Poor funding, brain drain, Infrastructural deficiency, knowledge gap, poor ethical standards and different levels of malpractices are some of the reasons Nigerian Universities cannot drive innovation in Nigeria. The triangle of innovation around the world is held together by the cooperative endeavor of the Government, the Academic Community, and the Industry. A…
The backbone of every economy is hinged on Technology with entrepreneurship driving the growth of the entire system. We see Technology powering every facet of human endeavor, enabling effective governance, empowering security, driving economic and social changes. No nation especially the developing countries can afford to neglect the importance of technology if they…
The great attraction, possibilities, trend spotting, relevance, opportunities global recognition and economic growth that GITEX brings with it to Dubai and the Middle East is one to be admired and desired. As GITEX Technology week (October 20-24) in Dubai draws near with top technology brands like Google, Qualcomm, Fujitsu, Accenture, Cisco, SAP,…
As organizations of all sizes move more of their information systems to the cloud, Oracle is expanding the number of Oracle Cloud services to strengthen its position as the industry’s most comprehensive public cloud. Oracle Cloud offers a broad range of modern, functionally rich and integrated services running in a secure, enterprise…
A press statement from Oracle recently states that Oracle’s new systems dramatically redefine the price/performance equation in the high-end server market, offering customers entry-level price/performance, while maintaining extreme performance and the highest levels of availability. SPARC M6-32 servers with up to 32 terabytes of memory and up to 384 processor cores can run…
CONFERENCE THEME:“SOFTWARE STRATEGIES FOR RETOOLING THE WORKFORCE” (SORWORK) DATE: OCTOBER 22- 23 2013 VENUE: TINAPA KNOWLEDGE CITY, TINAPA. Features: -Keynote by Prof Tapio Varis – UN Chair on e- Learning. -Expert Group to discuss Keynote: Vice Chancellors of UI, UNICAL, FUT Minna, Niger Delta University & Covenant University. -Industry Group: Dr. Ernest Ndukwe (OFR)…
One of Africa’s leading ICT broadcast journalist and analyst Bayero Agabi has been conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the prestigious Commonwealth University. Describing Bayero Agabi the Prof. Michael Addison Chancellor of the Commonwealth University Belize said he contribution to the development of information and communication technology growth in Africa is worthy…
Samsung’s revolutionary device, the Note 3 and flagship wearable, the Galaxy Gear will be launched in Nigeria in October, 2013. This is a big moment for Samsung Mobile Nigeria as they are known to roll out premium devices and now blazing the track in innovation with a new segment: Wearables. A message from…
US Trade Mission to be in Lagos next week as American Investors source for Local Investor/Franchisees. As announced by the office of the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos, it will host a regional franchise trade mission scheduled to arrive Lagos October 2, 2013. During the three-day visit, the U.S. firms and brand representatives…
It is very exciting for us to report that some of the world’s largest and most high profile brands have been among the first to acquire domain names ending with the new extension .africa.com, press information reaching us from Africa.com-the company responsible for selling the .africa.com domain names, states. “In the first…
The Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) is partnering with key innovation stakeholders in Africa to drive innovation across the continent. By partnering with its outreach partners IPA is able to promote effectively the efforts of African innovators and entrepreneurs. These organizations collaborate regularly with the IPA through cross-promotion, events and targeted campaigns…
As we support the GITEX Technology Week in Dubai from 20 October-24 October, many African technology focused businesses are seeing more reasons to be at this year’s conference. Technology companies in Nigeria have also indicated their interest to be at the conference, African innovations and companies are indeed a major focus for Emerging…
Etisalat through the Etisalat Pan- African Prize for Innovation 2013 will reward the most innovative initiatives and concepts for driving, promoting and enabling Mobile Broadband in Africa. The prize will be awarded in 2 subcategories: 1. Prize of $25,000.00 for the most innovative, commercially available product or service launched in Africa in the…
As the need for data protection,privacy and legislation grow in Nigeria,we recently got the information on the the establishment of DataLaws Nigeria Limited, a new breed Data Protection and Privacy consultancy. DataLaws provides consultancy advice, training and capacity building in the areas of Data Protection and Privacy with the focus of leading Data…
In a recent report made available to us,it reads>Blackberry Messenger-BBM will be available as a free download for Android smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean (Android 4.x) beginning at 7AM EDT on September 21. BBM for iPhones running iOS 6 and iOS 7 will become available for each market on the App Store schedule…
Make plans to attend TEDxLagos which holds on Friday the 27th of September, 2013 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel. The event will run from 10:00AM. Created in the spirit of the TED mission, “ideas worth spreading.” The program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals for and in Nigeria the opportunity to…
In a recent report made available to us,the BBC Hausa Editor, Mansur Liman who is participating in the NigeriaCom conference in Lagos ,Nigeria will present the bbchausa.com website now available in Responsive Design. The presentation will take place at Function Room 1, The Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, at 12.30…
One of the key recommendations at the 2013 Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) held recently in Nigeria is that Government should adopt multi-stakeholder approach in making policies and regulations at all levels, while regulations of internet contents should be built on existing infrastructure regulatory models/platforms. The 2013 NIGF had stakeholders from public institutions,…
With the continuous focus of promoting technology development in Africa and Nigeria, we are happy to associate with these 5 world class technology events around the world and we recommend them especially if you are looking at exploring opportunities around these regions. 1. NigeriaCom-September 17-18 Lagos, Nigeria: NigeriaCom is the region’s leading digital event and…
Who else can tell the African stories better than we Africans? If the internet has helped your business or career in any way or you have achieved success by using the power of the web, this could be an interesting opportunity to share your success story and also get funding to further…
Google has announced Google Cloud Challenge for Developers in 6 regions including sub Saharan Africa,to build locally-relevant applications using Google cloud development technologies. Developers in in these regions across the world will win prizes that include Android devices and up to $20,000 USD. Cloud based innovations of students and female developers will be…
In developing nations an increase in internet connectivity and access has been seen to impact greatly on their economic growth than you find in developed nations. In affirmation to this, a Worldbank report says that for developing countries, a 10% increase in Broadband penetration can actually drive an economic growth of 1.38%. Around…
Following increasing publicity and awareness in Africa and Nigeria for the Technology focused conference GITEX 2013,earlier in the week, report shows that more than 35 local ICT companies have indicated first interest to participate in the first Nigerian Pavilion at GITEX Technology Week holding October 20-24 this year inside the Dubai World Trade Centre,…
Our latest report on the forth coming National Software Conference and Competition 2013 is that the Vice Chancellors of University of Ibadan, University of Calabar, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger Delta University and Covenant University have confirmed their readiness to discuss the Keynote of Prof. Emeritus Tapio Varis, the UN Chair on e-Learning…
Editor’s Note: A World bank report points to the fact that in developing countries like Nigeria, a 10% increase in Broadband penetration can actually drive an economic growth of 1.38%, This offers great opportunity but infrastructural deficiency in Nigeria is a big challenge. As government shows more focus with her ICT policy framework, Broadband…
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…