COUNTRY FOCUS: BOTSWANA
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Digital Transformation’s
promise for Botswanan businesses
Digital Transformation and emerging technologies have
been generating significant interest in Africa recently.
Public and private sector organisations are finding the
promises of job creation and economic growth difficult
to ignore. Ricardo Flores, Senior Regional Manager of
SADC Applications at Oracle, discusses the possibilities
for the Botswanan government and firms who are
embracing digital initiatives.
W
ith Internet penetration in the
country growing and mobile
technologies rapidly being
deployed, Botswana is mirroring what is
happening in other leading African markets.
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A growing awareness of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution and technologies like Machine
Learning, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet
of Things (IoT) and Blockchain benefits
will transform government services and
companies across all industries, creating
innovative opportunities and new jobs. Some
governments have struggled with agility and
speed on their digital initiatives but have
continued to embrace the Fourth Industrial
Revolution with several initiatives being
rolled out to deliver e-services to citizens.
And even though the merits of things like
telemedicine, e-learning or cloud have
long been touted, it is only now that the
technology is starting to affect meaningful
change in the country.
Transformative
Digital Transformation has moved beyond
just referring to accessing the Internet or
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