title: Digital economy in Africa: Condition and problems of development
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metadata.value: Prikhodko, Dmitrii V.
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metadata.value: Sherov-Ignatiev, Vladimir G.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2024-03-27T17:47:25Z
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metadata.value: 2024-03-27T17:47:25Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2024-03
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metadata.value: Prikhodko, D. V. and Sherov-Ignatiev, V. G. (2024) ‘Digital economy in Africa: Condition and problems of development’, St. Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies, 40 (1), pp. 3–35. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu05.2024.101 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu05.2024.101
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/45145
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metadata.value: Today, much attention is paid to the development of the digital economy all over the world.
  African countries are no exception, as they understand the importance of digital technologies
  for the entire region. The purpose of this study is to identify the level and trends in the development
  of the digital economy in Africa and to assess the relationship between the process
  of digitalization and the economic development of the region. The main research methods
  used were rating and statistical approaches, as well as correlation analysis to identify the relationship
  between digitalization and economic growth. The hypothesis of the significance
  of digitalization as a factor in the economic growth of African countries is being tested. The
  results confirmed the hypothesis only partially. It was found that for most African states, such
  a relationship exists and varies depending on the country from medium (Senegal, Cameroon,
  Tunisia) to very strong (Morocco, Rwanda, Kenya). At the same time, there is a group of
  countries, for which digitalization and economic growth are poorly interconnected. Ranking
  African countries should be the basis for further research in order to determine the place of
  digitalization in a number of factors of economic growth and development. The article identifies
  key problems in the development of the digital economy on the continent, including limited
  access to electricity, the low level of development of the Internet infrastructure, the gender
  gap in the use of digital technologies, as well as the insufficient level of funding.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: St Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies;Volume 40; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Africa
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: digital economy
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: economic growth
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: digitalization
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Internet
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Digital economy in Africa: Condition and problems of development
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metadata.value: Article
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