Digital Economy for Africa : Country Diagnostic of Senegal

The rapid technological advancement is now disrupting the global economy and creating new business and development models, offering countries opportunities to leapfrog over traditional paths for economic growth. Over the past years, digital technol...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	DIGITAL ECONOMY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOG DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK FIBER OPTIC DIGITAL GOVERNMENT E-GOVERNMENT DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE DIGITAL FINANCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/814111559645179494/Country-Diagnostic-of-Senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31841

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spelling	okr-10986-318412021-05-25T09:24:41Z Digital Economy for Africa : Country Diagnostic of Senegal World Bank Group DIGITAL ECONOMY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOG DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK FIBER OPTIC DIGITAL GOVERNMENT E-GOVERNMENT DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE DIGITAL FINANCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP The rapid technological advancement is now disrupting the global economy and creating new business and development models, offering countries opportunities to leapfrog over traditional paths for economic growth. Over the past years, digital technologies have been spreading throughout the world at a faster pace than previous waves of technological innovation, re-shaping consumer behavior, social interaction, businesses and governments. The digital economy (DE), which encompasses a wide range of new applications of information technology in business models and products, can spur economic growth, productivity and employment and, with appropriate policies to mitigate inherent risks, has a potential to support inclusive outcomes. In this global context, digital transformation of the economy has become a major objective for the government of Senegal (GoS). This report provides a snapshot of the state of DE in Senegal and uses several World Bank tools and international best practices to provide actionable recommendations to the GoS. 2019-06-12T20:19:43Z 2019-06-12T20:19:43Z 2019-06-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/814111559645179494/Country-Diagnostic-of-Senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31841 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Africa Senegal
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topic	DIGITAL ECONOMY INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOG DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNET ACCESS MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK FIBER OPTIC DIGITAL GOVERNMENT E-GOVERNMENT DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE DIGITAL FINANCE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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description	The rapid technological advancement is now disrupting the global economy and creating new business and development models, offering countries opportunities to leapfrog over traditional paths for economic growth. Over the past years, digital technologies have been spreading throughout the world at a faster pace than previous waves of technological innovation, re-shaping consumer behavior, social interaction, businesses and governments. The digital economy (DE), which encompasses a wide range of new applications of information technology in business models and products, can spur economic growth, productivity and employment and, with appropriate policies to mitigate inherent risks, has a potential to support inclusive outcomes. In this global context, digital transformation of the economy has become a major objective for the government of Senegal (GoS). This report provides a snapshot of the state of DE in Senegal and uses several World Bank tools and international best practices to provide actionable recommendations to the GoS.
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title	Digital Economy for Africa : Country Diagnostic of Senegal
title_short	Digital Economy for Africa : Country Diagnostic of Senegal
title_full	Digital Economy for Africa : Country Diagnostic of Senegal
title_fullStr	Digital Economy for Africa : Country Diagnostic of Senegal
title_full_unstemmed	Digital Economy for Africa : Country Diagnostic of Senegal
title_sort	digital economy for africa : country diagnostic of senegal
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/814111559645179494/Country-Diagnostic-of-Senegal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31841
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Digital Economy for Africa : Country Diagnostic of Senegal

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