Events, Page 19
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Tue, February 18th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Proper monetisation of Africa’s content will make billionaires – AFC
Andrew Alli, chief executive officer (CEO) of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has identified monetisation of Africa’s content as the last mile challenge for entrepreneurs, with the solving of this problem likely to lead to large returns. → Read more
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Tue, February 18th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Kenyan healthcare tech firm showcased at Sankalp Africa Summit
Kenyan healthcare technologies company MicroClinic Technologies has been named one of the top four high-impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa at the Sankalp Africa Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
Online critics are free consultants – Gbenga Sesan
Online critics are free consultants for governments looking to improve their performance, who can use conversations online to determine what citizens need, according to social entrepreneur Gbenga Sesan. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Broadband the major challenge in Nigeria, not payments – Njoku
Jason Njoku, founder of iROKO, has identified the speed and cost of broadband as the major challenge the company is battling in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, February 17th, 13:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Motorola, UNDP, Rwandan government launch mobile challenge for youth
Motorola and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a Mobile App Challenge to address global challenges, which will be implemented by Rwanda’s YouthConnekt programme → Read more
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Fri, February 14th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel invites Kenyan vending innovators for global competition
Intel Corporation is inviting Kenyan innovators over the age of 18 who work in the field of vending systems to its Intelligent Vending Competition, seeking to get new ideas, talents and projects for the vending machine market of the future. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 17:40 · Susan Mwenesi
Ignore social data at your peril, companies warned
With the explosion of social media there has arisen a need for companies to embrace social media data strategies so as to push sales of their products and provide consumers with the specific products they are looking for, according to Tanzania-based AIM Group’s head of digital strategy Nduta Maina. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Battlefield finalists chosen
TechCabal has announced the seven finalists for its Battlefield startup competition, which will be held next week at Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos and see the startups competing to win US$20,000. → Read more
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Thu, February 13th, 05:00 · Paul Adepoju
Intel, Interswitch sponsor Nigeria’s National School Science Fair
Technology companies Intel and Interswitch with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) are sponsoring Nigeria’s National School Science Fair that will be hosted by the Akwa Ibom State Government this year. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile is a moneymaker – Mobile East Africa
Mobile is a profitable business as long as aggregation of all that pertains to it, such as consumers, markets and employees, takes place alongside other factors such as the addressing of security concerns, according to participants at the ongoing Mobile East Africa 2014 event in Nairobi. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 16:20 · Paul Adepoju
A4AI’s first in-country engagement held in Accra
Ghana’s capital city Accra has hosted the first in-country engagement meeting of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), focused on how to drive down the cost of internet access in Ghana and uniting diverse players such as policy makers, technology pioneers, civil society groups, campaigners and researchers. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile is the way of the future – Ahonen
Mobile is clearly the way of the future, given PC companies are now going mobile in one way or another and governments are angling their services towards mobile, according to mobile expert Tomi Ahonen. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Mobile East Africa 2014 kicks off in Nairobi
The rebranded Mobile East Africa 2014 kicked off today in Nairobi, bringing together industry players seeking to expand mobile data usage and drive monetisation through industry collaboration. → Read more
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Wed, February 12th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
BAKE extends submissions for Kenyan blog awards
The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has extended the deadline for submissions for its annual awards by seven days to February 17, giving bloggers more time to enter into any of the 17 categories → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 17:40 · Tom Jackson
PIVOT East 2014 applications open
Applications are now open for the fourth edition of mobile startup competition PIVOT East 2014, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on June 24 and 25. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 13:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Twitter tracks Sochi discussions, Ghana leads in Africa
Twitter has launched a range of real-time visual features tracking discussions around the world on the microblogging site surrounding the Winter Olympics currently taking place in Sochi, Russia, with Ghana leading the Twitter noise in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 12:20 · Susan Mwenesi
New Huduma Centres to be launched in Machakos
The Kenyan government is to open Huduma Centres in Machakos county, providing residents with digital access to government services → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Mobile East Africa begins in Nairobi tomorrow
The rebranded Mobile East Africa, the fourth event of its kind, begins in Nairobi, Kenya, tomorrow, with appearance by former permanent secretary at the Ministry of Information and Communication Dr Bitange Ndemo and mobile expert Tomi Ahonen. → Read more
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Tue, February 11th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
Cape Town bids to host Wikimania 2015
Cape Town is in the running to host the annual Wikimania conference in 2015, an event organisers hope will boost awareness of Wikimedia projects in Africa. → Read more
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Mon, February 10th, 17:40 · Gabriella Mulligan
Ghanaian, Nigerian startups in top five at Seedstars World
Ghanaian startup Retail Tower and Nigerian startup SimplePay have been selected as two of the top five global startups at the recent Seedstars World competition, although losing out on the number one spot to Korean initiative Flitto. → Read more
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