This paper analyses a business model for providing free basic-rate Internet to everyone with a data capable phone, living in mobile coverage areas. The model is called Freemium Internet. The term "freemium" refers to a well-known business model for digital services, where free services or...

This article reports on a small and medium enterprise (SME) survey carried out by the ResearchICTAfrica (RIA) in 14 African countries. It argues that the negative return on investment reported in the literature can be attributed to the failure to distinguish between the formal and informal...

This paper analyses a business model for providing free basic-rate Internet to everyone with a data capable phone, living in mobile coverage areas. The model is called Freemium Internet. The term "freemium" refers to a well-known business model for digital services, where free services or...

Closing the gender divide in ICT access and connectivity as indicated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a significant policy concern. It is imperative however, that the determinants of digital inequality are understood based on...

The dynamic growth of mobile communications technology is creating opportunities for economic growth, social empowerment, and grassroots innovation in developing countries. One of the areas with the greatest potential impact is in the contribution that mobile applications can make to...

Using South Africa as a case study, this paper examines why and how South Africa in particular and developing countries in general, become bound by international arrangements without the associated benefits being unequivocal. Our intention is to assess that participation by measuring the...

Gender equality has been identified as critical to the realisation of knowledge societies. This has been reflected in policy commitments at both the global and national levels. The increased take up of ICTs, particularly broadband, has increasingly been linked to economic growth and social...