Search results for: Transform Africa Summit

Thu, October 31st 2013, 17:00 · Winfred Kuria

Young ICT entrepreneurs honoured at Transform Africa summit

The Transform Africa Summit 2013, held in Kigali, Rwanda, has honoured five young ICT entrepreneurs for developing socially transforming IT solutions who were picked from more than 500 young African ICT enthusiasts. → Read more
Tue, October 29th 2013, 12:20 · Nick Sato

Transform Africa Summit begins with heads of state present

Twelve African heads of state will attend the Transform Africa Summit in Rwanda, today, aiming to pool resources to set a new agenda for the continent and address development challenges through the use and uptake of ICT and related services. → Read more
Thu, August 21st 2014, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju

DEMO Africa to feature Angel Network Summit, Swell Innovation Awards

This year’s DEMO Africa conference is set to host the first African Angel Network Summit, as well as the Swell Innovation Awards, the organisers announced. → Read more
Sat, November 2nd 2013, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Countries adopt Smart Africa Manifesto

African countries have committed to ensuring ICT remains at the centre of their national agendas after agreeing to the Smart Africa Manifesto at the Transform Africa Summit, in Kigali, Rwanda. → Read more
Wed, October 30th 2013, 15:00 · Nick Sato

We’ll use ICT to transform and improve Kenya – Kenyatta

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that his administration will use ICT to transform Kenya and improve the lives of citizens. → Read more
Thu, October 17th 2013, 09:00 · Nanine Steenkamp

Exset launches DMS for African pay-TV

Television (TV) ecosystem Exset has launched a monetisation solution for Sub-Saharan Africa’s pay-TV services, offering a tailored solution for emerging markets. → Read more
Mon, September 30th 2013, 10:40 · Kamau Mbote

Safaricom wins award at African investment summit

Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile operator, has scooped the Ai140 Company of the Year award at the Africa Investor Index Series awards, due to its role in deepening Africa’s capital markets through vibrancy of its listed equities. → Read more
Tue, September 24th 2013, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Rwanda to host Transform Africa ICT conference

Rwanda will host local and international participants for the Transform Africa conference, discussing how Africans can use broadband to transform communities, governments and the private sector → Read more
Wed, July 17th 2013, 10:30 · Kamau Mbote

ICT essential to successful delivery of various objectives by Africa

ICT sectors will fuel the successful delivery of various goals by African states if they are well supported by governments and infrastructure improvements. → Read more
Tue, June 4th 2013, 13:45 · Kamau Mbote

Huawei hosts 2013 IP summit for South Africa

Huawei is hosting an internet protocol (IP) summit to discuss business needs and challenges in delivering user experience to end user customers in Johannesburg, South Africa today. → Read more
Mon, September 24th 2012, 08:44 · Elly Okutoyi

Are hackathons killing entrepreneurial spirit in Africa?

Entrepreneurs and investors in Africa’s tech sector fear that the number of hackathon events held on the continent could kill the techpreneurship spirit, with the number of such events on the rise. → Read more
Thu, August 30th 2012, 04:00 · HumanIPO

Nigeria plans on how to attract investors during ITU summit

As the International Telecommunications Union’s telecoms world conference to be held in Dubai from October 14 to18 approaches, the Nigerian government has promised to display its unsurpassed investment potentials. → Read more
Thu, June 28th 2012, 14:26 · Tefo Mohapi

Umuntu revolutionising content gathering and publishing across Africa

With presence across nine African countries through its i-portals, Umuntu Media continues to challenge traditional publishing models. Its latest offering, a personalised Virtual Notice Board called Mimiboard, is already popular across the continent. → Read more
Wed, May 23rd 2012, 17:07 · HumanIPO

Over 200 Africa’s delegates to converge in Nairobi for next week’s OIAS

Over 200 top policy makers, developers, entrepreneurs and private enterprises will converge in Nairobi next week for the second Open Innovation Africa Summit (OIAS). → Read more
Fri, April 4th 2014, 18:00 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: One year in, Konza and laptops overshadow Kenyatta digital agenda

As it crept into power by the skin of its teeth in Kenya a year ago, Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Coalition touted itself as the “digital” choice, rather than the older candidates it branded “analogue”. Almost exactly a year after Kenyatta was inaugurated, there have been small steps towards making Kenya a digital nation, but two big issues - one bequeathed to the new president and one of his own making - threaten to upset his agenda. → Read more
Fri, November 1st 2013, 13:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Rwanda in talks to extend laptop programme to teachers

Rodrigo Arboleda, chief executive officer (CEO) of Rwanda’s One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) programme, has revealed it intends to enter a partnership to benefit teachers as well as pupils. → Read more
Thu, October 31st 2013, 13:00 · Nick Sato

Kenyan government re-advertises free laptops tender

The Kenyan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has invited fresh tenders from eligible bidders for the supply and commissioning of free laptops for class one pupils in Kenya. → Read more
Tue, June 17th 2014, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

CIOs pivotal to Kenyan growth – Kyalo

The role of chief information officers (CIOs) needs to be recognised as pivotal to the collective economic growth of a country such as Kenya, according to Victor Kyalo, acting chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kenya ICT Authority. → Read more
Wed, June 4th 2014, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan startup Somo to cater for Rwandan Catholics

Kenyan startup Somo, which seeks to assist Catholic faithfuls by providing daily readings via mobile technology, is looking to extend its services to Rwanda, which records 50 per cent of its population as Catholic. → Read more
Fri, November 1st 2013, 10:00 · Nick Sato

Kenya’s First Lady joins Twitter

Kenya’s First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta, has signed up to Twitter, joining her husband Uhuru Kenyatta, who has more than 300,000 followers on the social network. → Read more