Articles by Dan Sudi

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Fri, August 17th, 12:34 · Dan Sudi

Microsoft study stresses on ICT skills to empower youth in Sub-Sahara

Some 76 percent of workers in Africa Sub-Saharan Africa regions have low skills hence low quality jobs, according to a new report released by Microsoft Corporation yesterday. → Read more
Fri, August 17th, 09:25 · Dan Sudi

Startup capital on offer courtesy of IDEA and Strathmore University

Kenya’s leading private higher-learning institution Strathmore University has partnered with the IDEA Foundation, a global philanthropic organisation, to offer students and graduates financial support to start ICT business-related projects. → Read more
Thu, August 16th, 14:12 · Dan Sudi

ICT consumer awareness forum kicks off tomorrow

East Africa’s leading research firm Infortrack Harris, commissioned by Consumers Federation of Kenya to carry out a research on the views of Kenyans in respect to switching off fake mobile phones and ICT awareness, is expected to release its report tomorrow during the Consumers Dialogue forum. → Read more
Thu, August 16th, 13:42 · Dan Sudi

Airtel Kenya to sponsor Kisumu Dala rugby sevens

Airtel Kenya has announced it will sponsor this year’s Dala Sevens Rugby event scheduled for Kisumu Polytechnic grounds on August 18 and 19. → Read more
Thu, August 16th, 06:52 · Dan Sudi

Cell C builds up its network strength to gain an edge over competitors

Network coverage in South Africa is set to gain a boost after mobile service provider Cell C decided to improve its coverage and performance to reach the marginalised regions “for quality services.” → Read more
Wed, August 15th, 14:22 · Dan Sudi

Safaricom to spearhead nationwide road safety campaign

Kenya’s leading mobile phone service provider Safaricom has partnered with Media Owners Association (MOA), private and public organisations to spearhead a nationwide road safety campaign to minimise road carnage on Kenyan roads that keeps on claiming lives each day. → Read more
Wed, August 15th, 09:04 · Dan Sudi

Somalia firm woos Optelian to roll out broadband across East and Central Africa

Somalia’s fibre-optic specialist Somcable is spinning out a broadband network penetration across the East and Central African region. The company is partnering with Optelian, a trusted global provider of multi-technology optical networking solutions, in the venture. → Read more
Tue, August 14th, 14:12 · Dan Sudi

Malawi’s government unveils two information sites

The Government of Malawi yesterday launched two websites namely, the Central Office of Information (COI) and the Malawi News Agency (MANA), at the Sagecoa Golden Peacock Hotel in the country’s capital Lilongwe. → Read more
Tue, August 14th, 12:15 · Dan Sudi

Innovation Prize for Africa challenge invites applications

African researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators in the field of Information communication and technology will converge in April 2013 for Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) forum focused on developing solutions aimed at stirring development in the continent. → Read more
Tue, August 14th, 08:44 · Dan Sudi

Controversy surrounds Konza Tech City’s land acquisition process

Kenya’s first-ever multi-billion technopolis project Konza Technology City is now on the spotlight over procurement procedures followed to allocate it about 5,000 acres of land in Machakos County. → Read more
Mon, August 13th, 13:35 · Dan Sudi

Vodacom starts out prepaid data bundles promotion

South Africa’s telecoms giant Vodacom has unveiled Internet data promotional offer dubbed ‘Pay-once Data Bundles.’ → Read more
Mon, August 13th, 08:49 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s information authority undertakes archives digitisation

Kenyan government's information department the Kenya News Agency (KNA) has set out to digitalise the audio-visual archives currently under its custody. → Read more
Fri, August 10th, 14:01 · Dan Sudi

Kenya to introduce software development certification program

IT graduates from Kenyan institutions have a reason to expect better things ahead after the Carnegie Mellon University and Kenya ICT Board partnered to offer training in Software Development Certification (SDC) to boost practical skills. → Read more
Fri, August 10th, 12:47 · Dan Sudi

Kenya ICT authority’s website brought down for half an hour

The Kenya ICT Board’s website was brought down on Wednesday joining the list of government sites hacked in less than seven months. → Read more
Fri, August 10th, 10:07 · Dan Sudi

ISPA welcomes fine imposed on wailing Telkom

Its hardly a week when the Competition Tribunal fined Telkom’s South Africa R499(US$61,184,426.84) for monopoly practices between 1999 and 2004 in South Africa.The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) termed the penalty as essential for streamlining the telecommunication industry. → Read more
Fri, August 10th, 07:23 · Dan Sudi

MTN and 8ta to introduce LTE by end of 2012

Two South Africa-based mobile phone service providers MTN and 8ta are in the final stages of releasing Long Term Evolution (LTE) services for commercial use by the end of this year. → Read more
Thu, August 9th, 14:04 · Dan Sudi

Kenya’s major referral hospital sets out to launch ICT Master plan

Embracing Information, communication and technology (ICT) in the major operations of Kenya’s leading referral hospital, the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), is the only way of achieving vision 2030 health goal, according to expert sources from the hospital. → Read more
Wed, August 8th, 13:41 · Dan Sudi

Vodacom’s yet another offer, Smart Standard 299, introduced

South Africa-based mobile service provider Vodacom has launched a new promotional offer dubbed Smart Standard 299 that allows subscribers to use the company’s services, including voice calls, SMS and Internet, at reduced rates. → Read more
Wed, August 8th, 12:40 · Dan Sudi

Investrust Zambia unveils mobile banking

Zambia’s Investrust Bank has launched a mobile banking service brandmarked Invest Mobile. → Read more
Wed, August 8th, 07:07 · Dan Sudi

Konza City’s management contract awarded to U.S. firm

Kenya’s much anticipated technology innovation plan branded as Konza Technology City has received a major boost after HR & A Advisor clinched the deal for running it in an ongoing forum at Kenyatta International Conference Centre in the country’s capital Nairobi. → Read more