Hi, steemit community! I have come to the final chapter of this three-part series about technological progress in Africa. In this one I will discuss the obstacles stalling an even faster growth in the tech ecosystem in Africa how to overcome these challenges and what the future looks like. let's get started.
For the region to be where it is today vis-à-vis progress in technology has not all been a bed of roses. It’s been a bumpy, disincentivizing ride- one characterized to a great extent by misplaced educational priorities, poor government policy, the inadequate orientation of students, and a regretful complacency of the region. Here we are, and while acknowledging the remarkable strides made so far, the delay in catching up however presents an opportunity to catch up while doing it right and doing it better. So, while we’re at it we strive to:
• Develop technologies that solve the basic problems for which they are intended while taking into account the planet and environment on which they are deployed.
• Bring Solutions that strive to reduce inequalities and gender imbalances in both their development and use.
• Advance research into Technologies and solutions that consider the plight of ecosystems and promote the cohabitation of different species.
• Finally, and most importantly, be responsible enough to take responsibility and corrective actions for when our technologies or solutions fall short of their purposes.
In this regard, we should think beyond the realms of the financial rewards to our ventures, and by so doing, our solutions will bring additional value to society.
A lot has been done, and truly, we are trying to pace up with the other technologically advanced regions of the world and a lot more needs and has to be done for Africa to be technologically self-reliant. The African tech ecosystem is promising It’s a process whose success depends to a greater extent on the innovation and creativity of African start-ups.
The present century seems to present to us a technological explosion where everything is possible, the only limit being our innovative abilities.