Very timely and most wanted or most needed information about the continent of Africa. Personally I hope that smart cities are getting really smart not only for the few but for the integrated many, from being green, tech advanced to affordable and accessible, is this even possible to achieve on the continent? More discourse, information and innovation are needed on this very important urban theme alone, but first let there be fewer bureaucracies, more corporation between African countries and peace, health and substantial amounts of news gathering and sharing before smart cities can change how Africa sees it's own future and how the world interacts with the African continent right now and in the longer term future, it's not about dominance, arrogance or competition, it truly should be about sharing wisdom, the beauty of African culture, food, health and safety towards happiness which literally could spread beyond the continent, it's a long and difficult way, but it's also a possible way, positive way forward without ignoring the past but certainly celebrating the future, our future, their future, better together that's the real way of doing things. 🤓😍📚🔖💯
Thank you for including reference to my essay on Rethinking Activism in Africa. Unfortunately the link goes to the wrong article! For those interested the essay can be found here: https://commerce.uct.ac.za/school-public-governance/articles/2024-11-20-rethinking-activism-time-desperation-and-despair
I am very sorry about this. I fixed the link. Thanks for the piece!
Literally riveting. So good to hear about the larger community of our world. We are missing each other.
Very timely and most wanted or most needed information about the continent of Africa. Personally I hope that smart cities are getting really smart not only for the few but for the integrated many, from being green, tech advanced to affordable and accessible, is this even possible to achieve on the continent? More discourse, information and innovation are needed on this very important urban theme alone, but first let there be fewer bureaucracies, more corporation between African countries and peace, health and substantial amounts of news gathering and sharing before smart cities can change how Africa sees it's own future and how the world interacts with the African continent right now and in the longer term future, it's not about dominance, arrogance or competition, it truly should be about sharing wisdom, the beauty of African culture, food, health and safety towards happiness which literally could spread beyond the continent, it's a long and difficult way, but it's also a possible way, positive way forward without ignoring the past but certainly celebrating the future, our future, their future, better together that's the real way of doing things. 🤓😍📚🔖💯