DPI debates obsess over citizens and privacy. But the bigger economic prize is firm-facing rails, registration, licensing, procurement, credit APIs. Treat the cost of formality as an index and DPI becomes SME industrial policy.
eCitizen Economics: Digital Public Infrastructure Is Industrial Policy Read More »
Governments are committing billions to a fresh industrial-parks boom, on a model with a documented 20-year failure rate. Why zones fail when you build the fence before the firms, and what to measure instead.
East Africa’s Industrial Park Boom Is Repeating SEZ Mistakes Read More »
Uganda earned $2.4bn from coffee and plans to ban raw exports, just as the EU’s deforestation rule raises compliance costs. Why you can’t legislate a value chain from the export end.
Banning Raw Exports Won’t Build Factories: The EUDR Wall Read More »
With first oil due in 2026 and EACOP 79% complete, $1.2bn is earmarked for local contractors. Why local content fails as a compliance quota, and the supplier-development line that makes it work.
Uganda’s First Oil: The Local-Content Window SMEs Can’t Miss Read More »