The Digital | Economy | Africa Conference takes place March 27-28, 2019 at the School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg. The conference brings together key international experts and stakeholders who can speak to the themes of digital entrepreneurship, digital jobs/gig work, information economy, innovation hubs, and the changing geographies of information economy on the African continent.

RIA executive director Alison Gillwald will be giving the closing key note this afternoon at 1530. Yesterday, her presentation focused on “Measuring the digital economy in Africa.” It is available for download here – 2019_Gillwald_Oii Geonet digital economy.

Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, School of Tourism and Hospitality at the University of Johannesburg and Research ICT Africa have partnered with the Oxford Internet Geonet project to make this conference possible.