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2 key takeaways from the Ease of Doing Digital Business (EDDB) report 🗝️💼

1. Digital regulations & #publicpolicy choices are key determinants of EDDB

2. Internet & mobile access to payments/fulfillment are vital to the EDDB

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Here's how Kenya is excelling in digital #innovation 🇰🇪

💰 High use of #DigitalPayment tech

🏢 Creator of many innovative enterprises

🕊️ Preserves digital freedoms & fights disinformation

👨‍💻 Home to “Silicon Savanah” in Nairobi, a burgeoning #tech hub

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22 Sep

People are increasingly worried about #privacy – which isn’t surprising, given the stream of revelations relating to @facebook user #data & commercial security breaches

But this is just the tip of the iceberg of today's digital anxieties→
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22 Sep

A social science phenomenon called the "network effect" means that any social network is increasingly valuable as more people join it–but that means it's also increasingly hard to leave.

What's the price to pay for #SocialMedia?

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