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EU-Africa Digital Partnership: Strategic Pathways through the Mattei Plan and Global Gateway
This edited volume aims to provide rigorous analysis of the main challenges and opportunities for digital cooperation and partnership between the EU and Africa through two key European policy instruments, the EU Global Gateway and Italy’s Mattei Plan. The volume situations EU-Africa digital partnership within a broader digital landscape increasingly being shaped by geopolitical and geo-economic rivalry among global powers enabling informed analysis of the EU-Africa partnership on the global geopolitical chessboard. The analysis focuses on four macro-themes: (i) digital governance frameworks and policy, (ii) technological control and data sovereignty, (iii) digital infrastructure gaps, and (iv) opportunities and challenges for Italy-EU-Africa digital partnership going into the future. Furthermore, the book delves into the current state of global digital landscape from the perspectives of both Africans and Europeans and contains nuanced and targeted recommendations for strengthening the EU-Africa digital partnership.
Volume produced in the framework of the project “Development and Digitalisation in Africa: Italy’s Cooperation Policy and Synergy with EU Plans”.
Contributors, p. 7-9
List of abbreviations, p. 11-12
Foreword, by Niels Keijzer, p. 13-15
Introduction, by Darlington Tshuma and Marianna Lunardini, p. 17-22
1. Digital Transformation in Africa: From Gaps to Goals, by Ben Crumpton, Melis Baydag, Niels Keijzer, Camilla Rocca and Benedikt Erforth, p. 23-40
1.1 Unpacking the digital divide in Africa
1.2 Digital connectivity: Despite improvements, Africa still lags behind globally
1.3 In Africa, access to electricity and infrastructure remain key foundational challenges
1.4 Steady digital gains across the continent, but access remains uneven
1.5 Gender and educational disparities between and within African states
1.6 Recommendations towards Africa’s digital transformation
References
2. Digital Transformation: Aligning Italy’s Piano Mattei with African Development Priorities, by Darlington Tshuma, p. 41-59
2.1 The spirit driving Africa’s technological revolution
2.2 Africa’s digital infrastructure for inclusive growth and service delivery
2.3 Ghana’s e-justice project
2.4 Unlocking Africa’s agricultural potential: Harnessing AI for a climate-resilient future
2.5 Plugging Africa’s digital infrastructure and skills gaps
2.6 Navigating geopolitical competition: Strengthening Italy’s digital partnerships with Africa
2.7 Policy recommendations
References
3. Italy-Africa Digital Partnership under the Mattei Plan, by Darlington Tshuma and Marianna Lunardini, p. 61-76
3.1 Building Africa’s next frontier: Unlocking infrastructure investment through digital public infrastructure
3.2 Bridging capital market gaps: Strengthening local investment ecosystems for inclusive growth
3.3 Plugging Africa’s digital infrastructure and skills gaps
3.4 Policy recommendations
References
4. Digital Transformation in Africa: The Role of International Cooperation and the Mattei Plan, by Marianna Lunardini, p. 77-97
4.1 Challenges of digitalisation in Africa
4.2 International cooperation for Africa’s digitalisation
4.3 Digitalisation in Italy: The state of play
Conclusion
References
5. Global Gateway and Mattei Plan: Advancing EU-Africa Digital Cooperation for Inclusive Growth, by Marianna Lunardini and Darlington Tshuma, p. 99-116
5.1 Advancing EU-Africa digital cooperation for inclusive growth and shared prosperity
5.2 Leveraging Africa’s digital public infrastructure for inclusive growth and governance
5.3 The EU’s menu of offers: Global Gateway and Team Europe
5.4 The Global Gateway and the Mattei Plan: Different strategies, same vision?
5.5. Recommendations for the EU-Africa digital partnership
References
Conclusion, by Marianna Lunardini and Darlington Tshuma, p. 117-121
