Research type: Policy brief

Navigating COVID-19: African women and digital financial access in South Africa and Nigeria

COVID-19, COVID-19 Responses for Equity (CORE), gender, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Nigeria, South Africa

20 July 2021

COVID-19 compounds historical disparities and extends the digital divide

COVID-19, digital inequality, economic inequality, policy brief, social inequality, South Africa

29 April 2021

COVID-19 exposes the contradictions of social media taxes in Africa

COVID-19, digital inclusion, digital inequality, digital taxation, e-taxation, indicators and measurement, New Digital Deal for Africa, policy brief, socia media taxes, social media

29 March 2021

Africa’s expansion of AI surveillance – regional gaps and key trends

AI governance, facial recognition, freedom of expression, policy brief, privacy, surveillance

20 January 2021

How technology can be deployed to scale-up social protection during COVID-19: The case of South Africa, Nigeria and Africa

After Access, COVID-19, COVID-19 Responses for Equity (CORE), Nigeria, policy brief, social protection, South Africa, technology

15 January 2021

Digital labour in Africa: Opportunities and challenges

digital economy, digital labour, future of work, gender, Global South, platform economy, policy brief

13 January 2021