[kictanet] Senegal and Kenya lead in internet contribution to GDP in Africa.

[Ali Hussein]

Bobby

Maybe I'm slow today morning (Monday blues and all...) :) but I'm lost..please expound.

Ali Hussein

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> On Nov 25, 2013, at 8:54 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I read that report and it is disappointing that we can actually celebrate such a blatant misuse of resources.
> 
> Regards
>  
> Robert Yawe
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> On Friday, 22 November 2013, 18:29, Bitange Ndemo <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> Esther,
> In my view we now need to put a strategy in place on what to do with these
> numbers.  It is dangerous when you are ahead of the pack.
> 
> Ndemo.
> 
> 
> 
> > In today’s news,
> >
> >>Senegal and Kenya lead in internet contribution to GDP in Africa.
> >
> > A report by McKinsey & Company has highlighted Senegal and Kenya as having
> > the highest iGDPs (which measures the Internet’s contribution to overall
> > GDP) in Africa. While the two were not the continent’s largest
> > economies, the achievement was reached through governments in both
> > countries having made concerted efforts to stimulate Internet demand.
> > Africa’s iGDP remains low, at 1.1%-just over half the levels seen in
> > other emerging economies and less than a third for developed countries.
> > Senegal has a contribution of 3.3%, Kenya 2.9%, Morocco 2.3%, Mozambique
> > 1.6% and South Africa 1.4%. Senegal ranks higher than Germany, India and
> > France while Kenya ranks higher than Canada and China. The average for
> > emerging markets is 1.9% while that of developed economies is 3.7%.
> >
> > The report expects internet’s greatest impact in Africa to be
> > concentrated in six sectors: financial services, education, health,
> > retail, agriculture, and government. It suggests that technology-related
> > productivity gains in these sectors could reach USD 148-318bn by 2025,
> > with large populations standing to benefit as a result.
> >
> > (McKinsey & Company, Standard Investment Bank)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Esther W. Muchiri, Executive Director
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> > Email: emuchiri at andestbites.com      URL: www.andestbites.com
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