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We must ensure that the intelligent regulation of markets both anticipates the disruptive effects of new digital technologies and harnesses the opportunities they offer.
Through its digital financial platform, the Ecobank Foundation is leveraging its presence to bring in new funding for the fight against malaria.
And the adoption of work-displacing digital technologies may need to be paced, so that the economy’s structural adjustment can keep up.
And, as is the case for all governments, it must start preparing for the digital revolution, or risk punishing costs over the near and long term.
New technologies and approaches are merging the physical, digital, and biological worlds in ways that will fundamentally transform humankind.
As more data are generated, stored, and transmitted in digital form, new data sets relevant to personal and business decisions are growing exponentially.
With the rise of the digital economy, more and more economic value is derived from intangibles such as the data collected from digital platforms, social media, or the sharing economy.
At the same time, public spending will likely have to increase to meet the demands of those left behind in the era of globalization and digital technologies.
But digital service providers have grown larger in terms of just about everything except the taxes they pay.
One idea currently gaining traction is to tax firms offering free-to-use digital services differently, so that their intangible value receives the same tax treatment as the tangible value produced by manufacturers and traditional service providers.
But taxation could be on the cusp of a much broader transformation, not limited to the digital economy.
For one thing, consumers are starting to realize the extent to which digital services profit from their personal information.
Even if GDP were a good predictor of success in those categories, it still does not capture the intangible value being created in the digital economy.
And with these data, digital advertisers and retailers will offer you more expensive watches, home furnishings, or airline tickets than they would to a lower-income user searching within the same categories.
They have the capital to invest in efficiency-enhancing approaches and new production systems, and they are making use of increasingly accessible technologies – such as digital tools, advanced robotics, or new materials – to turbo-charge efficiency.
A New Economy for the Middle East and North AfricaWASHINGTON, DC – Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) possess all of the ingredients they need to leapfrog into the digital future.
They have large, well-educated youth populations that have already adopted new digital and mobile technologies on a wide scale.
The digital economy holds the promise of a new way forward, but it is still in its infancy, and young people face obstacles in putting technology to productive use.
And new digital platforms are already connecting job seekers and employers, providing vocational training, and hosting start-up incubators.
This, in turn, fosters development; and in the case of MENA, it could lead to the creation of a vibrant digital service economy.
In addition to skills, the digital economy will also need technical infrastructure.
Connectivity is a prerequisite for the delivery of new mobile and digital services in e-commerce, vocational training, health care, and finance, all of which could substantially increase overall welfare.
A digital economy depends on payment systems that are not just easy to use and widely available, but also trustworthy.
Developing effective peer-to-peer payments that require no financial intermediary like a bank will be crucial for ensuring that digital platforms for ride sharing, on-demand tasks, and other services can thrive.
Seizing the opportunities that the digital economy offers the MENA region will require a big push.
Perhaps the digital revolution, impressive as it has been, will not reach as far.
But reform should now work with the grain of efforts to bolster demand – for example, unleashing the silver economy, fostering digital education and innovation, and unlocking urban land markets to pave the way for much-needed investment in housing.
Another promising approach is exemplified by Johannesburg’s Vulindlel’ eJozi program, which aims to eliminate barriers to entry-level employment for young people by providing skills like digital literacy.
With digital technology giving local protesters access to political networks and a broad international audience, governments have come under growing pressure to accede to demonstrators’ demands.
BRUSSELS – When the European Commission announces its new digital strategy on May 6, it will face a decisive choice between two very different approaches to the Internet.
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