Digital Bridges: Developing Countries in the Knowledge Economy

From a village in rural Ghana, Dr. John Afele has studied in Belgium, Japan and Canada. He has traveled further on development missions and for conferences, for instance as a Board member of Global Knowledge for Development. Serving as a North-South bridge person in worldwide knowledge networks through the Internet also qualifies him for the book’s theme. His focus is on innovative ways to bridge the global digital divide and to empower local economies with global knowledge. He pursues every possible way that the least fortunate could be assisted more effectively by development grants, intellectualizing indigenous knowledge, mobilizing Africans of the Diaspora and others concerned with development. The reader can see issues through indigenous eyes where actual conditions, needs and possible solutions can be more clearly assessed than through the intermediation of international development agencies. A social dimension of the book is evident in having extensive Acknowledgements near the beginning of the book, plus an emphasis on networks and partnerships as well as ideas and technologies.