In his book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari pertinently and repeatedly gives us a wakeup call on the daunting challenges posed by the fourth industrial revolution. “It is undoubtedly, however, that the technological revolutions will gather momentum in the next few decades, and will confront humankind with the hardest trials we […]
Read MoreExperts at the ‘Africa Panel Session’ of the 2019 International Telecoms Week (ITW), held recently in Atlanta, USA, and ended last week stressed the importance of broadband infrastructure investment in facilitating the growth of Africa’s digital economy. Speaking on the theme “Enabling Africa’s Digital Economy”, Principal Analyst at TeleGeography, Patrick Christian, evaluated the African digital […]
Read MoreVendor revenue from sales of IT infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud environments, including public and private cloud, grew 11.4% in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), reaching $14.5 billion. Report from International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, showed it also lowered its forecast for total spending […]
Read MoreEnrolment for Nigerians in Diaspora into the National Identity Database, has been extended to those in the Republic of India by the National Identity Management Commission in the programme. The Director General/CEO NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Aziz reiterated that the extension is in line with NIMC’s mandate to ensure that all Nigerian citizens, Legal Residents and […]
Read MoreTechnologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) have been a hot topic for both businesses and governments for some time now. Their disruptive potential is no longer subject to debate, with leaders now focused on capturing the opportunities that these technologies present. In this article, […]
Read MoreThe number of devices connected to the Internet, including the machines, sensors, and cameras that make up the Internet of Things (IoT), continues to grow at a steady pace. A new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) estimated that there will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices, or “things,” generating 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data […]
Read MoreSmart home revenues will exceed $57 million by 2024, up from $18 million in 2019; driven by smart security solutions. Data from Juniper’s new research, Smart Homes: Strategic Opportunities, Business Models & Competitive Landscape 2019-2024, found the ‘Do It For Me’ model, with vendors offering advice, installation, maintenance and cloud storage on monthly/yearly subscriptions, is […]
Read MoreIt is only 100 days since I took up the post of VP for Africa at Oracle, but already it is clear why the continent is such a priority for the company, and why it is considered a land of opportunity in the tech space. Consolidation of Modernisation Africa is seeing huge population growth, and […]
Read MoreHuawei and the African Union have signed through Amb. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the Deputy Chair Person of the African Union Commission and Philippe Wang, Huawei’s Vice-President for the Northern African region, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to consolidate their collaboration and establish the necessary arrangements to ensure an effective cooperation on ICT matters. The main […]
Read MoreTwo organisations in the private and public sector of Nigeria’s technology industry have advocated for the deployment of technology in the nation’s tourism and travel space as a panacea for boosting businesses in the tourism and travel sector. In two separate keynote address delivered at the Maiden Edition of Tourism and Technology Summit held in […]
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