Events, Page 7
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Wed, June 25th, 10:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
GlobalSIM looks to reduce roaming costs
South African SIM card producer GlobalSIM is aiming to reduce the cost of mobile roaming globally and eliminate the need for switching SIMs based on location, chief executive officer (CEO) Chris Edeh has said. → Read more
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Wed, June 25th, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Poor QoS opens door to new entrants – Smile
Poor quality of service (QoS) in countries such as Nigeria have opened the door to new entrants as incumbent mobile network operators (MNOs) struggle to fulfil subscribers’ needs, according to Tom Allen, group chief operating officer (COO) of Smile Communications. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
PIVOT East 2014 kicks off in Nairobi
Mobile startups competition PIVOT East 2014 kicked off today in Nairobi, bringing together the best upcoming startups in the region, industry experts and investors for a competition that will see the winning startups walk away with US$50,000. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 16:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Equity Bank hopes MVNO launch will simplify mobile banking
Kenya’s Equity Bank hopes the launch of its mobile virtual network will remove confusion from the country’s mobile financial services sector, and aims to have all consumers using two SIM cards on their mobile. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Judges announced for DEMO Africa as application window closes
DEMO Africa has officially closed applications for this year’s event, confirming it received applications from 27 African countries and announcing the judges. → Read more
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Tue, June 24th, 11:30 · Tom Jackson
Virgin Mobile targets further African rollouts
Virgin Mobile plans to roll out more mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in North and Sub-Saharan Africa as it looks to take advantage of the huge opportunities in providing such services. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
She Leads Africa launches $10k pitch competition for West Africa’s female entrepreneurs
She Leads Africa today kicks off a pitch competition for female entrepreneurs in West Africa, offering prize money of USD$10,000 for the winner. → Read more
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Mon, June 23rd, 13:00 · Chris Udemans
PIVOT begins tomorrow, winners to share $50k
The 2014 PIVOT East mobile startup competition begins tomorrow, with 25 startups competing for a combined total of US$50,000 while pitching to a panel of judges and investors. → Read more
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Fri, June 20th, 10:30 · Chris Udemans
SMW Johannesburg accepting submissions
Social Media Week (SMW) Johannesburg has begun accepting submissions from parties interested in becoming event partners. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Graduate interns help SMEs drive innovation
Graduate interns are a valuable asset to growing a small business, providing innovation and simplicity to an already existing enterprise, according to Chantal de Kock, project manager at development firm Fetola. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
ANC “oblivious” to ICT importance – Shinn
South Africa’s ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) is “oblivious” to the value of technology in developing a dynamic economy and believes ICT serves only to propagate government messages to the public, according to Marian Shinn, shadow minister of telecommunications and postal services for opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA). → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans
Think about how your business will cope after you’ve gone, startup CEOs told
Small businesses leaders should start thinking about how their business will function without them, according to Anton Ressel, senior consultant at development firm Fetola. → Read more
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Thu, June 19th, 07:00 · Tom Jackson
A4AI holds first Mozambique country forum today
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is today hosting its first Mozambican country forum in Maputo, bringing together leaders from the public, private and non-profit sectors to discuss and develop policy for bringing down the cost of internet access to spark innovation in a number of areas. → Read more
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Wed, June 18th, 11:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
SA to expand ICT infrastructure, boost skills, support SMEs – Zuma
The South African government will expand affordable ICT infrastructures across the country, improve technical skills training for young people, and support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) over the next five year term, president Jacob Zuma promised in his State of the Nation Address (SONA). → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 18:00 · Chris Udemans
Kenyan government e-registry ready in 2 weeks
The Kenyan government e-registry will be ready in two weeks time, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi, who added it is projected the register will provide huge amounts of data. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 17:00 · Chris Udemans
Seedstars World to host events in 4 African countries
Global startup competition Seedstars World will be hosting four local events in Africa over the next four weeks, giving startups from Eastern and Southern Africa the opportunity to pitch for entry into the global event at the beginning of next year. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 16:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan ministries to get CIOs – Matiangi
Each Kenyan government ministry will have a chief information officer (CIO) before the end of this financial year, according to Ministry of ICT cabinet secretary Dr Fred Matiangi. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Enterprises need to redefine their IT infrastructure – EMC
Enterprises are facing the need to redefine their IT infrastructure to enable them to host new and fast applications which will service billions of users and enable them to harness the power and benefits big data can offer. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
CIOs pivotal to Kenyan growth – Kyalo
The role of chief information officers (CIOs) needs to be recognised as pivotal to the collective economic growth of a country such as Kenya, according to Victor Kyalo, acting chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kenya ICT Authority. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
DEMO Africa extends application deadline to June 22
Startup event DEMO Africa has extended its application deadline for a week until June 22 after numerous requests to allow more time to meet the application requirements. → Read more
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