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Mon, April 16th, 13:12 · HumanIPO

Uganda’s SMS-based uReport an edge in citizen journalism

UNICEF’s uReport is helping Uganda’s organizations and communities ensure viabilities and sustainability of their projects alongside reporting current newsworthy events. → Read more
Mon, April 16th, 08:17 · HumanIPO

SMS reporting app to end corruption in Kenya

A Kenyan non-profit organization, named Wamani Trust, last week Friday launched an SMS-based application aimed at ensuring anonymous reporting of corruption incidences within the country. → Read more
Sun, April 15th, 17:18 · HumanIPO

Kenya yet to fully embrace online shopping

Kenyan shoppers and merchants are yet to embrace online shopping, says Marcel Auja, M-shop co-founder. → Read more
Fri, April 13th, 08:13 · HumanIPO

Kenyan Internet firm embraces technology to control city traffic

Kenya could save up to Ksh25 billion lost annually as a result of traffic congestions once AccessKenya, an Internet service provider, fully installs traffic cameras in the country’s major urban roads. → Read more
Thu, April 12th, 09:26 · HumanIPO

African farmers set for turnaround as FarmPal promises better prospects

FarmPal, a new mobile app that allows farmers to access free information on farming trends and methods via SMS, could soon assure majority of Kenyan farmers of bumper harvests and reduced cost of production. → Read more
Thu, April 12th, 08:34 · HumanIPO

Surveys show ICT skills lacking in Africa

Technology training can reduce the skyrocketing unemployment rate in Africa, the 2012 study by Telecommunications Survey reveals. → Read more
Mon, April 9th, 10:18 · HumanIPO

Top US graduate school opens diversity gateway for E. A. innovators

East African mobile application and Web developers now have an opportunity to diversify their skills through programs offered by Carnegie Mellon University, a major U.S. higher education institution that launched a campus September last year in Kigali, Rwanda. → Read more
Sun, April 8th, 12:22 · HumanIPO

Delays in patent registration a downer for Kenyan Startups

A number of unsuccessful law suits filed by Kenyan innovators to claim ideas derived by other players show that failure to patent the innovative ideas is a big letdown for would-be startups. → Read more
Fri, April 6th, 09:31 · HumanIPO

SMSsync Advances Emailing in African Regions with no Internet

Ushahidi’s SMSsync is fast changing the communication trends in Kenya’s thriving workplaces and societies with no Internet access, says Henry Addo. → Read more
Thu, April 5th, 14:32 · HumanIPO

Mobile Application Promises Easy Living for City’s Slum Dwellers

Umande Trust launched a mobile phone-based information system to help Kenyan under-served communities access clean water at competitive prices last week Thursday in Nairobi’s Kibera estate. → Read more
Thu, April 5th, 11:38 · HumanIPO

Google Chips in USD 350,000 to Boost Kenyan ICT

Last week Friday Google donated USD350,000 to two Kenyan organizations, iHub and KENET, to strengthen an independent Internet community in the country. → Read more
Thu, April 5th, 09:01 · HumanIPO

Kenya’s First Ever ‘Who is Who’ Listing to Eclipse Older Social Sites?

Kenya’s Who is Who directory could dominate the region beyond contemporary social sites, according to Stephen Ananda, the Country Manager, Who’s Who Kenya. → Read more
Wed, April 4th, 13:04 · HumanIPO

Budding App Sieves News for Kenyans in Diaspora

Kenyans in the Diaspora could soon find it easier following news in Kenya using Habari News App, a three-week old free iPad application available at iTunes store. → Read more
Tue, April 3rd, 15:51 · HumanIPO

Dot.africa Garners Backing as First Ever African Domain

Africa is set to acquire its own generic top-level domain following a pledge by delegates to back registration of the dotafrica domain during the Innovation Africa Digital (IAD) Summit that ended last week Thursday. → Read more
Tue, April 3rd, 06:39 · HumanIPO

At nearly 40,000 Euros for 100mbs, Dedicated Internet in Kenya is a Dream

Kenya is yet to realize the possibility of affordable Internet despite having gone live on fibre broadband Internet since 2009. → Read more
Mon, April 2nd, 13:44 · HumanIPO

MafundiKenya to Boost Up Artisan Job Market

MafundiKenya, an online portal, is set to end the hassles typical in finding technicians to repair minor household electrical faults, a common problem facing Kenya’s major urban settings. → Read more
Wed, March 28th, 11:09 · HumanIPO

Kenya’s Accounting Software Eyes Regional Market

Kenya’s first ever cloud accounting software is set to dominate the regional market having consolidated the local market-share, and garnered several awards in just a year since its launch. → Read more
Thu, March 22nd, 12:02 · HumanIPO

LG Opens a New Service Center in Nairobi

At the opening of their service centre at the Piedmont Plaza just next to the Junction Mall on Nairobi’s Ngong Road, LG Electronics showcased their new 3D TVs, fully touch screen, complete with own app store and internet enabled and with a wide viewing angle. → Read more
Mon, February 20th, 08:27 · HumanIPO

Startup Garage Nairobi Launched!

For HumanIPO and Kenyan accelerator/seed fund 88mph, February 17th was a big day. On Friday, they launched Startup Garage Nairobi and opened the doors to Africa’s largest co-working space for web/mobile startups. → Read more
Fri, January 20th, 16:32 · HumanIPO

Mobile Version of HumanIPO Blog Released

Like to read news on your phone? → Read more