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Namibia: Procurement vs Innovation: Namibia’s Framework Discourages Home-Grown Technical Solutions – Editors Guest

Namibia: Procurement vs Innovation: Namibia’s Framework Discourages Home-Grown Technical Solutions – Editors Guest

Africa Links 24 with Timo Shihepo
Published on 2025-10-05 08:40:18

Namibian developers are building impressive technical solutions that could modernise government services and boost our digital economy.

Instead of embracing these innovations, our procurement framework forces them into bureaucratic mazes designed for buying office supplies, not fostering technological advancement.

The problem starts with a shockingly low threshold: any technical solution worth more than N$15 000 must go through competitive tender processes. That’s barely enough to…

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