Africa’s tech conversation shifts to digital solution Economy
*As Over 600 Innovators, enterprise leaders grace Innovate Africa By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Africa’s technology conversation is shifting from simply producing digital talent to building the products, businesses and innovation systems capable of solving the continent’s most pressing problems. That was the central message as more than 600 product managers, founders, enterprise executives and […]
Y’ello 21 days of care casts beam on digital education
Ever since MTN Nigeria began its annual Corporate Social Responsibility programme, Y’ello 21 days of care in 2007, the company’s helping hands have been extended to improving the health sector, preserving the environment, helping the less privileged, and a host of other activities. For MTN Nigeria however, almost no other sector has received as much attention from this programme as the education sector. It was not a surprise therefore, that when the 2015 edition was launched at the MTN golden plaza in Lagos on Monday, the focus was again on education.
Jonthan’s ICT scorecard; Buhari’s challenge
The former President hit the ground running with the creation of the Ministry of Communications Technology in 2011, to foster a knowledge based economy and information society in Nigeria. Other areas of the ministry were to facilitate universal, ubiquitous and cost effective access to communications infrastructure throughout the country.
Windows 10 to be available in 190 countries as free upgrade on July 29
Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced that Windows 10 will be available July 29, 2015 in 190 countries.
AfICTA 2015 : African business leaders to discuss future of internet governance
African business leaders including thirty Chief Executive Officers from Nigeria will gather in Abuja next week for the 2015 Chief Executive Officer’s round table organized by the Africa ICT Alliance, (AfICTA) with the theme “Mobilizing African Business Leaders for the future of the Internet”
‘Ericsson’s live 5G test networks will boost future of wireless’
Although the next big generation of mobile networking, known as 5G, is not expected to be commercially available until 2020, Ericsson has already demonstrated its technology feat with the recent live 5G test networks in Sweden and the United States of America, saying that it would boost the future of wireless technology.
Accordingly, Ericsson’s latest 5G technology breakthrough provides a way to deliver drop-free, higher capacity mobile connections for both people and things, while making the most of available spectrum.
