acceleration of its Digital Revolution
FromBuilding the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
May 11, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Dan is out this week. But Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Director and Senior Fellow for CSIS Africa, guest hosts to discusses the digital revolution in Africa with Togo’s Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation, Cina Lawson, and Better Than Cash Alliance’s Lead of Africa Policy and Partnerships, Nshuti Mbabazi. Cina shares the innovative digital strategies Togo employed to alleviate the poverty exacerbated by Covid-19, including how they used AI and partnered with UC Berkeley and Innovations for Poverty Action. Meanwhile, Nshuti stresses the importance of financial inclusion, public-private partnerships, and the hopeful prospects of Africa’s further digital innovation in upcoming years.
Released:
May 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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