In the 1990s and the early 2000s, development-focused information and communication technology (ICT) research predominantly concentrated on bridging the digital divide through overcoming connectivity and access barriers for more and more of Africa's population.
This provided connections to the rest of the world and ultimately helped to overcome to a large extent the so-called "last mile" challenge faced in Africa.
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