Events, Page 15
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Thu, March 27th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
BFMA 2014 to take place in Nairobi in May
The Broadcast Film and Music conference 2014 will take place in Nairobi in May, promising to promote Africa’s emerging digital media and creative content enterprises and developers in coming up with input to advance the broadcast film and music industry in Africa. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
SADC communications ministers to accelerate universal broadband access
Southern African Development Community (SADC) communications ministers have agreed at an Extraordinary Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa, to accelerate progress towards universal broadband access. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 16:00 · Agatha Nduku
Nailab hosts Crowdfunding Bootcamp Demo Day
The Nailab incubation centre in Nairobi, Kenya, today saw 19 ICT startups launch their products at an event dubbed Crowdfunding Bootcamp. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s ICT growth sustainable – Johnson
The current growth in Nigeria’s ICT sector is sustainable, communication technology minister Omobola Johnson told the just-concluded Nigeria Summit organised by The Economist. → Read more
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Wed, March 26th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
MTR regulations a “half baked experiment” – Vodacom, MTN
The new mobile termination rate (MTR) regulations published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) constitute a “half baked experiment”, the court hearing legal challenges to the regulations by Vodacom and MTN has heard. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Pistorius trial focuses on iPhone messages
The trial of South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius today focused on evidence and data collected from a range of personal devices, including analysis of thousands of WhatsApp and iMessage messages shared between the accused and his deceased girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 15:00 · Abdirizaq Hussein
Worldreader donates $200k for e-readers project in Kenya
E-books non-profit Worldreader will donate KSh17.5 million (US$200,000) to Kenyan counties for a one-year e-reader project with an aim of eradicating illiteracy. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM awards Mombasa, Abuja, Durban with funds after global challenge
Kenya’s Mombasa, Nigeria’s Abuja and South Africa’s Durban have been declared “Smarter Cities” after winning an IBM challenge, earning US$500,000 as well as help from the company to address issues such as clean water, healthy food, revenue generation, job development, efficient transportation, and public safety. → Read more
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Tue, March 25th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
ICASA faces MTN, Vodacom in court
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will today attend court to face legal claims by dominant operators MTN and Vodacom, challenging the new mobile termination rates (MTRs) to become effective as of April 1. → Read more
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Fri, March 21st, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s iSpace announces entrepreneurial programme for women
Ghanaian incubation and innovation hub iSpace has announced it is participating in the #40forward Initiative in conjunction with Google, targeted at helping female entrepreneurs who want to turn their ideas into reality. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
OUTA to protest against e-tolling tomorrow
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Organisation (OUTA) will use South Africa’s Human Rights Day (March 21) to protest the country’s e-tolling bill. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
African banks should innovate around Bitcoin – Kipochi
African banks should innovate around the emergence of Bitcoin, which banks in the United States (US) and Europe are incapable of doing, according to Pelle Braendgaard, co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Kipochi. → Read more
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Thu, March 20th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos to host forum on accelerating nationwide broadband access
An international forum to discuss ways to accelerate broadband access in Nigeria will be held in Lagos next week, organised by Broadband Rights Africa, Openmedia Group and Atlantic Telecoms and Media. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 19:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Banks have done well with cards and payments – Masie
Banks have done a very “good job” with respect to developing cards and card payments, and provide consistency and security in the financial sector, according to Stafford Masie, founder of Thumbzup. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 16:20 · Gabriella Mulligan
Bitcoin protects privacy, suited to Africa – expert
Bitcoin provides for financial privacy from over-intrusion from governments, but is also provides personal privacy and is well suited to use in Africa, according to Bitcoin expert Michael Parsons. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Building trust central to e-commerce – Kehinde
Building a brand consumers can trust through convenience, good customers service and a positive online experience is central to success in e-commerce, according to Tunde Kehinde, former managing director (MD) of Jumia Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, March 19th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile financial providers should focus on customer experience – SunGard
Banks and mobile financial services providers should focus on improving the customer experience by using technologies within branches, with a view to enhancing profitability and sales through digitisation , according to Umer Rabbani, regional customer management specialist at SunGard Retail Banking. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
Nigeria is bigger than its problems – Kehinde
The size of the Nigerian market and its desire for solutions outweighs the many challenges of doing business in the country, according to Tunde Kehinde, former managing director (MD) of Jumia Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Mobile banking not the answer to financial exclusion – MobiCash
Mobile phones and mobile banking solutions are not the answer for tackling financial exclusion across Africa, according to Patrick Ngabonziza, group chief executive officer (CEO) of MobiCash. → Read more
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Tue, March 18th, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Payments, Banking and Retail Show begins in Johannesburg
Africa’s Payments, Banking and Retail Show 2014 is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa, inviting conference and exhibition attendees to consider the role of digital in banking and payment solutions. → Read more
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