Africa as part of the emerging continents of the world shows key developmental and economic potentials. This has placed the continent in a strategic position as the next viable market for investors and businesses around the world. How well we bargain with these growing opportunities determines will determine how relevant African…
As the Oracle OpenWorld 2013 draws near, Oracle has announced the Oracle executive keynote lineup. This year, Oracle executives will feature insights into industry trends, the latest technology developments and innovations as well as key strategies for achieving business efficiency and innovation. They will be joined by special guests to discuss important business…
The 3rd Annual National Software Conference and Competition organized by the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria and hosted by the Cross River State Government and drawing support from the Ministry of Communications Technology, offers great opportunities for Young Software developers in Nigeria. The conference which has distinguished itself played key role in…
Despite the emerging trends in the Mobile ecosystem in Africa, the reality is that many African mobile entrepreneurs mainly the young Africans are yet to benefit from the growing opportunities around them largely to the fact that there is little or no structured system to support tech entrepreneurship in Africa. Looking at Nigeria for example…
Several opportunities exist in the Emerging Markets to change the way the society works, interacts, lives and learn through the use of mobile technologies especially the smartphones. A recent report on the Economic Times states that an average person looks at her phone for about 150 times per day, wow! .You might think this…
Riding on the success of the 2012 National Software Conference and Competition, plans are going great for the 2013 edition organized by the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria(ISPON) and hosted by Liyel Imoke led Cross River state Government at the Tinapa Knowledge City between October 22-23,2013. In a chat with the President of…
“I think that connecting the world will be one of the most important things we all do in our lifetimes”-Mark Zuckerberg Yesterday while reading Mark Zuckerberg’s proposal on connecting the next 5 billion people around the world, the question: Is connectivity a human right? reverberates in my mind as I look at…
It is no doubt that TECNO brand of smartphones is one of the fastest-selling brands in Nigeria.Report reveals that the TECNO N3,P3 and the F7 are among the leading smartphones in the market. Riding on that,TECNO Mobile has recently launched two different contest to reward its fans on social platforms, The “TECNO Phantom…
As preparations intensify for the 4th edition of the leading Nigeria Digital Conference-The NigeriaCom Conference holding between October 17 and 18 in Lagos Nigeria, we bring to you what some of the leading speakers are saying as the NigeriaCom team caught up with them: Speaker Interview with Steven Evans Steven Evans is…
The technology world is changing so fast driven by global trends. There is no doubt that these global technology trends are continuously producing disruptive businesses that take over the future. Pundits are saying that perhaps this is just the time for Africa. In a recent report on CNN African Voices, the guest…
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, Google is pleased to offer Women in Tech Conference and Travel Grants for female computer scientists. To encourage attendance at technical conferences,Google is offering the winners: -Free registration for the conference -Up to 1000 EUR towards travel and accommodation…
We just got this interesting news that TWO TV Network from Nigeria is nominated by an international jury of ICT experts to enter the next round of the 2013 World Summit Award (WSA) in e-Media & Journalism. TWO TV will compete against almost 500 outstanding e-Content products and applications from 168 countries in front of…
I’d like to spend a lot more time in Africa, for any sane Westerner it’s obviously the last frontier of any interest, both culturally and for business. Over the past three years I have visited Somaliland, Egypt, Kenya,Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria trying to understand the way things work and how each country is different,…
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Forum is the constitutionally mandated ‘flagship’ event of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation which takes place every year. This year’s event will offer regional and international solutions for those in Commonwealth regions sharing knowledge, lessons learnt and key information about technological advances across the Commonwealth and beyond. ‘Innovation through broadband’ is…
As the 2013 edition of National Software Conference comes up in October,the event which brought the conversion of Tinapa in Cross River State,Nigeria into a Knowledge City has seen the official take off of the second Software Incubation Centre in Tinapa. You could recall that the first Software Incubation Centre was opened few months…
Editor”s Note: Janet L. Sernack is one of our contributors from Israel, she gained her consulting, education, facilitation, training and executive coaching skills, from over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing and retailing and learning and development businesses to Australia’s top 100 companies as Compass Learning Pty Ltd.She now resides on the Mediterranean…
As Nigeria despite her several daunting challenges continuously prove to be a digital hub in Africa attracting investments and opportunities, for the 4th year running, the NigeriaCom Conference-a leading Digital Technology focused event in Africa is taking place at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, in Nigeria on 17-18 of September 2013. The theme for 2013…
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) recently announced the call for entries for the 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa(IPA). The prestigious Prize aims at encouraging innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa. The winning submission will be awarded a prize of USD 100’000, with two additional USD 25 000, one for the runner up…
Earlier in the year, i did write on Why 2013 could be a defining year for Nigeria in terms of Information and Communications Technology Development. With the Communications Ministry leading the development through relevant ICT policies and plans, Nigeria might be ready to galvanise and articulate her priorities right to explore opportunities in…
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday, July 24 an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of US$ 45 million to support the creation of a Pan African University (PAU). The new university consisting of five Pan African Institutes will focus mainly on science, technology and innovation. The new university would…
In a bid to support and also contribute to the Mobile Application ecosystem in Nigeria,MTN Nigeria one of the leading GSM network operators in Nigeria has launched an App Challenge. Interested Developers will be expected to submit applications into any of the following categories: Entertainment and Lifestyle Productivity Games Education Health and wellness Special category…
Editor”s Note: Janet L. Sernack is one of our contributors from Israel, she gained her consulting, education, facilitation, training and executive coaching skills, from over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing and retailing and learning and development businesses to Australia’s top 100 companies as Compass Learning Pty Ltd.She now resides on the…
Few days ago I was at the stakeholders’ roundtable organized by the Universal Service Provision Fund( USPF)-a special Fund by Nigerian government designed to provide telecommunications and ICT services to unserved, underserved and deprived groups and communities in the country. Representatives of telecommunication firms operating in Nigeria were present for this focused Industry Roundtable…
Reports have it that Apple recently acquired Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com,- an online city transit guide offering door-to-door subway and bus directions and maps for over 140 cities around the world using its website, or apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. The company, which was founded in 2005, was named one of the top 100 fastest…
The competition in the mobile phone market in Nigeria is actually driving certain changes and innovation. As different phone makers are constantly innovating to gain and maintain their market share, users are becoming more knowledgeable, insatiable and that makes the system interesting. The TECNO brand of smart phones has become one of…
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) having secured the acknowledgement of UNCTAD on her development efforts in the Nigeria Software Ecosystem, is now ready to host Prof. Tapio Varis at her flagship National Software Conference – Tinapa, from 22-23 of October 2013 in Calabar, Cross River State. Professor Tapio Varis brings unique…
iMENTORS goes live and is one step closer to becoming the most comprehensive crowdsourcing map on ICT infrastructures in Sub-Saharan Africa!Users are now able to register and create their profile on the platform and start sharing their knowledge and data directly on the map. Co-funded by the European Commission’s DG CONNECT under the Seventh Framework…
Mobile advertising is increasingly becoming an important component to most marketers especially as smartphone adoption trends are soaring to high proportions. With a range of mobile advertising options, including SMS, WAP, mobile app display ads,search ads, rich media, video and push notifications, the landscape can be a bit complicated. Advertisers are now accruing value and…
The Association of Telecommunications Companies Of Nigeria(ATCON) has announced plans for a strategic meeting exclusively for its members to discuss and review the recently launched National Broadband Plan 2013 – 2018. The forum slated for August 01, 2013 is designed to enable ATCON members have a deep understanding of the plan and position themselves to…
The internet, mobile phones, social media networks, PCs have made accessing and sharing information so interesting more than any other time in life. Of a truth, technology is enabling and enhancing different facets of life, education not left out. E-learning is one of the ways in which Nigeria can improve on her fallen standard of…