Together with Bruce Mutsvairo and Massimo Ragnedda, MEKK member Kristin Skare Orgeret organized the IAMCR preconference Assessing Afrocentric Attributes of Digitalisation.
18 great presentations – very promising for the coming special issue of Information, Communication and Society. The preconference was held at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Era or Error of Transformation? Assessing Afrocentric Attributes of Digitalisation
While the continent of Africa has long been depicted as economically and socially underdeveloped compared with other parts of the world, the potential of its peoples, natural resources and nations has always been recognised. In recent years however, it is the transformative capacity of digital communications media, particularly mobile phones, for young urbanised populations that is seen as heralding sustainable socio-economic growth and political stability. To read more: https://iamcr.org/madrid2019/era-or-error-transformation
