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Technology Entrepreneurship in Africa examines how technological innovation, policy reform, and inclusive ecosystems are reshaping the future of business and development across the continent. The book brings together contemporary research, empirical case studies, and practical insights to explore how African entrepreneurs are using technology to solve local challenges, create jobs, and drive sustainable economic transformation. Covering examples from diverse sectors and regions, it highlights how digital platforms, fintech solutions, and artificial intelligence are redefining enterprise creation, while also addressing social and structural inequalities.
Written for both academic and general audiences, the book combines theoretical analysis with real-world perspectives to show how entrepreneurs are navigating infrastructural gaps, financial constraints, and institutional complexity. Readers will encounter examples of how mobile money systems expand access to finance, how startups harness renewable energy to promote sustainability, and how young innovators and women-led enterprises are building resilient digital ecosystems. Across fourteen chapters, contributors demonstrate that Africa's technology entrepreneurs are not merely adapting to global trends, they are actively shaping the direction of the global digital economy.
This book is both an analytical resource and a call to action. It challenges conventional narratives that frame Africa as a follower in technological innovation and instead presents the continent as a source of creativity, resilience, and leadership. By connecting technology with inclusion, policy, and sustainable growth, the book offers valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, investors, and practitioners committed to advancing equitable and transformative innovation.
Contents
Technology Entrepreneurship in Africa: An Introduction Part I: Foundations of Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship in Africa 1. Social Impact and Innovation in Digital Entrepreneurship 2. Social Impact and Innovation in Technology Entrepreneurship 3. Social Impact and Innovation in Digital Entrepreneurship: Driving Inclusive Growth Through Technology in Africa 4. Prospects of African Technology Entrepreneurship Part II: Policy, Regulation, and Sustainable Ecosystems 5. Building Sustainable Business Models in Tech Entrepreneurship 6. Government Policies and Regulations on Tech Entrepreneurship 7. Why Do Gaps Persist? A Qualitative Analysis of Government Digital Inclusion Policies and Entrepreneurial Realities in Ghana 8. Building Sustainable Business Models in African Technology Entrepreneurship Part III: Financing, Innovation, and Emerging Technologies 9. The Rise of Crowdfunding as a Source of Entrepreneurial Finance in Africa: Review of Determinants and Challenges 10. Challenges of Emerging Technologies in Africa 11. Artificial Intelligence and Technology Entrepreneurship in Informal Contexts 12. Barriers and Enablers of Crowdfunding Ecosystems in African Entrepreneurship Part IV: Inclusion, Gender, and the Future of African Tech Entrepreneurship 13. Unpacking Gender Inequality in Tech Entrepreneurship: Initiatives, Barriers, and Pathways to Inclusion 14. Gender and Technology Entrepreneurship: Synthesising Global Debates and African Realities
