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    Cross-Cultural Perspectives on eHealth Privacy in Africa
    (Thriving Communities, 2018) Namara, Moses; Wilkinson, Daricia; Byron M., Lowens; Knijnenburg, Bart P.; Orji, Rita; Sekou, Remy L.
    The African continent is making considerable strides to develop and implement technology-driven health innovations. Policymakers are increasingly acknowledging the rising concerns for online personal privacy and data protection as advances in eHealth results in increased levels of data collection and surveillance. In this paper, we propose a research agenda to investigate the effect of cultural, constitutional, and societal factors on privacy concerns and preferences among the different African countries in the context of healthcare technologies. In addition to helping us understand policy and design implications for members of this region, this research will broaden our understanding of cultural factors influencing privacy worldwide.
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    Global Imbalances and the Implications for Africa
    (The Hague, 2007) Kasekende, Louis
    indicated by D’Arista and Griffith-Jones (2006), the United States has for most of the past twenty five years carried current account deficits. In large part, the deficit has been sustained by a gradual depreciation of the US dollar vis-à-vis other major currencies, high growth rates in other parts of the world, and a willingness of non- US residents to increase their holdings of US dollars. The phenomenon of large and growing current account deficits of the United States (amounting to $869.1 billion in 2006, or 6.5 percent of GDP) and the associated large positions that foreigners (especially emerging economies) are amassing in US securities have become a central feature of the global economy, particularly in recent years. It has predictably garnered much attention from the financial press, policymakers, practitioners and, of course, academics. The three chapters by Barry Eichengreen and Yung Chul Park (2006), Jane D’Arista and Stephany Griffith-Jones (2006) and Fan Gang (2006) in the previous volume1 present an excellent discussion of many of the key issues and the way forward. My comments highlight some key issues to stimulate further discussion and then dwell briefly on the neglected region in the discourse – Africa.