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August 31, 2018
1. How Africa’s tech start-up ecosystem can be a major driver of Blockchain-based innovation We’re starting to see the first crop of African start-ups experimenting with blockchain and cryptocurrencies. A lot of existing applications in Africa tend to fall short… Continue Reading…
August 17, 2018
1. Innovation chains key to realising value from emerging technologies says Forrester According to a new report from Forrester, Technology Innovation Chains Create Breakthrough Opportunities, firms are counting on emerging tech to drive business innovation at the intersection of customer… Continue Reading…
August 6, 2018
1. Who or what will lead Africa’s digital revolution asks GSMA By 2022 the mobile economy will generate more than 150 billion or almost 8% of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is according to organisers of the 2018 GSMA Mobile… Continue Reading…
July 20, 2018
1. Miss.Africa Digital Announces the Winners for the 2018 Seed Fund round The Pan-African trust program of DotConnectAfrica (DCA) today announces the winners of the 2018 Miss.Africa Digital Seed Funding for STEM Programs. Kumasi Hive from Ghana wins the 2018… Continue Reading…
July 6, 2018
1. Bring on the tech in Africa where necessity is mother of innovation The African continent may well be able to benefit from these technologies in ways that possibly aren’t envisaged in more developed economies. The continent should also be… Continue Reading…
June 29, 2018
1. Dot-Africa saga going to jury trial… thousands of miles away in America The long-running saga over ownership of the .Africa top-level domain name will go to a jury trial… in California. Following two years of failed settlement talks, in… Continue Reading…
June 22, 2018
1. The problem with simply growing more tech hubs in Africa More than 130 new hubs have opened in Africa over the last two years, and there are still not enough. Many hubs get financial and technical support from foundations… Continue Reading…
June 8, 2018
1. Africa Could See the World’s Fastest Blockchain Growth When we think about Africa, our minds often flood with images of hunger, hardship, disease, natural disasters, and maybe even civil war. We don’t often consider the strength of its people… Continue Reading…
June 1, 2018
1. How Africa can drive youth entrepreneurship through Tech On the side-lines of the ongoing 2018 Annual Meetings of AfDB, Founder and CEO of Rwandan Tech Solutions Provider, DMM.HEHE, Clarisse Iribagiza, spoke to CNBC Africa on how Africa can drive… Continue Reading…
May 25, 2018
1. Banks take on telcos for mobile banking domination Banks are competing heavily with telcos for the dominance of the future of mobile banking: with only 34% of Africans holding a bank account, mobile operators are currently leading the pack… Continue Reading…
May 18, 2018
1. Android malware beats Google, returns to Play Store with just a name change Google has recently acted tough to rid its app store of malware, however it’s apparent there’s still some work to do. Symantec recently discovered seven previously… Continue Reading…
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