kathembo-tsongo/Digital-transformation_semester_Project_Group_2

Digital technologies have transformed education, commerce, healthcare, government services, and financial inclusion. However, digital access remains uneven across East Africa. As the team we engaged by the East African Communications Organisation (EACO) to evaluate the progress of digital transformation within East Africa... # Digital-transformation_semester_Project_Group_2 Digital technologies have transformed education, commerce, healthcare, government services, and financial inclusion. However, digital access remains uneven across East Africa. As a team, we were engaged by the **East African Communications Organisation (EACO)** to evaluate the progress of digital transformation within East Africa, using World Bank Open Data to answer six research questions and produce evidence-based policy recommendations. ## Project Overview This project retrieves, cleans, and analyzes World Bank indicator data (2010–2024) for East African countries to assess digital inclusion progress and give EACO actionable, evidence-backed recommendations. **Countries covered:** Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia **Indicators used:** | World Bank Code | Indicator | |---|---| | `IT.NET.USER.ZS` | Internet users (% of population) | | `IT.CEL.SETS.P2` | Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) | | `EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS` | Access to electricity (% of population) | ## Link to Recording View the group explanation of the project on the short link - tiny.cc ## Research Questions 1. Which East African country has experienced the highest growth in internet users between 2010 and 2024? 2. How does internet penetration compare with mobile-phone subscriptions across the selected countries? 3. Is access to electricity associated with higher internet usage? 4. Which country has the largest gap between mobile-phone ownership and internet usage? 5. How does Kenya compare with the other East African countries in terms of digital transformation? 6. Which three policy interventions would accelerate digital inclusion within the East African region? ## Repository Structure ├── Digital_Transformation.ipynb # Main analysis notebook (data retrieval → EDA → stats → viz → recommendations) ├── raw_data.json # Raw API response, saved before cleaning ├── panel_clean.csv # …