Technology

Rugby Game goes Digital in Nigeria

The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation has introduced ScrumIT, an online player registration and rugby administration software developed in South Africa by ENS Software as a service application. The software is internet based, and users can access it from any internet browser. General Manager, Mike Archer while announcing the development said that other users of scrumIT […]

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Etisalat UAE Selects Ericsson for 5G Network Expansion

Ericsson has been selected by Etisalat to deploy a 5G radio network in UAE. The network will become operational in Q1 2019, enabling Etisalat to continue the expansion of the 5G Network in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and position UAE at the fore front of 5G network deployment globally. The deal is part of […]

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Africa’s most Affordable 3G Smartphone Arrives from Orange

At Mobile World Congress, Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East: Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Jordan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Sierra Leone and Tunisia. […]

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Computing

Microsoft Spurs AI Growth in Africa

The 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. […]

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UN Lists Tourism & Technology Summit 2019 on Its SDGS Platform

The Tourism and Technology Summit 2019 has been approved and listed on the UNWTO Tourism for SDGs platform.This is aimed at driving international participation for the highly anticipated annual event. Following this development a registration window has been opened on the platform for partnerships and delegates. Under SDGS 17 PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS, the summit […]

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Technology

2019 Prediction: 50% Global Apps to Run on Public Cloud

Only 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 […]

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Traditional CV to Give-way Soon as Employers Embrace Technology

In the next three years, top HR executives and employers have asserted that the biggest impact on recruitment will be Technology Augmenting the Hiring Process. In other words, how technology will make the hiring process more effective through easier filtering and more accurate matching. This discovery, along with other invaluable insights into the evolution of […]

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Ugandan Police to Combat Crime with Automated Biometric Identification System

A new solution that enables rapid capture of suspects’ biometric data-and accurate matching against central database and watchlists has been deployed in Uganda. The Electronic LiveScan technology will be deployed in police stations and courts across the country and the Police will also be using it to trial Mobile ID for ‘anytime, anywhere’ biometric identification. […]

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Technology

Trump to Sign Executive Order Mandating Investment, Research on AI

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday will sign an executive order asking federal government agencies to dedicate more resources and investment into research, promotion and training on artificial intelligence (AI), a senior administration official said. Under the American AI Initiative, the administration will direct agencies to prioritize AI investments in research and development, increase access […]

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South Korea Eyes Technology Transfer Partnership with Africa

In partnership with the African Development Bank, Korea is ready to step up technology transfers to Africa, officials said in Seoul today. Speaking at a meeting on potential technology partnerships between Korea and Africa, representatives of Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Techno Park, and Korea’s Green Technology Center said there was huge potential for cooperation and […]

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