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2. Look beyond technological innovation
to ensure the business model and
customer relevance.
3. Think about where you fit in and what
gaps you can fill in the existing markets.
4. Think scale and look how to build up
growth capacity and market reach
before you outgrow your platforms.
5. Expect resistance from vested
interests and look at partnership as
an initial option.
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FEATURE: DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Policymakers
• Embrace change and technological
disruption as an opportunity.
• Improve data quality and share to target
investment and improve efficiency of
public services.
• Leapfrog developments elsewhere.
• Put agriculture at the forefront of
development, to boost yields and move
up the value chain.
• Foster greater transparency and trust
through digital connectivity.
The PWC report discusses six main ways
in which businesses, disruptors and
policymakers can capitalise on the potential
of disruptive technology in Africa.
1. Driving efficiency in business and
public service. Boosting connectivity
through increasing access and affordability
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