GIZ and Orange launch an Orange Digital Center in Ethiopia, the 3rd in the Africa and Middle East region, to train young people in digital technology and boost their employability • Following launches in Tunisia…
In the future, Ethics will be a key…
How will digital, new technologies, the global economy, politics, legislation, cyber security, ethics, and even climate change impact business and the Finance department? How will the principles of ethics that have been taught and ingrained…
Africa’s digital economy needs cross-border cooperation to succeed
African governments have a crucial role to play in taking the continent to the next stage in its digital evolution Africa still lags behind the rest of the world in its digital transformation, and in…
Clickatell helps MTN South Africa launch chat commerce…
MTN Chat will enable customers to initiate purchase of airtime and data bundles within their WhatsApp chat session MTN South Africa has partnered with global customer engagement company, Clickatell, to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers…
Africa in the Digital Era – Hype or…
Adebayo Adedeji Annual lecture focused around the question of digital transformation in Africa Former Nigerian Minister for Communications Technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson, delivered the UN Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) annual Adebayo Adedeji at the ongoing…
Ultramid marca nuevos estándares para las células de…
El plástico técnico de BASF lidera una revolucionaria innovación • En marcha un proyecto conjunto de comercialización con Joma-Polytec y Daimler NuCellSys • Ultramid cumple los requisitos de alta calidad y seguridad ¿Qué sistema de…
Tanzania selects HID Global for citizen identification program
Tanzania has selected HID's citizen ID solutions to add e-Visa and e-Permit capabilities to its e-Passport, which HID helped deploy last year as part of the Tanzania e-Immigration program • The new web-based visa and…
SIM Boxing: a threat for business and security
In 2016, it was estimated that telecom companies in Uganda on annual basis were losing about $60m due to illegal redirection of international calls traffic • The amount in part led to revenue from voice…
El coche eléctrico gana aceptación entre los valencianos
El coche eléctrico va ganando lentamente terreno entre los consumidores, aunque aún queda un largo camino de interrogantes a la hora de decidirse por su compra. Según el Observatorio Motor de Cetelem, el 26% de…
Tax reform, digitisation key to financing development
Africa must digitise its economies, broaden its tax base, prevent further deterioration of fiscal and debt positions, and aim for double-digit growth to achieve the UN 2030 global goals (SDGs), and the AU Agenda 2063 according to the 2019…
Unitel to chair the GSMA Association Africa Fraud…
Unitel was elected to chair the GSMA Association Africa Fraud and Security Group (AFASG), a specific working group dedicated to dealing with critical fraud and security issues for the telecommunications industry in Africa. The mandate…
Building African National Society leadership to be proud…
Ecobank Academy and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) join hands in an effort to boost effective and sustainable leadership capabilities Ecobank is proud to announce that its prestigious Ecobank Academy…
Smart Home: intelligent solutions with real added value
By 2030, the number of sensors and devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to increase to about 125 billion worldwide • Intelligent Living Summit: GROHE, Miele and Viessmann start cross-industry dialogue;…
5th agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria 2019
The 5th agrofood & plastprintpack Nigeria 2019 with 120+ global technology leaders from 24 countries •Top level 3-day conference on Skills development, Value chain approach, Circular economy & Finance, start-ups and digitalization Due to the…
African Artificial Intelligence pioneer awarded AI Leader of…
South African based Artificial Intelligence Software & Solutions veteran and founder of Cortex Logic, awarded premium accolade at Africa's Tech Week event, underlying a life dedicated to AI and Data Science Innovation. Dr Ludik is…