Africa and the Digital Economy: Benefits, Losses and Strategies

African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS)

Session 302

09:00–10:45, Thursday, 15 June 2017 Room C2, ITU Tower Thematic Workshop

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L'Economie Numérique en Afrique: Bénéfices, pertes et stratégies

L'économie numérique est-elle réellement facteur de prospérité en Afrique ?

L'Afrique gagne-t-elle ? Perd-elle ? dans l'économie numérique. Quelles stratégies sont développées ou pourraient être favorisées pour que l'Afrique bénéficie davantage de l'économie numérique ?

Is the digital economy really a factor of prosperity in Africa?

Does Africa win? Loses it? In the digital economy. What strategies are being developed or could be promoted if Africa is to benefit more from the digital economy?

Moderator

Dr. Cisse Kane, ACSIS

Speakers/Panellists

M. Emery Okundji Ndjovu, Ministre des Potes, Télécommunications et NTIC, RDC

Mrs. Marion Jansen Chief Economist International Trade Centre - ITC

M. Mactar Seck, UNECA

M. Verengai Mabikai Senior Policy Advisor for Africa, ISOC

M. Ahmed Eisa (Remote participation 10 min)

M. Aboulkarim Soumaila, Secretary-General UAT-ATU

M. James Zhan, Director,Investment Division, UNCTAD

Session's link to WSIS Action Lines

C1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
C2. Information and communication infrastructure
C3. Access to information and knowledge
C4. Capacity building
C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
C6. Enabling environment
C7. ICT Applications: E-government
C7. ICT Applications: E-business
C7. ICT Applications: E-learning
C7. ICT Applications: E-health
C7. ICT Applications: E-employment
C7. ICT Applications: E-environment
C7. ICT Applications: E-agriculture
C7. ICT Applications: E-science
C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
C9. Media
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society
C11. International and regional cooperation

L'économie numérique aide à mobiliser les ressources et à développer des stratégies pour faire des TIC le capacitateur par excellence pour les ODD et les lignes d'action

The digital economy will help mobilising resources and develop strategies to enable ICT development in all action lines. This will help ICT to play their role as global enabler for SDGs.

Session's link to Sustainable Development Process

Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

L'économie numérique aide à mobiliser les ressources et à développer des stratégies pour faire des TIC le capacitateur par excellence pour les ODD et les lignes d'action

La session va permettre d'identifier les voies et moyens