As more and more of our data and personal information is uploaded to the growing ecosystem, it is essential to establish certain principles and strategies for the management of digital identities. This is especially the case as Africa’s digital transformation overlaps with the progressive realisation of an interconnected continent under the AfCFTA.
Economic integration has long been understood to be a strategy worth pursuing as a meansto improve the trade performance and economic development of African countries. The second half of Africa’s 20th century saw two key movements that immutably impacted the…
According to the ILO, the informal economy accounts for nearly 86% of all employment in Africa and over 89% in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) specifically.SSA is predicted have a greater population increase than the rest of the world combined, with an…
Creative industries include entertainment and media industries such as arts and culture, literature, performing arts, publishing, and broadcasting as well as innovation and design industries such as architecture, engineering, software, and research and development. The creative economy has both cultural…
During the 17th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the General Assembly recognised the importance of the internet to the promotion and protection of human, civil, economic, social, and cultural rights including the right to development. The Special…
On the heels of the 2019 Jumuiya Agribusiness and Blue Economy Investment Conference(JABEIC) which took place on the 10th and 11th of December in Malindi, Kenya, there is quite a bit to reflect on as regards Sera Afrika’s interest in…
Economies are platforms that facilitate problem-solving and the exchange of value. Business is about solving problems by selling solutions that are worth their price. Entrepreneurs earn their stripes by accurately identifying needs in society and providing desirable solutions. Innovators capitalise…
There is a tension between innovation and regulation, and it is important to strike a balance between both. It is this balance that policy tries to achieve. On the one hand, over-regulation risks suppressing innovation. For example, a quick way…
What is the Blue Economy? The term ‘blue economy’ encompasses the broad range of human activities that relate tothe oceans, inland waters, and coasts. According to the world bank, it comprises the range of economicsectors and related policies that together…
