The architecture of international development landscape has been transformed by the re-emergence of South-South cooperation. Countries like China, India, South Korea and South Africa have intensified their trade and investments efforts across Africa. This study seek to explore the contributions of foreign telecommunication firms to the socio-economic development of Africa using case studies from India’s- Bharti Airtel, South Africa’s -Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) , China’s- Huawei and ZTE and South Korea’s .Korea Telecom (KT). The study uses secondary data from .books, academic articles, newspaper publications, reports and internet sources to provide insight into the pattern and trend of global telecommunication operations and its associated benefits in Africa. Evidence from the paper suggests that the mobile telecommunication boom in Africa has significantly contributed to the socio-economic development of Africa. However, Africa needs to capitalize on the flourishing telecommunication sector and its associated transfer of knowledge to establish their own domestic telecom firms .including the manufacture of low cost handsets.
목차
Abstract: 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 2.1. MNC’s and foreign direct investment in Africa 2.2. South-South Cooperation 2.3. FDI and telecommunication in Africa 3. Discussion 3.1. Nature and structure of South–South cooperation within telecommunication investment in Africa 3.2. China – Huawei and ZTE 3.3. Market strategy of Huawei and ZTE in Africa 3.4. India -Bhartel Airtel 3.5. South Koreas-Korea Telecom(KT) 3.6. South Africa’s- Mobile Telecommunication Network(MTN) 4. Socio-Economic Contribution of MNC Telecommunications to Africas Economy 4.1. Employment 4.2. Mobile banking 4.3. Healthcare delivery 4.4. Connecting Africa to the rest of the world. 4.5. Mobile online trading 5. Conclusion References
서울대학교 국토문제연구소 [The Institute for Korean Regional Studies, Seoul National University]
설립연도
1970
분야
사회과학>지리학
소개
국토에 관련된 제반문제의 연구를 활성화하고 학문적으로 체계화한다.
도시 및 지역 관련분야의 국내외 연구인력간 협력을 토대로 국토연구에 있어 학제적 연구의 기반을 마련하고 새로운 접근방법을 정립해간다.
국토문제에 대한 연구성과를 집약하여 학문적 인식수준을 높이고 도시 및 지역 정책수립을 위한 기초를 제공한다.