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This introductory chapter explains the importance of studying the impacts of digital technologies on the private and public sectors in Africa and provides synopses of other chapters of the book, which is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the digitization and transformation of the public and private sectors. The second part deals with other aspects of doing business in Africa in the digital era.

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Abugre, J.B., Osabutey, E.L.C., Sigué, S.P. (2021). Introduction. In: Abugre, J.B., L.C. Osabutey, E., P. Sigué, S. (eds) Business in Africa in the Era of Digital Technology. Advances in Theory and Practice of Emerging Markets. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70538-1_1

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