COUNTRY FOCUS: KENYA
Cloud computing
has the potential
to make life more
efficient for everyone
Technology’s transformative potential for
firms still benefits the individual. When
companies, even in traditional sectors and
industries, become more efficient using
technology, they can thrive and employ
more people.
The economic benefits of a flourishing
private sector are enormous, most
importantly in the creation of employment
opportunities, directly and indirectly by
spurring growth across the value chain and
related industries.
New technologies deliver new
opportunities
There must be an awareness of the massive
disruption that technology is causing.
The popular myth is that its deployment
always leads to job-cuts as systems become
automated. That is not the whole picture.
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THERE IS A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY IN
THE ADOPTION
OF THE CLOUD,
BACKED BY
THE SCALE OF
MARKETS AND
A LARGELY
UNTOUCHED
YOUTHFUL
POPULATION.
With technology, companies can conduct
more simulations and testing using robotics.
The fact is that its introduction into a
business leads to generations of additional
revenue that can be invested in more
impactful projects that create fresh
opportunities for earning livelihoods.
The change in perspective required from
Africans with regard to technology is more
than just attitudinal; there is the cultural
aspect too.
How do we perceive ourselves as Africans?
Do we have conviction that we can own
innovations and make a difference?
Our young people have been born into
technology; they are technological natives.
But do they believe that they can use it to
change the world?
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