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Information Dependence as Neocolonialism of the Twenty-First Century: Past, Present, and Future

In: Africa and the Formation of the New System of International Relations

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  • K. A. Pantserev

    (Saint-Petersburg State University)

Abstract

It has become evident that the current socio-economic order is increasingly dependent on information and communication technologies (ICT). The creation of the knowledge-based economy is turning into the strategic priority of the policy of every state. The trend also reflects the Sub-Saharan African countries’ strategy, even if they do not have an appropriate financial and technological base. This factor explains the fact that these countries, in order to ensure the quick development of their ICT sector, still rely on the financial and technological aid of their more developed Western partners. This situation puts the African information and communication space in a mostly dependent position on non-African investments and technologies and threatens the information sovereignty of African countries. Based on case studies of different states of Sub-Saharan Africa, the author thoroughly examines the measures that have been undertaken by African countries to strengthen their information sovereignty and ensure their equal integration into the global information and communication space.

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  • K. A. Pantserev, 2021. "Information Dependence as Neocolonialism of the Twenty-First Century: Past, Present, and Future," Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development, in: Alexey M. Vasiliev & Denis A. Degterev & Timothy M. Shaw (ed.), Africa and the Formation of the New System of International Relations, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 295-305, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aaechp:978-3-030-77336-6_22
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77336-6_22
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