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Home-grown technology firms help drive eGovernment expansion in East Africa
March 16, 2017 Editor 0
Over the past five years, we have seen the emergence of a number of eGovernment applications and platforms in East Africa, leveraging the growth of internet and smartphone penetration to improve the reach and quality of government service delivery. While a number of these technology solutions, particularly in tax administration, trade facilitation and financial management […]
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No retreat, no surrender: Scientists pledge to step up search for solution to MLN in East Africa
September 15, 2015 Editor 0
In the aftermath of an international conference on the diagnosis and management of maize lethal necrosis (MLN) in Africa in May 2015; the global research and development community vowed to step up efforts to find lasting solutions to the endemic disease in Kenya and Tanzania. In a video published recently by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center […]
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Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade EASSy submarine cable system along Africa’s eastern and southern coast
February 1, 2014 Editor 0
Paris, January 22, 2014 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is to upgrade the EASSy submarine cable system, one of the largest and most modern systems serving Africa, with the deployment of the latest 100 gigabit-per-second (Gbit/s) technology. Alcatel-Lucent‘s 100G technology will enable the system to ultimately carry capacity in excess of 10Tbit/s, further complementing […]
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BPO in Uganda: The race to become the next India in Africa
January 31, 2014 Editor 0
TechPost caught up with Rogers Karebi, secretary of the Uganda BPO Association as well as the MD of Dial-a-service, a BPO company in Uganda to discuss the current climate for BPO in East Africa and the potential for growth in the region. BPO(Business Process Outsourcing) involves relocating business processes that a company usually performs in-house […]
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Africa: Kenya Second in Africa in Internet Contribution to GDP – Report
November 25, 2013 Editor 0
[Capital FM]Africa’s rapid adoption of internet technology and solutions is increasingly contributing to the growth of economies across the continent, with Kenya among the leading countries reaping from the internet. Go to Source
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Mobile Innovation from the field: We can now talk directly with students, teachers and parents in Uganda
November 1, 2013 Editor 0
This blog on a new user case of U-Report for targeted beneficiery feedback in Uganda was authored by Kidus Fisaha Asfaw with contributions from Merrick Schaeffer and Lyudmila Bujoreanu Inspired by the success of using U-report to map and mitigate the spread of Banana Bacterial Wilt disease in Uganda’s banana crops, the World Bank team from […]
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