A contribution to the German Zukunftsinstitut. In German here.
Agile businesses – Why Africa will change the world
Africa’s Future
My contribution to the anniversary publication for Austria’s Hannes Androsch’s 80th birthday. Find the German article here.
Turning a crisis into an opportunity
Cape Town is running out of water. DAY ZERO – the day when water reserves are at zero – is approaching. For three consecutive years rainfalls were less than normal. But it is not the missing rainfall, reasons for the water shortage in the urban agglomeration of 3,8 million people go deeper, says the Economist. It is a …
Live from the Learning Journey ins Silicon Savannah
A new blogpost in German here.
Silicon Savannah – What we can learn from Africa
“Mobile money” has become a basic technology in “Silicon Savannah” in Nairobi. The digital transformation happens differently from other places. In education, in health or in the energy sector. We should better learn from “Digital Africa”.
Relaunch development aid
Does Africa still need aid? The short answer: double humanitarian assistance, transfer the rest into a policy for networking, interlinking and steering migration flows….
Banken Challenge 2020
The French telecom provider Orange starts mobile banking in France. Mobile banks come from Africa, where Orange has go the Know-how from. Will mobile banking disrupt European banks?
Africa, the next factory of the world
The African industrialization through Chinese entrepreneurs, that is the theses put forward by Irene Yuan Sun. Her new book “The next factory of the world – How Chinese Investment is reshaping Africa” ….
Turning Point
A new blogpost in German.
Kenya is worth the trip
Did you notice that elections in Kenya disappeared from media coverage in Austria/Germany before the exact outcome was resolved? Learn what determines African societies and economies. Watch out for opportunities to cooperate.