Africa’s Internet: Driving Economic Empowerment

October 30, 2020 00:48:33
Africa’s Internet: Driving Economic Empowerment
Global Commerce Exchange
Africa’s Internet: Driving Economic Empowerment

Oct 30 2020 | 00:48:33

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Show Notes

Cassandra Enyan shares her experience working for Google on projects across the African continent. Working with local partners from Ghana to South Africa to expand internet accessibility, she’s had a front-row seat to the digital revolution changing small businesses and livelihoods across Africa. She shares with Prof. Maillet some of the innovative ways local African companies are using technology – particularly digital banking and payments – and explains the continent’s budding startup scene.

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