Digitalisation and Public Policy in Africa

Gedion Onyango is Research Fellow at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.Geci Karuri-Sebina is Associate Professor at the School of Governance, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.

• Part I: Understanding GovTechs and CivicTechs as Policy Digitalisation Pathways.- 1: Policy Digitalisation: An Introduction Gedion Onyango and Geci Karuri-Sebina.- 2: Conceptualising Gov-tech for Improving Governance in the Global South.- Geci Karuri-Sebina, and Loyiso Maciko.- 3: Conceptualising Approaches to Regulation of Digital Economies in Africa Melissa Omino.- 4: The Role of Gov-Tech Incubators in Augmenting Public Sector Capabilities.- Geci Karuri-Sebina, and Loyiso Maciko.- 5: The Promise of Civic-Tech: Digital Technologies and Transparent, Accountable Governance Ruvimbo Shayamunda & Johannes Bhanye.- Part II: CivicTechs and Public Policy.- 6: Critical Design in Civic Tech in Southern Africa.- Caroline Khene, Mamello Thinyane & Ingrid Siebörger.- 7: Prioritizing Response-ability in Digitization of Electoral Processes in Africa.Angella Ndaka & Samwel Oando.- 8: Digital Media Literacy as a Driver of e-Governance Services in Third World Countries: Empirical Evidence from Ghana John Demuyakor.- 9: Digitalisation and Democracy: Optimistic and Pessimistic Views from South Africa Maxwell Maseko.- Part III: GovTechs in Policy Practice.- 10: Digital Governance in Ghana: Exploring the Prospects and Constraints.- Esmond Naalu Kuuyelleh .- 11: #Whistleblowing! Strengthening Anti-Corruption Policies in Developing Countries.- Gedion Onyango.- 12: DigitAn analysis of Zimbabwe’s Data Protection Act Amy Mutua.- 13: Public Sector Digital Governance and Accountability Mechanism:  A Case of Kenya Power and Nairobi Water Sewerage Company Japheth Otieno Ondiek and Gedion Onyango.- 14: Digitalization and Food System Transformation in Zimbabwe and South Africa: Challenges and Policy Alternatives. Joseph Tinarwo & Erasmus Lourens.- Part IV: Digitalising Policy Transfer.- 15: The Digital Silk Road: Empowering Africa's Digital Governance and Transformation Theo Neethling.- 16: Digital Foresight Tools for Anticipatory Governance in Africa: Case of Predictive Modelling Tool in Trade (SCI-TRADE) Olubunmi Ajala, Oluwaseun Adepoju & Steven Karera.- 17: Conclusion: Future Research Pathways for Public Policy Digitalisation Geci Karuri-Sebina and Gedion Onyango.