DCA Digital Digest: How the app economy will drive innovation in Africa

1. How the app economy will drive innovation in Africa

The mobile economy has finally arrived in Africa. Anyone who doubts should simply take a look around them. The millennial generation have become the leading purveyors of the emerging “App Economy”. They are driving the boom in mobile services and reinventing the way businesses engage with their internal and external audiences and stakeholders.To compete in this new “app economy,” telcos will need to invest in gaining market share” through mobile applications, services, advertising and the customer data that powers them.

2. AI in African Healthcare Revolutionizing the Industry

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been becoming more prevalent in healthcare systems, helping analyze large amounts of data to improve efficiency in both care and access to medical supplies.
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3. Half of internet users are concerned about their online privacy now more than ever before

The 2018 CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust findings show that over half of internet users surveyed around the world are more concerned about their online privacy than they were a year ago, reflecting growing concern around the world about online privacy and the power of social media platforms.
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4. Independent solar power could offer reliable electricity to sub-saharan Africa

New UC Berkeley research published today in Nature Energy finds that decentralized electricity systems in sub-saharan Africa can be designed for extremely high reliability, and that this may come at remarkably low costs in the future.
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