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Digital Kenya: an entrepreneurial revolution in the making
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Presenting rigorous and original research, this volume offers key insights into the historical, cultural, social, economic and political forces at play in the creation of world-class ICT innovations in Kenya. Following the arrival of fiber-optic cables in 2009, Digital Kenya examines why the initial entrepreneurial spirit and digital revolution has begun to falter despite support from motivated entrepreneurs, international investors, policy experts and others. Written by engaged scholars and professionals in the field, the book offers 15 eye-opening chapters and 14 one-on-one conversations with entrepreneurs and investors to ask why establishing ICT start-ups on a continental and global scale remains a challenge on the “Silicon Savannah”. The authors present evidence-based recommendations to help Kenya to continue producing globally impactful ICT innovations that improve the lives of those still waiting on the side-lines, and to inspire other nations to do the same
How micro entrepreneurs can leverage on technology to grow their businesses - 5min with Dr Bitange Ndemo
No full textVideo - Topical commentary recordingsDr. Bitange Ndemo, Associate Professor, University of Nairobi shares his insights on how micro entrepreneurs can leverage on technology to grow their businesse
Digital adoption in micro and small enterprise clusters: a dependency theory study in Kenya
No full textThe adoption of digital technology is phenomenally sweeping across different industries and
countries in the world (Ndemo & Weiss, 2017; Friederici, 2018; Valdeolmillos, Mezquita,
Gonzalez-Briones, Prieto, & Corchado, 2019), and entrepreneurs across different spheres of
life have extensively embraced the use of technology (Ndemo & Weiss, 2017). While many
nations consider digital adoption as the highway to achieving some of their prosperity goals
(World Bank, 2018), there is still a need to validate its effects across the micro and small
enterprises segment (MSEs). This need is valid in the context of developing and emerging
nations (Nambisan, 2017; Sydow, Sunny, & Coffman, 2020; Sottini, Ciambotti & Littlewood,
2022; Gerli & Whalley, Chapter 15 in this handbook). As Africa debuts into the digital space,
the more dominant digital economies are expected to adopt, adapt, create, and disperse technological
innovations across the various societies (Ndemo & Weiss, 2017). The use of digital
technology ranges from the formal to the informal sector (Sydow et al., 2020) and straddles
different industries in the economy (Graham, 2019). The adoption of digital technology has
ranged from opportunity identification, idea generation, marketing and goes as far as the final
payment of sales proceeds (Nambisan, 2017; van der Westhuizen & Goyayi, 2020). Has the
adoption of digital technology delivered the expected dividends in Africa
Book Review: Nagy Hanna and Rene Summer’s Insights into a Holistic ICT Driven Transformation
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Organizational Cultural Hybrids: Nonprofit and For-Profit Cultural Influences in the Kenyan Technology Sector
Full text linkICT connectivity and how Kenya is staking for the ever expanding outsourcing market
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Inside a Policymaker’s Mind: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Policy Development and Implementation
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Slum Digitisation, Its Opponents and Allies in Developing Smart Cities: The Case of Kibera, Nairobi
No full textThe role of mobile technologies and inclusive innovation policies in SME development in Sub Saharan Africa
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