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Nearly Two-Thirds of Large Enterprises to Deploy Blockchain, Says Report

About 65% of responding enterprises with over 10,000 employees are considering or actively engaged in blockchain deployment. This marks a significant rise from last year, when the corresponding figure was 54%. Indeed, according to the Blockchain Enterprise Survey: Deployments, Benefits & Attitudes (Second Edition), nearly a quarter of companies considering deploying blockchain had moved beyond […]

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US to Probe Big Tech on ‘stifling’ Free Speech

President Donald Trump’s administration warned Wednesday of a possible legal crackdown on big technology companies over competition or political bias, in a bombshell announcement that came as social media executives were defending their policies before lawmakers. The Justice Department statement appeared to escalate a war between the administration and Silicon Valley after a series of […]

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ICT Stakeholders Advocate for Favourable Local Content Policies

The desired impact that the ICT sector requires to replace the oil and gas industry as the next revenue earner for the Nigerian economy can only be achieved through policies that are favourable. Stakeholders in the sector who spoke at the at The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (Nitra) Quarterly Forum with focus on the […]

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British PM to Unveil UK/Nigeria $2.6m fintech Partnership

As part of her visit to Nigeria on a three-day, three-nation trip to Africa, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May will visit Lagos. The premier, who is currently in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja, will fly to Lagos where she will meet with business leaders and announce the formation […]

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Quest for Africa’s Rail System Digital Transformation Heightens

Few modes of transport evoke such a sense of history and romanticism as rail. The first recorded use of rail transport was around 500BC, when ancient Greeks used a rail-like system-most likely powered by humans or horses – to carry boats across where the Corinth channel currently is. In the 1400s, German miners used wooden […]

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Gartner Unveils Key Technologies for Africa’s Transformation

Research and advisory firm Gartner has unveiled the key technologies that would have high impact on the African economy. The 2018 Gartner, Inc. Hype Cycle for information and communication technology (ICT) in Africa, released this week featured five technologies that will have a high business impact within two years. “Africa is entering an important stage […]

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Soccer Fans Breaks Language Barriers with Google Translate at World Cup

Soccer might be the most universal language on the planet. But when it comes to deciphering the Cyrillic alphabet or communicating with locals at the World Cup in Russia, the love of the game is sometimes not enough. To get around language barriers in Russia, World Cup fans from around the globe have been actively […]

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Nigerian Lawmakers Promise Tax Holiday for Tech Start-ups

NIGERIAN lawmakers who are taking part at this year’s Gulf Information Technology Exhibition going on at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arabs Emirates (UAE) has promised to ensure tax holiday for tech start-ups in the country. And also in the spirit of ensuring patronage for ICT products and services, the Director-General of the National […]

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Fresh Partnership on Innovation Targets Health, Educatun

AFRICAN technology hubs network AfriLabs has partnered the pan-African ICT 4 Social Innovation Network, founded by SPIDER and iHub, to unite key sectors for digitally advancing development in health, education and rights across the continent. The partnership between AfriLabs, which has more than 50 members across 20 African countries, and the ICT 4 Social Innovation […]

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Digital IQ for African Companies Drags, Says PwC Report

DESPITE 10 years of continued investment and commitment from top executives, PwC’s Global Digital IQ results showed enterprises struggling to return value, overlooking fundamental integration of technology with the human experience The 10th edition of PwC’s Global Digital IQ survey, with a focus on Africa showed that most organisations around the world have not done […]

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