Articles by Susan Mwenesi, Page 37
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Fri, September 20th, 18:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Do not tax mobile money services – Juniper Research
Kenya and Uganda are the first African countries to introduce tax on the increasingly popular mobile money services offered by network operators. → Read more
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Fri, September 20th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s BPO industry to address unemployment
Uganda’s minister of ICT John Nasasira yesterday launched a 240-seater Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) incubation centre in Kampala, a move that is in line with the country’s vision of curbing unemployment by exploiting the worldwide demand for BPO. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 15:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Dactari Health in IT Solution, partnership with KMWA
Dactari Total Health Solutions has signed a partnership with the Kenya Medical Women’s Association (KMWA) that will see members across the country adopt the Afya Digital Doctor (ADD) solution that promises to bring efficiency to private offices. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Safaricom, Vodafone launch AppStar Challenge
Safaricom and Vodafone have launched the Safaricom AppStar Challenge 2013 to be contested across countries in Africa and Asia, aiming to provide a local platform for all developers in the region to showcase on a larger platform. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 10:40 · Susan Mwenesi
YouTube’s mobile app to get offline viewing
YouTube is planning to allow users to watch video despite not being connected to the internet, benefitting those who have poor network coverage or experience downtime. → Read more
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Thu, September 19th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Qualcomm hosts Mobile Monday for developers
The first Mobile Monday with Qualcomm was held on Monday at m:Lab East Africa, Nairobi, an initiative bringing together the mobile developer network in Kenya with speakers drawn from Virtual City, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics East Africa and Safaricom. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 19:30 · Susan Mwenesi
British Council launches Badiliko digital hubs across Africa
The British Council in Kenya has partnered with Microsoft and Airtel to launch digital hubs seeking to bridge the digital divide by allowing more than 100,000 students in the East African country to access ICT. → Read more
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Wed, September 18th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
New East African IX hub to launch at Mombasa in November
Pan-African undersea cable network SEACOM is to act as official reseller for the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) East Africa exchange point in Mombasa, Kenya, which is set to provide the East Africa region with better internet interconnection from mid-November. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
DEMO finalist Jooist to launch HTML5 game site
Jooist, Kenya’s only social gaming network, is to launch its HTML5 game site, enabling users with smartphones and feature phones with advanced browsers to play high quality games without having to download them. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 13:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Nailab to host first Mombasa Hackathon
Kenyan startup incubator and accelerator Nailab will holding its first Mombasa Hackathon on Friday and Saturday, bringing together tech enthusiasts from the region to build on existing ideas and develop new ones → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tigo subscribers to pay fares using mobile money
Rwandan mobile operator Tigo has launched a new service allowing travelling Rwandans to pay for their tickets through mobile money. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Ghana named CIMG Telcom Company of the year
Airtel Ghana has bagged the Telecom Company of the Year award from the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG), held on Friday, the company’s second win in the last four years. → Read more
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Tue, September 17th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
MTN Uganda commissions safe water project
MTN Uganda, in conjunction with the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), Huawei, Ruwenzori and New Vision, has commissioned a UGX308 million (US$120,000) water project in Kiryandongo. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile technology is boosting African innovation – Matiangi
Mobile technology has opened the door to innovation in Africa, especially with the penetration of financial services to more Africans, according to Kenya’s ICT cabinet secretary, Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
iLabAfrica launches specialist academy for digital security
Strathmore University-owned iLabAfrica, an ICT research, innovation, entrepreneurship and incubation centre in conjunction with Egypt’s SoftLock, has launched East and Central Africa’s first hands-on studio-assisted training academy for digital security → Read more
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Mon, September 16th, 06:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tech professionals set for GWAVACon 2013
Technology professionals drawn from countries such as South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya will be attending GWAVACon 2013, an event consisting of three days of intense training, more than 100 breakout sessions and opportunities to network with other industry players from around the world. → Read more
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Fri, September 13th, 18:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Africans should use technology to innovate and solve problems
The myriad of African problems can be solved by using technology to innovate, according to attendees at the first Sub-Saharan Africa Google Big Tent. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Consumers still wary of mobile money – Ericsson
A significant number of consumers are still wary of mobile money services and question its security, despite it being increasingly popular in Kenya and other African countries. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 14:40 · Susan Mwenesi
MicroSave to launch Helix Digital Finance Training Institute in Kenya
MicroSave, an international financial inclusion consulting firm, is set to launch the first Helix Digital Finance Training Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, September 12th, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan startup offering alternative audio distribution in Africa
A Kenyan startup is aiming to solve problems associated with audio delivery and discovery by ensuring that people get their content quickly, easily and painlessly on its online platform known as Waabeh - Sheng for “awesome”. → Read more
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