Governance, Technology and Social Media

Digitalization in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) driven, by a range of powerful technologies, offers unprecedented opportunities as well as significant risks to Africa’s development. While digital technologies are enabling rapid advancements in societal transformation, they are also accentuating already existing digital divide, creating new threats to the very fabric of democracy and sustainable development. More often, the benefits and opportunities created by technology flows disproportionately to early adopters and countries with robust digital infrastructure. This will impact the future of power.