Offering invaluable insights into technologically-driven change in Africa, this incisive book envisions myriad positive economic changes brought about by new technologies and innovations. Rooted in original research from contributors who have worked and taught in Africa, it encapsulates developments and breakthroughs throughout the continent.

Contents: Foreword xii by Kimberly Killmer Hollister Foreword xiv by Morris Mthombeni Acknowledgements xvii Introduction to Technological Leapfrogging and Innovation in Africa 1 Ethné Swartz, Caren Brenda Scheepers, Adam Lindgreen, Shumaila Yousafzai, and Marianne Matthee 1 Technology leapfrogging in Sub-Saharan Africa: jumping the management capabilities gap 17 David Teece, Kieran Brown, and Phil Alves 2 Following the money: leapfrogging through and with entrepreneurial growth companies in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa 33 Ethné Swartz, Christopher Denecke and Caren Brenda Scheepers 3 Technological leapfrogging in Africa: critical success factors to drive inclusive growth 55 Marianne Matthee and Caren Brenda Scheepers 4 Advancing technological hub collaborations to promote transnational African communities 71 Michelle Montague-Mfuni, Frances Fabian, and Caren Brenda Scheepers 5 Digital technology and innovation in Africa: leapfrogging in finance 89 Njuguna Ndung’u and Alex Oguso 6 Financial leapfrogging and innovative financing in sub-Saharan Africa: gender-lens investments for gender equality 112 Michele Ruiters and Motshedisi Mathibe 7 Two kinds of time: the Chinese–Kenyan infrastructure disconnect 136 Arielle S. Emmett 8 Ongoing technological innovation in the home: a blessing or a curse? 155 Alet C. Erasmus 9 Can digital technologies help Africa to leapfrog its massive education gap? 171 Ali Parry and Wilma Viviers 10 Digital leadership skills that South African leaders require for successful digital transformation 184 Asmitha Tiekam and Hugh Myres 11 Legal leapfrogging? Legal system and rule of law effects on cross-listing to bond by emerging-market firms 207 Joel Malen, Paul M. Vaaler, and Ivy Zhang 12 How intellectual property regimes and innovative infrastructure promote growth of Africa’s technological market 245 Ashley Elizabeth Sperbeck 13 Africa’s post-pandemic economic recovery: catch up, don’t give up 268 Lyal White, Liezl Rees, and Nikitta Hahn Index

‘This provocative volume provides a whole new lens for understanding the potential of technology to redefine the future of Africa. The contributors provide a perspective that is both realistic and holistic, particularly in reflecting the social, economic, cultural, and political challenges facing the continent. They approach technological leapfrogging not as a silver bullet, but as a catalyst that, if managed appropriately, can have cross-sectoral benefits and produce sustainable economic development.’