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November 23, 2018
1. 5 technologies that will continue to make waves in 2019. At the beginning of 2018, technology concepts and concerns such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing were on the tips of everyone’s tongues. Looking ahead to the… Continue Reading…
November 9, 2018
1. How the app economy will drive innovation in Africa The mobile economy has finally arrived in Africa. Anyone who doubts should simply take a look around them. The millennial generation have become the leading purveyors of the emerging “App… Continue Reading…
October 26, 2018
More than 70 percent of FinTech venture funding in Africa has gone to retail payment and consumer credit startups. This is nothing new: payments are ubiquitous and digitizing them clearly saves time and money. READ ON>> 2. Africa’s Contribution To… Continue Reading…
October 12, 2018
1. Experts: Africa leading the world on mobile-money technology The bottom line: Mobile money is revolutionizing how people and businesses interact, and African markets, despite frequent exclusion from mainstream global finance, continue to lead the sector. READ ON>> 2. Survey:… Continue Reading…
September 14, 2018
1. How to build research-focused universities in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 13·5% of the global population but less than 1% of global research output. In 2008, Africa produced 27 000 published papers – the same number as the Netherlands.… Continue Reading…
September 12, 2018
1. The fourth industrial revolution is here, Are you ready? Deloitte surveyed 1,600 C-level executives across 19 countries and conducted select in-person interviews to explore their readiness to leverage Industry 4.0 to benefit customers, employees, communities and other key stakeholders.… Continue Reading…
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…
May 11, 2018
1. Africa’s mobile-readiness remains a stumbling block For mobile to truly deliver the competitive advantage it is capable of, it needs to be embraced and seen as a powerful disruptor that can work seamlessly to meet business requirements. READ ON>> 2.… Continue Reading…
The DotConnectAfrica (DCA) group is a Pan-African organization that was formed with an objective to advance education in the digital economy in the African society. In connection with this objective, to also benefit the general African public access to Internet resources including assisting our stakeholders with their digital transformation and branding Africa on the Internet.
Post its inception, DCA has progressively adopted a very unique integrative model of Internet-centered digital products and services encompassing web related services, to include eCommerce, DNS businesses, mobile applications along with digital marketing services on an integrated digital social media platform of Internet of Things (IoTs) to service its clients and stakeholders.
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