Access to Africa (50 min, 2015)

Name: Access to Africa (50 min, 2015)
Uploaded: 2015-06-09T11:33:57+00:00
Duration: 48 min 6 s
Channel: Creative Media Institute
Description: The mobile phone revolution has changed African economies and social life for good. But what can we expect in the next ten years, with the connection of mobile phones to the Internet? Is Africa heading for total connectivity? Ultimately, what will be the social and economic impact of faster, cheaper broadband internet? Who will control it, and to what ends?

The mobile phone revolution has changed African economies and social life for good. But what can we expect in the next ten years, with the connection of mobile phones to the Internet? Is Africa heading for total connectivity?  Ultimately, what will be the social and economic impact of faster, cheaper broadband internet? Who will control it, and to what ends?