Africa is on the path to digitisation. According to Internet World Stats, about 300 million Africans are connected to the internet, with smartphones emerging as a preferred device to get online. It is expected that mobile growth over the next five years will increase 20-fold (twice the global rate). This access to communications technology, and education and information, is leading to the rapid development of digital education programmes.
One country with clear digital opportunities is South Africa, where public and private sector investment has led to a range of opportunities for publishers. The government is currently rolling out a National Infrastructure Development Plan, which aims to provide broadband coverage across the country from big municipalities to rural areas by 2020.
