Events, Page 3
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Thu, October 2nd, 09:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Buntwani Conference to demystify role of ICT in governance issues
Kenya is set to host the first inaugural Butwani conference that will seek to have the role of citizen participation in governance matters through ICT demystified. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: Google’s unrepresentative Doodle for Nigeria’s Independence Day
Over the years, Google's Doodles have become popular especially during events of significant importance across the world. In Africa, Doodles are regularly released to commemorate significant days in Africa's history. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 11:13 · Paul Adepoju
Upwardly Mobile theme announced for SMW 2015
Toby Daniels, Founder and Executive Director, Social Media Week (SMW), this morning announced the theme for SMW 2015. In a newsletter sent to subscribers, Daniel said the theme for next year is 'Upwardly Mobile: The Rise Of The Connected Class'. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Google, Globacom celebrate Nigeria’s independence day
Major players in Nigeria's technology sector including Google and Globacom are joining citizens in celebrating the nation's fifty-fourth Independence Day. Google released a Doodle that showcased the major forms of road transportation in Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, September 30th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan executives agree on collaborative innovation at GE Global Innovation Barometer
Kenyan business leaders consider collaboration to be a risk worth taking if there is to be successfully innovation the results of the 2014 “Global Innovation Barometer have indicated. → Read more
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Tue, September 30th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria can achieve 30% broadband penetration rate by 2018 – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria's communication minister has expressed confidence in the actualisation of the National Broadband Plan to raise broadband penetration in Nigeria from 6% to 30% by 2018. → Read more
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Mon, September 29th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Visa launches card security campaign in Kenya
Visa, the global leader in payments, is launching a 6 month, countrywide campaign dubbed the Visa Chip and Pin campaign to raise awareness amongst cardholders on benefits of EMV chip cards in Kenya as they are safer from counterfeit and fraud activities. → Read more
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Fri, September 26th, 16:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel, Trace launch mobile music competition in 13 African countries
Telecommunications service provider Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with brand and multimedia group TRACE and international music superstar Akon to launch what it described as Africa's biggest mobile music challenge. → Read more
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Fri, September 26th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
SAP announces Skills for Africa Scholarships program
Unemployed recently graduated Kenyans stand to benefit from the second leg of Skills for Africa Initiative backed by the ICT Authority and SAP who have partnered to equip young Kenyans with high - end ICT skills through the SAP Skills for Africa program. → Read more
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Fri, September 26th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
AMPION launches Adopt a startup crowdfunding campaign
AMPION has officially launched this year's crowdfunding campaign tagged "Adopt a startup" as part of efforts aimed at making innovative African startups sustainable. Through the campaign, AMPION said it is breaking new grounds to support African entrepreneurs. → Read more
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Fri, September 26th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
70 startups added to Nigeria’s iDEA incubator
Nigeria's minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has announced the addition of 70 startups to the government-supported iDEA incubator which produced 10 percent of finalists at this year's DEMO Africa. → Read more
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Thu, September 25th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Experts warn African governments against interfering with startup ecosystem
Industry experts that spoke at VC4Africa's Investor Summit at DEMO Africa 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria have warned Nigerian government and those of other African countries not to upset the nascent ecosystem that is being built for startups. They urged governments to limit their involvements in the industry to promulgating policies and protecting intellectual properties. → Read more
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Wed, September 24th, 16:35 · Paul Adepoju
Don’t invest in something you know nothing about – Nwobi
Chika Nwobi, Managing Partner, L5Lab has advised angel investors not to invest in projects they don't understand. He said this while speaking on lessons learned from investing in Africa at the VC4Africa Investor Summit, DEMO Africa 2014, Lagos, Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, September 24th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
DEMO Africa Boom Camp preparing startups for pitching
Demo Africa Boom Camp is underway in Lagos Nigeria for startups that will be pitching at DEMO Africa conference. → Read more
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Wed, September 24th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Tecno launches Phantom Z in Ghana
Tecno has launched its latest product Phantom Z at an event held at Darkuman in Accra, Ghana. The device has an expandable memory up to 32 GB, a 5.2 AMOLED HD display and Gorilla Glass. → Read more
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Tue, September 23rd, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Technobrain’s Manoj Shanker named Entrepreneur of the year at East Africa AABLA
Manoj Shanker, CEO and Founder of Technobrain Limited in Tanzania, IS All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) Entrepreneur of the Year owing to his successful efforts to build a unique African company that puts Africa first as a Communications Technology Solutions developer. → Read more
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Tue, September 23rd, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Ethiopia to host 2nd annual banking &ICT summit
The Annual Ethiopia Banking & ICT Summit 2014 edition will be held in Ethiopia bringing together stakeholders in Banking and ICT Sectors to engage on the best practices, solutions and the adoption of e-commerce to remain competitive domestically and globally. → Read more
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Fri, September 19th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Rwandan SMEs urged to embrace ICTs
Small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Rwanda should embrace ICTs to widen their market reach and export base participants at the just-concluded World Export Development Forum were told. → Read more
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Thu, September 18th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Cloud is the ultimate place to do business – Vodacom
Pan-African corporate connectivity and telecommunications provider Vodacom has described cloud as the ultimate place to do business. Nkosi Kumalo, Vodacom’s Executive Head of Cloud and Hosting Services said this while speaking on "Utilizing Cloud as a key business tool" at the Vodacom Business Nigeria-sponsored CIO forum in Lagos. → Read more
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Wed, September 17th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
World Telecom Labs celebrates 1bn minutes for Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers
World Telecom Labs (WTL) has announced that more than 1 billion minutes have passed through its second generation VoIP switches deployed by five of Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers. → Read more
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