{"id":4379,"date":"2022-07-19T12:52:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T10:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/?p=4379"},"modified":"2022-08-30T08:54:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T06:54:01","slug":"partnership-between-wits-african-centre-for-the-study-of-the-us-acsus-and-gga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projects.88designs.co.za\/acsus\/partnership-between-wits-african-centre-for-the-study-of-the-us-acsus-and-gga\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnership between Wits African Centre for the Study of the US (ACSUS) and GGA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

INTRODUCTION:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the global rise of the digital economy, Africa has become a playground for the US and China, respectively the first and second largest economies in the world by GDP. Over the past couple of years, the global competition between the two powers has played out on the African continent. In recent years, this has taken the form of heightened competition, the rolling out of policy and investment strategies by the two powers. From 2018 onwards, the trade war between the US and China was most prominent in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector with African nations caught between the two powers. While analyses have for the most part taken the form of what the implications of US and Chinese would respectively mean for Africa, little has been analysed from an African point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is with an Afrocentric lens on US and Chinese ICT strategies and investments towards Africa that this special issue of Africa in Fact is proposed. The objective is to contribute information and knowledge on how Africans view the competing approaches of these global powers, thereby providing pathways for Africa\u2019s own strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

APPROACH AND POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Africa in Fact, Issue No 62 \u2013 US\/China Digital Competition in Africa: Diplomacy, Infrastructure, Surveillance, and Policies
\u2022 Webinar \u2013 promotion around AIF Issue No 62 \u2013 panel of contributors\/experts \u2013 facilitated in conjunction with Mail & Guardian
\u2022 Social Media \u2013 pre-promotion of AIF Issue No 62 last week June, plus on-going weekly posts across Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter platforms
\u2022 Online media \u2013 GGA website, GGA newsletters, ACSUS website
\u2022 The Africa Governance Papers \u2013 extrapolation of the AIF articles into 7500-word chapters for GGA\u2019s academic, peer-reviewed journal
TOPICS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following topics will be covered:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 State and non-state perspectives
\u2022 Soft power and digital diplomacy
\u2022 Telecommunications and ICT infrastructure, including mobile telephony hardware
\u2022 Financial technology and e-commerce
\u2022 Digital media, including video streaming
\u2022 Surveillance
\u2022 Smart and safe cities
\u2022 Legal and regulatory mechanisms, and frameworks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIARY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Formulation of AIF No 62 broad diary outline \u2013 March 15
\u2022 First copy deadline \u2013 May 6
\u2022 Final copy deadline \u2013 May 31
\u2022 Sub-edit and typesetting \u2013 May 15 to June 10
\u2022 Final edit \u2013 June 30
\u2022 Publication \u2013 July 1
\u2022 Webinar \u2013 mid July \u2013 date to be confirmed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COST SCHEDULE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELEMENT<\/strong><\/td>DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/td>BUDGET<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
AIF Issue No 62<\/td>Contributors (including co-editor), layout and design, typesetting, final PDF, plus online and social media marketing support.  Contributors to be paid R7\/word based on 1200-word articles (R8400 each), and co-editor fee R22 500.<\/td>R235 000.00 \u2013 GGA funding<\/td><\/tr>
AIF Issue No 62<\/td>Print x 750 copies<\/td>R45 000 \u2013 ACSUS funding<\/td><\/tr>
Webinar<\/td>LIVE webinar panel discussion and presentation of the AIF Issue by a selected panel of contributors\/editors, Q&A session with audience participation \u2013 value R126 700<\/td>R40 000 \u2013 ACSUS funding<\/td><\/tr>
The Africa Governance Papers<\/td>AIF Articles to be extrapolated into 7500-word chapters for the GGA academic, peer-reviewed journal<\/td>No funding required<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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