I get your point. This is what happened with the Japanese Auto Industry, they leap frogged the US manufacturing process. Legacy systems can be a big deterrent, like the phone/catv systems in the US which are stifling the expansion of broadband. The advantage of leap frogging to new technologies tends to be short lived when talking about private enterprises. I hope Africa gains a leading role in world affairs but, leap frogging existing technologies will not do it alone. Wise investments and social/political change will be big factors.
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I get your point. This is what happened with the Japanese Auto Industry, they leap frogged the US manufacturing process. Legacy systems can be a big deterrent, like the phone/catv systems in the US which are stifling the expansion of broadband. The advantage of leap frogging to new technologies tends to be short lived when talking about private enterprises. I hope Africa gains a leading role in world affairs but, leap frogging existing technologies will not do it alone. Wise investments and social/political change will be big factors.