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Promoting African Internet Economy Dawit Bekele Director, African Regional Bureau Internet Society 2 Introduction 1/3 rd of Africans have access to the Internet Contribution of Internet to the GDP: 1.1 Source: McKinsey Global

Promoting African Internet Economy Dawit Bekele Director, African Regional Bureau Internet Society
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Introduction 1/3 rd of Africans have access to the • Internet • Contribution of Internet to the GDP: 1.1 Source: McKinsey Global Institute % • Internet has greater impact on economic growth for developing countries • 10% increase of Internet penetration 0.4% to 0.6% of GDP growth • Use the Internet to financial services, education, health, retail, agriculture and government shows that those sectors can make a saving from 10% to 75% 3
Successes • Close to 80% of worldwide Mobile Money users are in Africa • Innovation hubs are being built all over Africa with varying successes • Some successful applications — Jumia, online supermarket in Nigeria, Kenya, etc. — Benben: blockchain based land management system in Ghana — Twiga Foods and Icow in Kenya, FarmFresh in Gambia 4
Challenges • Ecommerce businesses for Middle/East and Africa is just 1% • But Middle/Easters and Africans are about 7% of the world online consumers • 2 in 5 businesses don’t use Email • 1 in 3 businesses don’t have website 5
Challenges • Development of Internet in the continent is very uneven • Contribution to the Economy low • Africa: 1.1% • Emerging economies: 1.9% • Developed countries: 3.6% • Ecommerce for Middle/East and Africa: 1% • Online consumers Middle/Eastern and Africans: 7% • 2 in 5 businesses don’t use Email • 1 in 3 businesses don’t have websites 6
Roadblocks Issues that impact ability to start new businesses Startups Conditions for online business offerings, regardless of sector, including developing Internet Online Business platforms General ease of doing business, online or offline Business Environment
Conclusion • Nascent African Internet Economy • Many opportunities but also many challenges • Some countries will emmerge • Some will loose the opportunity 8
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Get involved. Visit us at Galerie Jean-Malbuisson 15, 1775 Wiehle Avenue, There are many ways to support www.internetsociety.org CH-1204 Geneva, Suite 201, Reston, VA the Internet. Find out today how Follow us Switzerland. 20190-5108 USA. @internetsociety +41 22 807 1444 +1 703 439 2120 you can make an impact. 10

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