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Entrepreneurial Hustle and the Rise (and Fall) of Personal Computer Companies in Lagos, Nigeria: 1960–1999
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In this article , the authors present a brief background of the personal computer boom in Lagos, including the early history of computing and the rise of technology entrepreneurship in Nigeria, and discuss the impact of Nigeria's structural adjustment program on the expansion of the local computing industry.Abstract:
This article presents a brief background of the personal computer boom in Lagos, including the early history of computing and the rise of technology entrepreneurship in Nigeria. I then discuss the impact of Nigeria's structural adjustment program on the expansion of the local computing industry. Next, I detail the landscape of Nigerian personal computer boom in late 1980s and 1990s and discuss how innovative technologists drove the industrial and societal expansion of computer use in Nigeria by responding to the demands of global capital and state economic policies. Finally, I explore the reasons behind the eventual decline of the personal computer boom and examine its impact on Nigerian information technology, particularly focusing on relationships between the political and socioeconomic environment and broader industry changes. read more
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