Events, Page 8
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Fri, June 13th, 14:30 · Chris Udemans
Publishers should innovate through startups – Snapplify
Publishers should look at startups with the view they are a way to innovate, according to Wesley Lynch, chief executive officer (CEO) and founder at digital publisher Snapplify. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
FEATURE: 10 apps for the World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup got underway in Brazil yesterday, with the hosts eventually beating Croatia in a tightly contested match. As ever, there are plenty of ways to keep up to date with the tournament. Below, HumanIPO picks out 10 of the best mobile apps providing all the information you need for this summer’s festival of football. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigeria shuts down World Cup viewing centres
Nigerian authorities in the northern state of Adamawa have shut down all establishments planning to screen the World Cup beginning today in a bid to prevent further terrorist bombings in the area. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan innovators selected for GIST event in Washington
Three Kenyans with solutions impacting education, information management and agriculture have been selected amongst 12 entrepreneurs from African, Middle Eastern and Asian countries to participate in this year’s 2014 GIST Entrepreneurship journey. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 15:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Cybercriminals exploit World Cup apps, footballers’ names
International footballers’ names and World Cup related mobile apps are being exploited by cybercriminals in the lead up to the tournament due to start tomorrow, according to top internet security firms. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 12:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Intel hosting Code for Good hackathon on Friday
Intel is hosting this year’s Code for Good hackathon on Friday, June 13 at the Nairobi Startup Garage, bringing together coders and people who love solving problems through software. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 08:00 · Chris Udemans
SA eCommerce Conference speakers announced
Speakers for this year’s eCommerce Conference in South Africa have been announced, featuring global representatives from industry leading firms. → Read more
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Fri, June 6th, 12:06 · Susan Mwenesi
Jumia Ivory Coast partners with Canal+ for World Cup
Jumia Ivory Coast has announced a partnership with Canal+ to provide discounts to users and create a dedicated World Cup store on all its sites ahead of the event. → Read more
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Fri, June 6th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Tech fraternity mourns One Africa Media’s Carey Eaton
The tech fraternity in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa is mourning the untimely death of One Africa media co-founder Carey Eaton, who was killed during an armed robbery at a friend’s home in Nairobi in the early hours of yesterday morning. → Read more
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Thu, June 5th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s NSA to host National Cybersecurity Forum in Lagos
A two-day National Cybersecurity Forum will be held in Lagos on June 18 and 19, hosted by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) at the Presidency. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 15:00 · Chris Udemans
Get in the Ring startup event comes to SA
Silicon Cape and the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Information Technology at North-West University (NWU) are bringing the Get in the Ring (GITR) startup event to South Africa for the first time. → Read more
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Wed, June 4th, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenyan startup Somo to cater for Rwandan Catholics
Kenyan startup Somo, which seeks to assist Catholic faithfuls by providing daily readings via mobile technology, is looking to extend its services to Rwanda, which records 50 per cent of its population as Catholic. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
Kenya’s Maramoja broadens taxi app concept through social connections
Kenyan relationship-based transport app Maramoja Transport is seeking to connect customers with safe, reliable transport services through mobile, broadening the Uber-style model to other forms of transport. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 13:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Rwandan startup to launch game-based language teaching app
Rwandan startup Jifunza is set to launch a game-based language teaching app which relies on crowd-sourced content to promote the learning of African languages. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 11:30 · Chris Udemans
SA provides testing ground for mature markets
The hybridity of the South African market allows entrepreneurs to test products for both the mature and developing markets, according to Anthony Stonefield, managing director (MD) for Africa at Gramercy Venture Advisors. → Read more
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Tue, June 3rd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
African e-learning professionals confident about future – report
The eLearning Africa Report 2014 has confirmed African e-learning professionals are confident about the future. → Read more
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Mon, June 2nd, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft holds Current Issues in Technology Conference in Lagos
Microsoft’s Current Issues in Technology Conference takes place this week in Lagos, set to be attended by business leaders, key influencers and policymakers to discuss and develop solutions for issues holding back Nigeria’s ICT. → Read more
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Fri, May 30th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lagos to host Seedstars global startup competition
Seedstars Lagos is to take place next week in partnership with the Co-Creation Hub, offering Nigerian startups less than two years old and with less than US$500,000 the chance to compete at the global competition. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 13:00 · Tom Jackson
Another Kenyan ICT event postponed over security concerns
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) has announced it has postponed the Commonwealth Broadband Africa Forum, originally scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya, in July, until November over security concerns. → Read more
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Thu, May 29th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Anti-mosquito app wins Kenyan Technovation Challenge
A team of three girls from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) - Team Wabuni - has won the Technovation Challenge award in Kenya. → Read more
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