Africa needs institutions that build technology not dependence

Every technological revolution arrives with remarkably similar promises. Radio was expected to democratise education. Television would transform learning. The internet would make knowledge universally accessible. Artificial intelligence is now presented as the next great breakthrough. History, howev

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Africa needs institutions that build technology not dependence

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