Public policy and technological transformations in Africa : nurturing policy entrepreneurship, policy tools and citizen participation

Public policy and technological transformations in Africa : nurturing policy entrepreneurship, policy tools and citizen participation / Gedion Onyango, editor.

This is a hands-on volume that develops insightful analysis and frameworks for understanding the roles of various electronic and digital products in Africas transformation. -Eric E. Otenyo, Professor, Northern Arizona University, United States In light of technologically driven revolutions that are...

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Other Authors: Onyango, Gedion
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Series:Information technology and global governance.
Subjects:
Sustainable development > Technological innovations > Africa.
Sustainable development > Technological innovations > Africa > Case studies.
Industry 4.0 > Africa.
Industry 4.0 > Africa > Case studies.
Political planning > Africa.
Political planning > Africa > Case studies.
Industry 4.0.
Political planning.
Sustainable development > Technological innovations.
Africa.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Chapter 1: Crafting Policy Technologies (PolicyTechs): An Introduction to Policy Digitalisation Pathways in Africa
  • Introduction
  • Leveraging 4IR Technologies into PolicyTechs-Integrating FinTechs, CivicTecs and GovTechs
  • How We Approach Public Policy and Technological Development Interfaces
  • References
  • Part I: Technologies as Public Policy Tools and Venues of Public Action
  • Chapter 2: State Entrepreneurship in Africa: Realising Digital Transformation for Policy Effectiveness in Selected Countries
  • Introduction
  • Understanding State Entrepreneurship in Africa
  • The Shifting State Strategies in Promoting Technological Development
  • The State's Technological Infrastructure Investments in Kenya
  • The State's Technological Infrastructure Investments in South Africa
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Technological Leapfrogging and Innovation: Re-imagining Evaluation Approaches and Practice in Africa
  • Introduction
  • 4IR, Innovations, and the Quest for Technological Leapfrog
  • Disruptive Innovations and Africa's Evaluation Marketplace
  • Mobile Telephony
  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Big Data
  • Drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
  • Geo-satellite Imagery
  • Threats, Opportunities, and Possibilities
  • Conclusion and Way Forward
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Digital Technologies, Data Commons and Rights in Africa: The Case of DigitalTransport4Africa
  • Introduction
  • The Rise of New Data and Digital Technologies: Digital Principles for Development and Rights
  • The Technological and Data Revolution in the Transport Sector in the African Context
  • The Case of DigitalTransport4Africa (DT4A)
  • Approach
  • Learn
  • Create
  • Ewarren Mobility, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
  • AddisMap, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • GoMetro, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • KhartouMap, Khartoum, Sudan
  • Share
  • DigitalTransport4Africa's Governance Structure
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Biometric Turn and the Quest of Public Interest. Assessing the National Identification Policy in Cameroon
  • Introduction
  • Approaching Digitisation: Public Policy and Security in Cameroon
  • Digital ID in Cameroon: Regulatory and Institutional Governance in Historical Perspective
  • Securing Cameroonian ID: Technological Choices and Strategical Battles
  • Modernity and Security Governance: ID Trends and Issues
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Digital Participatory Budgeting and Policymaking in Botswana
  • Introduction
  • Participation in the Budgetary Process
  • Digital Participatory Budgeting (e-Participatory budgeting)
  • The Case of Public Budgeting in Botswana
  • The Legal-Institutional Framework
  • Digital Participatory Budgeting (e-Participatory budgeting) in Botswana
  • Conclusion
  • References

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