DCA DIGITAL DIGEST: THE AI INVASION IS COMING TO AFRICA (AND IT’S A GOOD THING)

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DCA Digital Digest: The AI Invasion is Coming to Africa (and It’s a Good Thing)

1. The AI Invasion is Coming to Africa (and It’s a Good Thing) Across the continent, from Ghana to Zimbabwe, this technology has the potential to bring myriad positive changes in sectors such as health care and finance, bridging the… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: The European Union and ICANN Fail to See Eye-to-Eye over Privacy Rights

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DCA Digital Digest: The European Union and ICANN Fail to See Eye-to-Eye over Privacy Rights

Earlier this month, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) annual meeting closed without resolving important issues regarding privacy rights and domain registration in the European Union. READ ON>> 2. What’s next for SpaceX after its successful Falcon Heavy… Continue Reading…

DCA DIGITAL DIGEST: DATA-STEALING SPYWARE TRACED TO LEBANON

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DCA Digital Digest: Data-stealing spyware traced to Lebanon

1. Data-stealing spyware traced to Lebanon A security bug that has infected thousands of smartphones has been uncovered by campaign group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Working with mobile security firm Lookout, researchers discovered that malware in fake messaging designed… Continue Reading…

DCA DIGITAL DIGEST: AFRICA MUST EMBRACE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNANCE. PPPS CAN HELP

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DCA Digital Digest: Harvard Study Shows Why Big Telecom Is Terrified of Community-Run Broadband

1. Harvard Study Shows Why Big Telecom Is Terrified of Community-Run Broadband A new study out of Harvard once again makes it clear why incumbent ISPs like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T are so terrified by the idea of communities building… Continue Reading…

DCA DIGITAL DIGEST: FIVE AFRICAN TECH TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2018

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DCA Digital Digest: Five African tech trends to watch in 2018

1. Five African tech trends to watch in 2018 The BBC’s Clare Spencer picks five African tech trends to look out for in 2018. The Include Land registry you can’t tamper with, Mobile Money, Getting things delivered by drone READ… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: CA report: Kenya’s internet penetration hits

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DCA Digital Digest: CA report: Kenya’s internet penetration hits 112%

The Internet penetration in Kenya is now estimated at 112.7 per cent with the number of Kenyans accessing and using the Internet on the rise, the latest sector statistics by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) show. READ ON>> 2. How… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: Hundreds of HP laptop models found to have

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DCA Digital Digest: Hundreds of HP laptop models found to have hidden keylogging software

1. Hundreds of HP laptop models found to have hidden keylogging software A security researcher has revealed that some HP laptops have hidden software which can log everything typed on its keypads. More than 460 models have been affected, dating… Continue Reading…

Miss.Africa Digital programme

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ITU: Meet the EQUALS in Tech Award finalists: the Miss.Africa Digital programme

Women in Tech Africa By ITU News Miss.Africa Digital, a Pan-African programme to promote digital skills for women across the continent, has been named as a finalist for the Equals in Tech Awards, which take place in Geneva, Switzerland next… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: Bitcoin Bubble Burst will warn you if the bitcoin dream is about to crash down

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DCA Digital Digest: Bitcoin Bubble Burst will warn you if the bitcoin dream is about to crash down

1. Bitcoin Bubble Burst will warn you if the bitcoin dream is about to crash down Bitcoin Bubble Burst lets you you focus on other things, while it watches for major price changes and news events that could affect prices… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: Africa’s internet economy needs more

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DCA Digital Digest: Africa’s internet economy needs more data servers on the continent

A recent report by Internet Society says a focus on building the internet sector in Africa is critical for development, but will have an ultimately limited impact on the size of the economy. They argue, however, that improved efficiencies from… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: IoT – driving traffic and enhancing business value for the telco sector

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DCA Digital Digest: IoT – driving traffic and enhancing business value for the telco sector

IoT – driving traffic and enhancing business value for the telco sector Many Telcos will need to invest in resilient and highly available IoT-only networks, or IoT First networks, which gives priority to IoT data, in order to be able… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: Nominet suspends 16,000 .UK domains for criminal activity after alerts from Police

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DCA Digital Digest: Nominet suspends 16,000 .UK domains for criminal activity after alerts from Police

Nominet has published its update on .UK domains suspended for criminal activity over the 12 months to October 2017.This comes following notification from the police or other law enforcement agencies that the domain is being used for criminal activity. READ… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: 2018 Malware Forecast: learning from the long summer of ransomware

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DCA Digital Digest: 2018 Malware Forecast: learning from the long summer of ransomware

In 2017, attackers developed new ransomware delivery techniques, leading to global outbreaks such as WannaCry, NotPetya and, most recently, Bad Rabbit. It’s a trend that’s expected to continue in the next year, according to the 2018 Malware Forecast released by Sophos READ ON>> 2. Veza app launches… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: Researchers discover security vulnerability in home IOT appliances

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DCA Digital Digest: Researchers discover security vulnerability in home IOT appliances

HomeHack is a vulnerability that exposed millions of users of LG SmartThinQ smart home devices to the risk of unauthorised remote control of their SmartThinkQ home appliances. Once in control of a specific user’s LG account, any LG device or… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: DotConnectAfrica Trust wins landmark legal victory, as ICANN loses MSJ

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DCA Digital Digest: DotConnectAfrica Trust wins landmark legal victory, as ICANN loses MSJ

DCA Trust, the African based  promoter of the Yes2DotAfrica Campaign and principal applicant for the .Africa Internet new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Extension scored an important victory against the United States-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in… Continue Reading…

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DCA Digital Digest: Nigerian Start up innovates Recycling; Q&A with Bilikiss Abiola, Founder WeCyclers

The Nigerian tech startup space is developing at speed, and stands a good chance of being the Africa’s leader.  Wecyclers are powering social change using the environment by allowing people in low-income communities in Nigeria to capture value from their… Continue Reading…

How Nigeria’s pioneer status will impact tech sector

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DCA Digital Digest: One on One with Sendy Ltd: Using Technology to bring efficiency in business

The co-founder of Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji talks of building a technology that could bring transformation Nigeria. WATCH VIDEO>> 2. One on One with Sendy Ltd: Using Technology to bring efficiency in business Innovations in technology have improved operations at companies… Continue Reading…

DCA Digital Digest: Yes, Girls Can Code in Africa!

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DCA Digital Digest: Yes, Girls Can Code in Africa!

Go ahead and imagine a computer geek. You probably picture a male nerd, glued to his computer and lost in a world of bits and bytes. You might envision a budding Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, but probably not a… Continue Reading…

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