Spotlight on Africa: Regional Performance in Network Readiness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the 2020 edition of the Network Readiness Index (NRI) was published in December 2020, African heads of state, ministers, and policymakers have continued to express increasing levels of interest in national digital transformation in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In looking at such requests, we find that our concept of network readiness could be particularly instructive in helping African policymakers to benchmark their readiness for national digital transformation and prioritize key areas for investment in accelerated digital transformation in the year ahead.
