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The issue of what constitutes authentic development among African nations be it driven by technological, social or economic change has long been the subject of debate among development ethicists. Amongst these, the contribution of Croker (2004) is relevant to the concerns of digitisation, particularly in relation to the African context. Croker’s ideas not only offer an enlightened view of authentic development, but also provide an important means of reframing digitisation in ways that enable both its nature and scope to be more appropriately evaluated within a specific African context.
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Rose, L. (2011). Critical Perspectives on Digitising Africa. In: Rikowski, R. (eds) Digitisation Perspectives. Educational Futures Rethinking Theory and Practice, vol 46. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-299-3_11
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