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Introducing the GSMA The GSMA is a global organisation unifying themobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliverinnovation foundational to positive businessenvironments and societal change. Our vision is to GSMA Intelligence is the definitive source of globalmobile operator data, analysis and forecasts, andpublisher of authoritative industry reports andresearch. Our data covers every operator group,network and MVNO in every country worldwide Representing mobile operators and organisationsacross the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries,the GSMA delivers for its members across threebroad pillars: Connectivity for Good, IndustryServices and Solutions, and Outreach. This activity GSMA Intelligence is relied on by leading operators,vendors, regulators, financial institutions andthird‑party industry players, to support strategic Our team of analysts and experts produce regularthought‑leading research reports across a range of We invite you to find out more atwww.gsma.comFollow the GSMA on X:@GSMA www.gsmaintelligence.com info@gsmaintelligence.com @GSMAi Authors Kalvin Bahia,Senior Director of Economics, GSMA IntelligenceFrancisco Amaya,Economist, GSMA Intelligence © 2024 – GSMA Contents Executive summary04 01IntroductionA digital divide remains 02The Digital Africa IndexThe purpose of the indicesIndex structure 03Insights from the first DNSI and DPRI20Countries with enabling policy and regulation have achievedgreater digital transformation21 The majority of countries in Africa have several policybottlenecks Digitalisation of government services is making goodprogress, but digitalisation of businesses lags Turning insights into action27 Executive summary Assessing digitaldevelopment The web tool consists of two composite indices: theDigital Nations and Society Index (DNSI) and theDigital Policy and Regulatory Index (DPRI).2Thetwo new indices serve complementary but distinctpurposes. The DNSI provides a comprehensiveassessment of the adoption of digital technologiesand use by consumers, businesses and governments.The DPRI provides an evidence‑based assessmentof the policy levers governments can pull to While the transformative socioeconomic impacts ofdigital technologies are well established, a digitaldivide persists in Africa, where around two thirdsof the population do not currently use mobile The economic benefits of accelerating connectivityin Africa are clear. Closing the usage gap across thecontinent by 2030 could add around $700 billion in Against this backdrop, the GSMA has publishedthe Digital Africa Index – an interactive web tool tosupport policymakers and regulators. Its objectiveis to enable and promote progressive policies and The indices complement existing GSMA indices –specifically, the Mobile Connectivity Index3and theMobile Money Regulatory Index,4to provide greater Analysing the scores Results from the first edition of the DNSI and DPRIprovide clear evidence that countries with enablingpolicies and regulations are more likely to havehigher levels of digital development, brought aboutby high mobile broadband adoption. However, onlyfour countries (Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles and On the consumer side of the DNSI, the results showthere is widespread adoption of mobile voice, SMSand digital financial services in many countries.However, use of 4G/5G remains limited in mostmarkets. The majority of consumers are therefore Digitalisation of businesses is a particular challengein much of Africa, with few countries home tothriving start‑up ecosystems or the large‑scale use Political goodwill is a crucial consideration forcountries looking to improve their DNSI and DPRIscores. While developing supportive policies and Countries have seen greater progress with regardsto digitisation of government. Many have rolledout digital ID programmes and created an enablingenvironment for digital health services. However, thereremains scope to improve e‑government services, Figure i Policy challengesin focus Most countries in Africa have the opportunity tounlock their potential with better policies. Whileeach market will have its own unique challenges, the These include the following: —Assigning all available spectrum bands on atechnology‑neutral basis, at affordable prices. —Removing distortive sector‑specific taxes onconsumers and operators. —Establishing comprehensive consumer anddata protection frameworks that strengthen —Incentivising investment by harmonisingdeployment regulations within countries,promoting regulatory parity between digital —Reforming universal service funds (USFs) toensure more efficient, transparent, effectiveand sustainable delivery of projects to deploy The two indices are emerging at akey point in the evolution of digitaltransformation in Africa and will beupdated annually. They will provide themobile ecosystem and policymakers 01Introduction A digital divide The transformative impacts of digital technologieson the economy and society are