DCA Digital Digest: 5 technologies that will continue to make waves in 2019.

1. 5 technologies that will continue to make waves in 2019.

At the beginning of 2018, technology concepts and concerns such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing were on the tips of everyone’s tongues. Looking ahead to the coming year, these are still very relevant, and they’re just getting better, smarter, faster and set to be more efficient in 2019.

2. African governments are playing a waiting game on regulating cryptocurrencies

That mix of reticence and strong-handedness is prevalent across the continent, a new report by Ecobank on the state of cryptocurrency regulation in sub-Saharan Africa shows.
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3. How Mobile Money is helping financial inclusion in Africa

When examining the global uptake of mobile money, Sub-Saharan Africa readily springs to mind as a noteworthy case. Here’s why-the region has (and will continue to) witness significant uptake of the service.
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4. The World in 2019: Closing the ‘digital divide’

Whatever the policy mix, the problems caused by more connectivity will not go away quickly. “This is going to get worse before it gets better,” predicts Renata Avila of the World Wide Web Foundation, a think-tank. Connectivity alone is not enough, she points out: “We have to prepare people better for what to expect.”
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