adsMicrosoft has warned that Africa’s ambition to build a strong digital economy may fail if government systems remain slow, fragmented and heavily dependent on manual processes.
Nonye Ujam, the director of government affairs for Microsoft West Africa, who made the call, in an interview with BusinessDay, said Africa’s digital economy represents a major opportunity to drive economic growth, create jobs and improve public service delivery, but stressed that success depends largely on how effective government institutions become.
According to her, the digital economy is no longer just another sector of the economy but the foundation for future prosperity, regional integration and economic resilience across Africa.
She explained that while private sector innovation continues to grow rapidly, many government processes across the continent are still trapped in outdated systems.
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