Abstract
Capacity building is a central feature of India’s outreach to Africa. Over the last seven decades, the Indian government has provided numerous scholarships to African students through the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation scheme. India has also established several technical institutes throughout the continent. However, assessments of India’s capacity-building initiatives remain limited. This paper assesses the impact of the fl agship Pan African e-Network Project through qualitative fi eldwork in Ghana and Malawi. It aims to understand how Indian expertise and technology were utilised by end-users in the two countries, outlining what worked and what did not. These learnings and the logistical and practical challenges outlined in this paper could be helpful in the implementation of future projects that involve knowledge transfers from India to Africa.
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Authors
- Dan Banik, Centre for Development and the Environment, UiO
- Meera Venkatachalam, University of Mumbai
- Renu Modi, University of Mumbai