Artificial intelligence, digital colonialism, and the implications for Africa’s future development
In the mid to late 19th century, much of Africa was under colonial rule, with the colonisers exercising power over the labour and territory of Africa. However, as much as Africa has predominantly gained independence from traditional colonial rule, another form of colonial rule still dominates the Af...
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| description | In the mid to late 19th century, much of Africa was under colonial rule, with the colonisers exercising power over the labour and territory of Africa. However, as much as Africa has predominantly gained independence from traditional colonial rule, another form of colonial rule still dominates the African landscape. This similitude of these different forms of colonialism is found in the power dominance exhibited by Western technological corporations, just like the traditional colonialists. In this digital age, digital colonialism manifests in Africa through the control and ownership of critical digital infrastructure by foreign entities, leading to unequal data flow and asymmetrical power dynamics. This usually occurs under the guise of foreign corporations providing technological assistance to the continent. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b12671f8d6a347239540aed3e457f0dd2024-12-04T08:20:44ZengCambridge University PressData & Policy2632-32492024-01-01610.1017/dap.2024.75Artificial intelligence, digital colonialism, and the implications for Africa’s future developmentAishat Oyenike Salami0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-3423Technology Consulting and Research, Veeta Advisory Hub, Lagos, NigeriaIn the mid to late 19th century, much of Africa was under colonial rule, with the colonisers exercising power over the labour and territory of Africa. However, as much as Africa has predominantly gained independence from traditional colonial rule, another form of colonial rule still dominates the African landscape. This similitude of these different forms of colonialism is found in the power dominance exhibited by Western technological corporations, just like the traditional colonialists. In this digital age, digital colonialism manifests in Africa through the control and ownership of critical digital infrastructure by foreign entities, leading to unequal data flow and asymmetrical power dynamics. This usually occurs under the guise of foreign corporations providing technological assistance to the continent.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2632324924000750/type/journal_articleAfricaartificial intelligencedata exploitationdigital colonialismtechnology dependency |
| spellingShingle | Aishat Oyenike Salami Artificial intelligence, digital colonialism, and the implications for Africa’s future development Data & Policy Africa artificial intelligence data exploitation digital colonialism technology dependency |
| title | Artificial intelligence, digital colonialism, and the implications for Africa’s future development |
| title_full | Artificial intelligence, digital colonialism, and the implications for Africa’s future development |
| title_fullStr | Artificial intelligence, digital colonialism, and the implications for Africa’s future development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Artificial intelligence, digital colonialism, and the implications for Africa’s future development |
| title_short | Artificial intelligence, digital colonialism, and the implications for Africa’s future development |
| title_sort | artificial intelligence digital colonialism and the implications for africa s future development |
| topic | Africa artificial intelligence data exploitation digital colonialism technology dependency |
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