Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of network connection in rural areas around the world, remain the last frontier for the telecom…
AI-Powered digital workforce that transforms customer experiences
Blue Prism announces Service Assist, automating next generation contact centres with an AI-Powered digital workforce that transforms customer experiences • This new offering delivers a real-time, unified 360-degree view of all customer interactions helping free…
AI and Green Data Centres
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps Huawei build Green Data Centres • Safer, more reliable, cleaner Data centres are being overhauled, revamped and modernised to support digital transformation and the power-hungry cloud deployments they contain. Artificial…
Successful launch of electronic Customs Management System
Webb Fontaine Awarded 'Certificate of Appreciation' by Ethiopian Customs Commission for Successful Launch of Electronic Customs Management System • The project titled "Implementation of an Electronic Customs Management System (eCMS)" was funded by the European…
New digital core in banks
Traditional banks need to quickly build a new digital core based on open and distributed technologies • Connecting people with finance by Vincent Chen In the banking industry, the stable running of IT systems is…
Report to build a resilient innovative Africa during…
Djembe Consultants and Afrilabs Unveil Report • Report Provides Rich Perspectives from Scaling Innovations and Entrepreneurship, to Transforming Education Towards a Skills-based Model of Collaborative Learning and Powerful Calls for Policy Enhancements to Help Women…
Premio a una aplicación que garantiza la distancia…
Primer premio del Col·lab Weekend 2020 de Las Naves • sta App monitoriza la distancia social en espacios públicos usando redes neuronales y visión artificial • 50 personas, divididas en 10 equipos, han estado durante…
Building a resilient innovative Africa in a COVID-19…
Djembe Consultants Named Official Communications Partner for AfriLab's Virtual Annual Gathering Djembe Consultants ), the award-winning African-focused communications consultancy, has partnered with AfriLabs (www.AfriLabs.com), the largest pan-Africa network of 225 technology and innovation centres across…
Lower-income countries and AI-enabled health technologies
The report uses current AI best practices to draw a roadmap that can help all countries advance towards AI maturity in health Investment in data and AI will be a key tool driving African health…
Seed stage investing and why it matters for…
In Africa, the maturity of a startup raising seed funds is arguably higher than in other continents due to the scarcity of capital Startup entrepreneurs are working to harness Africa's potential. Together they represent a…
Towards digitalisation of the energy sector
Africa Energy Forum 2020 joins forces with the African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa and Oil & Gas Council's Africa Assembly to host Digital Energy Festival for Africa • Under the theme 'The 5th Industrial…
Connecting African start-ups with Business Angels
Team RM is launching a major entrepreneurial program entitled African Program for Investment in Entrepreneurship (Team RM- PAIE) • The think & do tank Team RM (www.TeamRM.org), keeps its word! As announced at the end…
Promoting financial literacy skills among Africa’s youth
Ecobank Group and JA Africa partner to promote financial literacy skills among Africa's youth • The partnership will undertake a campaign which will tap into JA's vast online community, comprising over one million young social…
How Rwanda is spurring a generation of women…
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality • In 2020, it was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report It ranked in…
Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) is the unified…
The Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) adopted as a single online marketplace to enable the supply of COVID-19-related critical medical equipment in Africa was developed under the leadership of African Union Special Envoy, Strive Masiyiwa and…