More than 1100 Kenyan teachers has completed their digital skills training in August ahead of this year’s Africa Code Week (ACW), which will take place across the continent in October. During the second half of August, teachers attended ACW Train-the-Trainer workshops in Mombasa, Kisumu, Kilifi and Nairobi and gained valuable knowledge and teaching tools to […]
Read MoreNigerian e-health startup WellNewMe has developed a web-based health risk assessment tool specifically designed to act as an early warning system for non-communicable diseases such as cardiac disease, cancer and diabetes. Launched last year, WellNewMe is focused on illnesses affected by lifestyle choices, and has built a tool that can detect and stratify individual health […]
Read MoreGoogle has updated its content policy for the Google Play Store, banning apps that “facilitate” the sale of marijuana or cannabis. The new policy means all apps selling, delivering or facilitating the sale of marijuana or related products are banned, whether they operate in a country where it is legal or not. In September, South […]
Read MoreGoogle has opened applications for the 2019 edition of the Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. The programme, according to Google, is part of its continued effort to provide digital skills training, education, economic opportunity and support to African start-ups and developers. In line with its commitment to provide mobile developer training to 100 000 Africans, the […]
Read MoreGlobal spending on artificial intelligence (AI) systems is forecast to reach $35.8 billion in 2019, an increase of 44.0% over the amount spent in 2018. With industries investing aggressively in projects that utilize AI software capabilities, the International Data Corporation (IDC) global Semiannual Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide expects spending on AI systems will more […]
Read MoreAccording to a new forecast from Latest statistics from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker reveals that unit shipments for the worldwide personal computing devices (PCD) market, comprised of Traditional PCs and Tablets, are expected to decline 3.3% in 2019. The market contraction comes on the heels of 2018, which […]
Read MoreNigerian adults and children in South Africa now have the opportunity to the captured in the National Identity Database (NIDB) for the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN). A statement from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it has flag off the diaspora enrolment in South Africa in collaboration with a licensed partner, […]
Read MoreThe impact of artificial intelligence (AI) dominated discussions at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos – with delegates touching on everything from ethics to democratization and workforce re-skilling. While AI is primed to be the driving force of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, its widespread acceptance and adoption among businesses is still in early stages. […]
Read MoreOnly 50% of all global applications will run on public cloud in future, as organisations opt to run their workloads on private and edge clouds. This is according to Jai Menon, futurist and chief scientist at Cloudistics, discussing the evolution of cloud at ITWeb Cloud Summit 2019, held in Johannesburg, this week. Click Here “The […]
Read MoreOrganisations are struggling to cope with the increasing sophistication of today’s threat landscape. Zero-day exploits are on the rise and insider attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent, requiring more refined analysis and real-time remediation. Security teams, already overtaxed and understaffed, are being asked to increasingly identify and prevent new threats. Fortunately, cloud technology brings a solution. […]
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