National innovation system: Digital and new technology

An overview of the state of digital technologies in Angola is presented in this chapter. ICT plays a crucial role in helping to improve access to health and education and to connect markets, thereby creating new sources for income and development (Dahlman et al., 2016; UNCTAD, 2018). The diffusion of mobile telephones in the first decade of the millennium and, more recently, of smartphones and broadband connections, has opened new channels for the circulation of ideas, which favours the recombination of knowledge in search of innovative solutions that can ensure sustained growth in modern economies.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sustainable Cities and Communities