IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is joining forces with the Egyptian Fintech Association to support fintech entrepreneurs as part of a wider effort to spur private sector development and economic growth in the country. IFC will work with the association to improve the environment for doing business for fintech entrepreneurs and conduct research and market analysis to identify the challenges and opportunities fintech entrepreneurs face. IFC will also help the association create a vibrant and streamlined fintech sector by sharing global experiences and supporting knowledge exchange around policy dialogue. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance…
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• Reaffirm Commitment To Driving Post-COVID Tech Resilience
A total of 314 million mobile users across eight developing countries benefited from free internet access during the hardest months of the pandemic, despite having run out of credit or not being physically able to top up. Free access to news, weather reports, healthcare, educational resources, government services and various online sources of information were provided via Upstream and its ad-funded internet portal, Zero-D. In Africa, more than 103 million users throughout South Africa, Ghana, Tunisia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo had access to the platform, which, as well as helping to bridge the digital gap, also…
African nations have been urged to adopt digital solutions towards achieving economic recovery from the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease pandemic. At a webinar organized by Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), International Association of Science Parks and Areas (IASP), Africa Division President and CEO of Abuja Technology Village FZ Co, Nigeria, Ms Hauwa Yabani emphasized the need for utilizing technology and innovation in the search for solutions to challenges facing the continent. “The pandemic showed us the importance of digitally enhanced solutions in mitigating crisis as a way of living especially for a continent with a population of over 1.3…
Sengupta’s departure comes amid a boom in the digital payments business in India, where the sector is expected to more than double in size to $135 billion in 2023 from two years ago, according to ASSOCHAM
There is a common misconception that the most dangerous threats to encounter on modern users’ digital journeys are likely to appear during Internet surfing.
Delivery is part of the allocation from the African Union (AU) Vaccination Programme in collaboration with MTN
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) under the supervision of the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, will be sponsoring five startups to take part in the 2021 Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE), in Taipei. This year’s edition of the Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) organized by the Taipei Computer Association is billed to hold on March 23-26, 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan. SCSE is a professional tradeshow that provides opportunities for networking and marketing. The categories of the SCSE are smart epidemic prevention, smart health care, smart transportation, smart education, smart…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Mariam Katagum has said women have the ability to take children off the streets especially in the northern part of the country if they embrace digital learning of the Hausa language. Katagum observed that digital learning could boost contribution to the needs of their families mentally, medically, socially, academically and financially and keep children away from social vices. In a goodwill message at the soft launch of the Lorewa Academy Initiative in Abuja, the minister said the platform will not only expose Northern women and young girls to the digital…
Liquid Telecom, which last week changed its name, has expanded its terrestrial fibre network to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the first time. The company, now Liquid Intelligent Technologies, said it had deployed a 2,500km long haul fibre network in the country. “The completion of this project is part of the strategic vision to connect the African continent to the rest of the world,” said Michel Hebert, CEO of Liquid Intelligent Technologies in DRC. “This fibre deployment not only has the potential to transform the economy of the country, but we are also bringing access to scalable state-of-the-art…