Africa-Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation

Africa-Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation explores the opportunities and challenges for cooperation between Africa and Europe in the digital sphere.

Digitalisation and digital technologies are not only essential for building competitive and dynamic economies; they transform societies, pose immense challenges for policymakers, and increasingly play a pivotal role in global power relations. Digital transformations have had catalytic effects on African and European governance, economies, and societies, and will continue to do so. The COVID-19 pandemic has already accelerated the penetration of digital tools all over the globe and is likely to be perceived as a critical juncture in how and to what purpose the world accepts and uses new and emerging technologies. This book offers a holistic analysis of how Africa and Europe can manage and harness digital transformation as partners in a globalised world. The authors shed light on issues ranging from economic growth, youth employment, and gender, to regulatory frameworks, business environments, entrepreneurship, and interest-driven power politics. They add much-needed perspectives to the debates that shape the two continents' digital transformation and innovation environments.

This book will interest practitioners working in the areas of innovation, digital technologies, and digital entrepreneurship, as well as students and scholars of international relations. It will also be relevant for policymakers, regulators, decision-makers, and leaders in Africa and Europe.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

《非洲與歐洲合作與數位轉型》探討非洲與歐洲在數位領域合作的機會與挑戰。

數位化和數位技術不僅對建立競爭力強大且充滿活力的經濟至關重要，它們也改變社會，對政策制定者構成巨大挑戰，並在全球權力關係中扮演日益重要的角色。數位轉型對非洲和歐洲的治理、經濟和社會產生了催化作用，並將繼續如此。COVID-19疫情已加速了數位工具在全球的普及，並可能被視為世界接受和使用新興技術的關鍵時刻。本書全面分析了非洲和歐洲如何在全球化世界中作為合作夥伴管理和利用數位轉型。作者們闡明了從經濟增長、青年就業和性別到監管框架、商業環境、創業精神和利益驅動的權力政治等議題。他們為塑造兩大洲數位轉型和創新環境的辯論提供了急需的觀點。

本書將對從事創新、數位技術和數位創業的從業人員，以及國際關係的學生和學者感興趣。對非洲和歐洲的政策制定者、監管機構、決策者和領導人也具有相關性。

本書的開放存取版本可在www.taylorfrancis.com上獲得，並根據創用CC授權4.0進行使用，不得進行商業用途和衍生創作。

Chux Daniels is Research Fellow at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) and Director of the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) Africa Hub, both at the University of Sussex Business School, UK. He is also a Senior Fellow at the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), Ghana, and visiting faculty at the Universities of Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Benedikt Erforth is Senior Researcher in the Programme Transnational- and International Cooperation at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), where he co-leads the "Megatrends Afrika" project.

Chloe Teevan is Head of Digital Economy and Governance at the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), the Netherlands. She is also a non-resident scholar with the North Africa and Sahel programme at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC, USA.

Chux Daniels是英國蘇塞克斯大學商學院科學政策研究單位（SPRU）的研究員，也是轉型創新政策聯盟（TIPC）非洲中心的主任。他還是加納非洲經濟轉型中心（ACET）的高級研究員，並在南非比勒陀利亞大學和約翰內斯堡大學擔任客座教授。

Benedikt Erforth是德國發展與可持續性研究所（IDOS）跨國和國際合作計劃的高級研究員，他共同領導了“Megatrends Afrika”項目。

Chloe Teevan是荷蘭歐洲發展政策管理中心（ECDPM）數字經濟和治理部門的負責人。她還是華盛頓特區中東研究所北非和撒哈拉計劃的非常駐學者。