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New GSMA report shows tax reform boosts smartphone adoption and digital inclusion in South Africa

A new report by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has highlighted the significant impact of tax reform on accelerating smartphone adoption and expanding digital inclusion in South Africa.

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Senegal explores lower smartphone taxation to boost digital inclusion

Senegal's Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Affairs has convened a national workshop to examine how taxation on entry-level smartphones can be reformed to accelerate digital inclusion and expand access to mobile internet across the country.

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Uganda advances AI-driven economic transformation agenda ahead of National ICT Summit 2026

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New GSMA report shows tax reform boosts smartphone adoption and digital inclusion in South Africa

Kenya holds talks with The Rockefeller Foundation on accelerating the Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative (AGII)

UNOOSA calls for more forward-looking and people-centered space policy at European Space Forum

Uganda advances AI-driven economic transformation agenda ahead of National ICT Summit 2026

EthSwitch receives strategic Partnership Recognition Award from Bank of Abyssinia

Google Cloud unveils five major AI and digital infrastructure initiatives for Africa

Senegal explores lower smartphone taxation to boost digital inclusion

AfCFTA Digital Trade Forum opens in Lagos with call to accelerate continental digital market

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New GSMA report shows tax reform boosts smartphone adoption and digital inclusion in South Africa

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