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  • South Africa - Private Digital Platform Assessment (English)

    Digital platforms have the potential to support the sustained creation of economic value and foster jobs and economic inclusion in South Africa. This assessment examines private digital platforms in South...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 182614 Document Date: April 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: White,Justine,Eliasz,Toni Kristian,Zhu,Tingting Juni,Cusolito,Ana Paula,Grinsted,Philip,Song,Hangyul,Nyman,Sara,Garcia Gonzalez,Claudia,Friederici,Nicolas,Moeletsi,Wycliff Tlhalefang,Rasagam,Ganesh

  • South Africa - Digital Economy Diagnostic (English)

    South Africa is one of the digital economy leaders on the African continent, but lags developed countries. In this context, the digital economy for Africa targets appear within reach for South Africa...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 148406 Document Date: December 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Al-Dahdah,Edouard,Appaya,Mandepanda Sharmista,Butcher,Neil,Derner,Cem,Egejeru,Chijioke,Eliasz,Toni Kristian,Enkenberg,Aki Ilari,Fraser,Alexandra Nelle,Goddard,John Gabriel,Khalil,Uzma,Kunicova,Jana,Moeletsi,Wycliff Tlhalefang,Nagashima,Yoko,Nyman,Sara,Saleman,Yannick,White,Justine,Zanza,Alice Dubiwa

  • Madagascar Digital Economy Assessment (English)

    Madagascar is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean off the south-eastern coast of Africa, and the fourth-largest island in the world. Despite the country’s extensive economic opportunities and...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 171547 Document Date: May 31, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Peixoto,Tiago Carneiro,White,Justine,Oolun,Mukund Krishna,Gueye,Maimouna,Hilger,Anne,Olefir,Anna,Rakotomalala,Olivia

  • Scaling green sectors through international business to business matches : lessons from Kenya (English)

    As environmental challenges mount in Kenya, a growing number of companies are finding business opportunities in green sectors. Renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies are flourishing, while...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 128375 Document Date: June 28, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Heemskerk, Lisanne,Wilmink, Marjolijn,Lorenzen, Ian,Nyauncho, Esther,Zhu,Danqing,Nair,Samiksha Chandel,White,Justine

  • Cross border business matchmaking : accelerating South Africa’s green economy (English)

    Green Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) in South Africa often struggle to take full advantage of local market opportunities and lack the global assets required to succeed in competitive and fast-growing...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 128376 Document Date: June 28, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Baboolal, Aman,Merwe, Annelize van der,Siebrits,Raymond Myles,Nair,Samiksha Chandel,Zhu,Danqing,Racine,Jean-Louis Charles,White,Justine

  • South Africa Digital Economy Assessment : Digital Entrepreneurship Pillar (English)

    An assessment of South Africa’s digital economy has been launched as part of the World Bank Group’s digital economy for Africa (DE4A) initiative, which leverages an integrated and foundations-based diagnostic...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 147470 Document Date: January 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Eliasz,Toni Kristian,Fraser,Alexandra Nelle,White,Justine

  • Connecting green technology entrepreneurs : implications for public program design (English)

    In light of growing concern related to climate change, local entrepreneurs are critically needed to develop businesses supporting climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in developing countries. In contrast...

    Document Type: Report No.: 107749 Document Date: August 29, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: White,Justine,Lin,Rosa,Lee,Heejin,Ehst,Michael,Zheng,Xue

  • Innovation policy : a guide for developing countries (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (English)

    The presentation of innovation policy in this volume offers a detailed conceptual framework for understanding and learning about technology innovation policies and programs and their implementation in...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 54893 Document Date: May 25, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Aubert,Jean-Eric,Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Kim,Ronald,Kuznetzov, Yevgeny,Larsen,Kurt,Theus,Florian Josef,Utz,Anuja,White,Justine,Dahlman,Carl J.,Dubarle,Patrick,Gaudin,Thierry,Leray,Thais,Van Welsum,Desiree

  • Innovation policy : a guide for developing countries (Vol. 2 of 2) : Conference edition overview (English)

    The presentation of innovation policy in this volume offers a detailed conceptual framework for understanding and learning about technology innovation policies and programs and their implementation in...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 54893 Document Date: January 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Aubert,Jean-Eric,Chen,Derek Hung Chiat,Kim,Ronald,Kuznetzov, Yevgeny,Larsen,Kurt,Theus,Florian Josef,Utz,Anuja,White,Justine,Dahlman,Carl J.,Dubarle,Patrick,Gaudin,Thierry,Leray,Thais,Van Welsum,Desiree