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Tue, August 6th 2013, 12:00 · Nick Sato

White space technology can boost broadband penetration elevenfold

White space technology has the potential to increase Africa’s broadband penetration by more than a factor of 11, according to a new report from information and analytics provider IHS. → Read more
Mon, July 29th 2013, 08:14 · Richard Cutcher

Limpopo is Microsoft’s latest white spaces trial

Microsoft’s white spaces project in Limpopo, South Africa, is underway with the blessing of the government and will begin by providing low cost wireless broadband to five schools. → Read more
Fri, June 28th 2013, 12:59 · Martin Cheruiyot

Microsoft’s YouthSpark programme launched in Kenya

Microsoft has launched the YouthSpark Kenya initiative, a mentorship programme aimed at inspiring young people to maximise their potential by taking advantage of opportunities around them. → Read more
Wed, June 19th 2013, 10:27 · Kamau Mbote

Mdundo partners with Microsoft to provide music to Huawei phone users

Kenyan mobile music service Mdundo has teamed up with Microsoft to provide users of the Huawei 4Afrika phone with a premium account, allowing them to download Kenyan music for free for six weeks. → Read more
Thu, June 6th 2013, 13:52 · Richard Cutcher

Microsoft to train 3,000 unemployed in SA

Microsoft South Africa has announced it will invest ZAR146 million (US$14.7 million) in the government’s Jobs Fund, aiming to train more than 3,000 unemployed graduates over the next three years. → Read more
Mon, June 3rd 2013, 08:47 · Kamau Mbote

Microsoft Global president expected in Kenya

Microsoft Global president Jean Philippe Courtois was expected to land in Kenya at the weekend with a hefty programme ahead of him. → Read more
Thu, May 30th 2013, 15:45 · Kamau Mbote

Q&A: Huawei’s Li Dafeng discusses mobile, tablets and digital migration

HumanIPO caught up with Li Dafeng, regional president of Huawei East and Southern Africa of global ICT solutions provider Huawei, to discuss its current and future operations on the continent. → Read more
Fri, May 24th 2013, 07:52 · Martin Cheruiyot

Community Technology Access (CTA) project launched in Dadaab

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has partnered with Microsoft and HP to launch the Community Technology Access (CTA) project to boost education provision in the world’s largest refugee camp, Dadaab in northern Kenya. → Read more
Fri, May 17th 2013, 08:48 · Mercy Makumi

Nokia launches Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 in Kenya

Nokia has launched the new Windows 8-powered Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 in Kenya, expressing a desire to tap into the high demand for smartphones in the region. → Read more
Wed, February 13th 2013, 13:35 · Nanine Steenkamp

Software privacy concerns as Windows 8 goes live in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean government officials have addressed the growing issue of pirated software as Microsoft launched Windows 8 in the country. → Read more
Wed, February 6th 2013, 15:13 · Kamau Mbote

Badiliko digital initiative raising Africa’s education standards

Badiliko, an African digital schools project, has vowed to improve access to technology and core infrastructure in schools by building capacity teaching and engaging policymakers to enable them to apply ICT in raising education standards. → Read more