{"id":38709,"date":"2024-08-28T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T20:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/?p=38709"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:35:54","slug":"isaac-odoom-awarded-carleton-university-research-development-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/2024\/isaac-odoom-awarded-carleton-university-research-development-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac Odoom awarded Carleton University Research Development Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Isaac Odoom awarded Carleton University Research Development Grant\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Isaac Odoom has been awarded a Carleton University 2024-25 Research Development Grant for his project <em>China\u2019s Digital Silk Road and Geopolitics in Ghana\u2019s Digital Frontier.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project investigates the impact of Chinese digital investments in Ghana within the context of intensifying geopolitical competition involving the US and EU. As Africa experiences rapid digital transformation, partly driven by foreign tech investments, China&#8217;s role has become increasingly pivotal. Focusing on Ghana\u2014a leading democracy in Africa\u2014this study examines how Chinese digital initiatives in infrastructure, governance, and digital entrepreneurship are shaping the country&#8217;s digital economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research critically assesses the extent and implications of Chinese tech investments in Ghana, alongside the strategic responses from the US and EU. It explores how Ghanaian actors navigate these digital partnerships amidst global rivalries. By shifting the narrative from geopolitical rivalry to the active agency of African stakeholders, this study contributes to the literature by highlighting the local responses and their implications for technology transfer, human capital development, and governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/people\/isaac-odoom\/\">view bio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaac Odoom has been awarded a Carleton University 2024-25 Research Development Grant for his project China\u2019s Digital Silk Road and Geopolitics in Ghana\u2019s Digital Frontier. This project investigates the impact of Chinese digital investments in Ghana within the context of intensifying geopolitical competition involving the US and EU. 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