Botswana Digital Economy Diagnostic

Botswana Digital Economy Diagnostic

Digital technologies are paving the way for economic growth and new service delivery models across Africa. On key digital indicators, Botswana fares similarly or better than regional neighbors, but is lagging behind global peers with the same incom...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:
DIGITAL ECONOMY
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
DIGITAL PUBLIC PLATFORMS
DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
DIGITAL BUSINESSES
DIGITAL SKILLS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099100007222230376/P1728130fa985906a09c220cb6fb4264212
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37786
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spelling okr-10986-377862022-07-30T05:10:39Z Botswana Digital Economy Diagnostic World Bank DIGITAL ECONOMY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET DIGITAL PUBLIC PLATFORMS DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES DIGITAL BUSINESSES DIGITAL SKILLS Digital technologies are paving the way for economic growth and new service delivery models across Africa. On key digital indicators, Botswana fares similarly or better than regional neighbors, but is lagging behind global peers with the same income levels, illustrating the potential to enhance performance. The digital economy in Botswana rests on several relatively strong individual strategies, policies, and regulations. However, when combined, these form a somewhat fragmented framework - further challenged by oftentimes slow implementation. This digital economy for Africa (DE4A) report considers the digital economy’s five foundational pillars, as well as cross-cutting issues. The report summarizes pillar status and recommendations for addressing challenges: infrastructure; digital platforms; digital financial services (DFS); digital business; digital skills; and suggested priority areas for action. 2022-07-29T14:22:34Z 2022-07-29T14:22:34Z 2022 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099100007222230376/P1728130fa985906a09c220cb6fb4264212 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37786 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Africa Botswana
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topic DIGITAL ECONOMY
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
DIGITAL PUBLIC PLATFORMS
DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
DIGITAL BUSINESSES
DIGITAL SKILLS
spellingShingle DIGITAL ECONOMY
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
DIGITAL PUBLIC PLATFORMS
DIGITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES
DIGITAL BUSINESSES
DIGITAL SKILLS
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Botswana Digital Economy Diagnostic
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description Digital technologies are paving the way for economic growth and new service delivery models across Africa. On key digital indicators, Botswana fares similarly or better than regional neighbors, but is lagging behind global peers with the same income levels, illustrating the potential to enhance performance. The digital economy in Botswana rests on several relatively strong individual strategies, policies, and regulations. However, when combined, these form a somewhat fragmented framework - further challenged by oftentimes slow implementation. This digital economy for Africa (DE4A) report considers the digital economy’s five foundational pillars, as well as cross-cutting issues. The report summarizes pillar status and recommendations for addressing challenges: infrastructure; digital platforms; digital financial services (DFS); digital business; digital skills; and suggested priority areas for action.
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title Botswana Digital Economy Diagnostic
title_short Botswana Digital Economy Diagnostic
title_full Botswana Digital Economy Diagnostic
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