Over-regulation and career politicians could spell disaster for tech

Government intervention has been a hot topic all week at AfricaCom, and it doesn’t seem like there is going to be a resolution to the problem anytime soon.
Of course there will always be a need to regulate any industry; commercial entities should not be left by themselves, they cannot be trusted; but where to you draw the line? Perhaps one of the issues we are facing in the tech space is a lack of qualified leaders.
“Technology ministers should be technologists,” said Mich Atag