Social tech ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa

• Autor(a) principal: Csíkszentmihályi, Christopher
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Rodrigues, Gemma, Ferreira, Elsa, Gianolla, Cristiano, Jardim, Cátia, Kasprzak, Michelle, Leclerc, Elise, Mukundane, Jude, Mwesigwa, Daniel
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/84823; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1244086

This study presents the findings of a survey commissioned by three UK foundations on the ecosystems of ‘social technology’ (systems designed to promote social good) in sub-Saharan Africa. It paints a ‘broad brush’ picture of the ecosystems for technology innovation across the region, highlighting those ecosystem characteristics present in multiple national contexts. These include the arrival and spread of tech hubs; interactions with Silicon Valley models of innovation on; the outsize influence of telcos; the advent of social media bundles and absence of net neutrality; and implicit bias against Africans and racism in funding. The study draws upon a combination of desk research, participant observation and semi-structured interviews with 116 individuals in 32 countries in English, French or Portuguese.