Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa

Digital Entrepreneurship in Africa

How a Continent Is Escaping Silicon Valley’s Long Shadow

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Descripción editorial

The hope and hype about African digital entrepreneurship, contrasted with the reality on the ground in local ecosystems.

In recent years, Africa has seen a digital entrepreneurship boom, with hundreds of millions of dollars poured into tech cities, entrepreneurship trainings, coworking spaces, innovation prizes, and investment funds. Politicians and technologists have offered Silicon Valley-influenced narratives of boundless opportunity and exponential growth, in which internet-enabled entrepreneurship allows Africa to "leapfrog" developmental stages to take a leading role in the digital revolution. This book contrasts these aspirations with empirical research about what is actually happening on the ground. The authors find that although the digital revolution has empowered local entrepreneurs, it does not untether local economies from the continent's structural legacies.

GÉNERO
Negocios y finanzas personales
PUBLICADO
2020
28 de julio
IDIOMA
EN
Inglés
EXTENSIÓN
336
Páginas
EDITORIAL
MIT Press
VENDEDOR
Penguin Random House LLC
TAMAÑO
2.2
MB