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The past and present: A push toward the good life

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In this article, we contemplate how African communities, based on their unique experiences and backgrounds, can increasingly become producers and participants in the technology development process; a step beyond just being end-users.

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cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students
XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 26, Issue 2
Global Cultures and Computing
Winter 2019
70 pages
ISSN:1528-4972
EISSN:1528-4980
DOI:10.1145/3373363
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Published: 25 November 2019
Published in XRDS Volume 26, Issue 2

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