One of the most important features of the digital age is the use of new communications technologies to build digital citizenships. Cultures could be a source of conflict that affect the use of new media to make powerful collaborations among online communities across societies, and within the same society, however, there are still altercation between digital citizens, groups and nations. New media could help citizens in many directions such appreciating their diversities; solving their problems, sharing experiences and voicing out their salient issues without worries and shame.
The research goal is to analyze the influence of socioeconomic, governmental, and accessibility factors on ICT usage, expenditure, and infrastructure in three African countries. Overall results indicate primary importance of scientific and technical capacity and government prioritization of ICT. For developing countries, technology attributes are strongly associated with foreign direct investment, government prioritization of IT, and education variables. The cases of ICT development and growth in Egypt, Ghana and South Africa are examined and found to be consistent with the regression results for developing nations. The article suggests policy steps that can be taken by national governments to narrow the digital divide.
ICT in Africa could be the refuge for development, participatory governance principles and a platform for deliberation. There is indeed an urgency to be responsive to the populations needs in harmony with the environment, will allow governments to better channel development actions in order to obtain a positive and sustainable impact and address the challenges faced by African countries.
There is urgency for this research to help update data base to improve the current media governance and address vital issues of conflict and violence in Africa that are permanently on record, which might be occasionally contested in some African countries but almost impossible to erase or block.
The research paper attempts to assess the prospects and concerns of ICT in stipulating Africa’s development. Three countries have been identified to be investigated and were chosen specifically so as to obtain information about the broadest possible spectrum of instances where ICT infiltration and usage vary from very high to very low: Egypt, Ghana and South Africa. The focus of this study will be the internet dependent on ICT equipment and facilities.
