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1、科技报道7非洲吸引高科技公司到来AfricaAttractingHi-TechCompaniesp1.aystopmutemaxvo1.ume00:00-04:04repeatByVOA2013/9/85IVOAFromVOA1.earningEng1.ish,thisistheTechno1.ogyReport.Africahasbecomeagrowingmarketforhightechno1.ogyproducts,anditmaysoonbeabasefora1.otmorehi-techcompanies.Expertsarepredictinggrowingcompetition
2、onthecontinentasittendstomeettheneedsofitsyoungandmidd1.ec1.asspopu1.ations.DH1.ca1.1.sitse1.fthe1.ogisticscompanyforthewor1.d,itprovidestransportationbytrain,road,seaandair.ThecompanyseesAfricaasap1.acewhereitsbusinesscanexpand.Butforthattohappen,panieswi1.1.needtoinvestinthecontinentandsetupoperat
3、ionsthere.SumeshRahavendraofDH1.seesthathappening.TherepaniesstartingtosetupbaseinAfrica.Ifyou1.ookatthe1.ikesofSAPorIBMorHisense,whichistheChinesecompany,a1.1.ofthemaresettingbaseinAfricaand1.ookingathowspecifica1.1.ytheycancatertotheAfricamarketwhi1.ebeinginAfrica,asagainstgettingtotheAfricanmarke
4、twhi1.ebeinginEuropeortheMidd1.eEast.SumeshRahavendraisthecompanysheadofmarketingforAfricancountriessouthoftheSaharandesert.Hesaystheareaoffersa1.otofpossibi1.ity,andinhiswords,cou1.dbethenextfrontierfortechno1.ogygrowth.Itrave1.afairbitaroundAfricaandsodoestherestofourteamandyoucanseethetechno1.ogy
5、boom1.itera1.1.yacrosseverycountryinAfrica.Peop1.ewhoneverhadaccesstoadesktopPCarenowp1.ayingaroundwithtab1.ets-arenowp1.ayingaroundwithsmartphones.The1.eve1.andspeedofadoptionhasbeensignificantasmoremidd1.ec1.assanduppermidd1.ec1.assconsumersinAfricagetaccesstotechno1.ogy.Hedescribesthecontinentson
6、ebi1.1.ionpeop1.easa1.arge1.yuntouchedmarketformanyproducts.Themajorityofpeop1.eareyoungpeop1.e.Andwithayoungpopu1.ationthatsgoingtoadopttechno1.ogyandcommoditiesinthefuture,panycomingtoAfrica.DH1.hasbeenoperatinginAfricaformorethan35years.AndMrRahavendranotesasmoreandmorecompaniessetupoperationsont
7、hecontinent,businessforDH1.increases.Hesays,therearepossibi1.itiesforgrowthineveryAfricancountry,a1.thoughsomeappearmorereadythanothers.OneofthereasonswhyitshardtodobusinessinAfricancountriesisjustinfrastructureand1.ogistics.Becausethecostofactua1.1.ygettingyourproducttoitsfina1.p1.aceinf1.atesitsig
8、nificant1.ybecausetherearesomuchinfrastructura1.cha1.1.engesthatisntgettingyouthere.Secondexamp1.eisthereareafairbitofissueswithpo1.itica1.c1.imateinsomeAfricancountries.Thegoodnewsissignsa1.1.indicatetowardsapositivestorygoingforwardnextfivetotenyears.DH1.saysAfricaisnowthewor1.dssecond1.argestmobi1.etechno1.ogymarketbyconnectionsafterAsia,anditisthefastestgrowingmobi1.emarketinthewor1.d.AndthatstheTechno1.ogyReportfromVOA1.earningEng1.ish.mJuneSimms.