THE 5TH WEST AFRICAN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS (WAFICT 2013): CONFERENCE,EXHIBITION AND AWARDS!! THEME: BRINGING DIGITAL DIVIDENDS TO WEST AFRICA: TACKLING THE CHALLENGES POSED BY LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS. West Africa’s growth continues to soar, flying on the wings of the telecommunications industry, which has been acknowledged as the fastest growing in…
I can clearly see that this is going to be one of the greatest campaign from a Mobile Phone company in the region, it promises to make you work and live Smart, set to reward your engagement with the brand and introduces you into the TECNO Smart Family so you could have a…
Access to effective Health Care is a major sign of the under development in Africa. This has brought with it high mortality rate in several countries. As a major challenge of the continent, a lot has to be done to improve on health care delivery. Following this, am happy that not only…
Web4Africa, a leading web and e-commerce service provider in Africa, has partnered with XYZ.COM LLC and its Founder, Daniel Negari, to be the first registrar in Africa to carry the .xyz domain extension, scheduled to launch in 2014. As a new low cost global platform, .xyz will be offered to Web4Africa’scustomers alongside some of…
The Nigeria App Summit is an event that will bring together the brightest minds in mobile technology.The event will gather over 300 of the most interesting mobile app developers, investors, company executives, entrepreneurs, brand managers, policy-makers, marketers, carriers, content developers and aggregators, advertisers, mobile devices manufacturers and the press for a day of in-depth discussion,debate…
GITEX Technology Week experienced another bumper year of launches, partnerships and strong exhibitor ROI, firmly positioning the event as one of the world’s leading ICT gatherings. The 33rd edition of GITEX Technology Week 2013, ran under the theme “Lets Create, Disrupt and Re-imagine Together” from October 20-24 at the Dubai World Trade Centre,…
Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces the Program of Africa Network Operators’ Group at the Africa Internet Summit 2014 scheduled to be held in Djibouti from 25 May to 6 June 2014. The Theme for AIS 2014 is “Beyond connection : Internetworking for African Development”. AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining,…
It feels very exciting when contacted this morning by Dillon Mann on behalf of the World Wide Web Foundation with this great news that Nnenna Nwakanma has joined the World Wide Web Foundation’s growing international network.This is actually coming when Africa is becoming very relevant in the Internet space following the increased penetration…
Official reports reaching us from Ontario says after the amazing launch of BBM™ on Android and iPhone devices, with more than 10 million downloads in the first 24 hours, BBM has now ended its first week with more than 80 million monthly active users,including over 20 million new users on Android and iPhone…
Editor’s note:Oracle held a Storage Innovation Summit in Lagos Nigeria yesterday,Tom Pegrume, Vice President Oracle Hardware Middle East and Africa gave this insight in the article below: The price of running modern data centers is quickly rising. The astonishing amount of data that companies collect today coupled with a mounting need…
As e-commerce especially online retailing is gradually picking up in Nigeria with the increase in Internet penetration and adoption,organisations are beginning to explore the opportunities in delivering effective goods and services to their customers in real time. They are leveraging the growth in the use of Internet-enabled mobile phones, mobile social network and…
“Companies who implement Big data strategies are seen to perform 20% better”-Regina Casonato, the Managing Vice President at Gartner. For big data, a new set of skills and competences are required. New set of strategies are developed, you now see information being measured in terms of volume, velocity and variety; new professionals like…
The beauty of Technology is in its application over different range of products.These are really smart cars showcased at GITEX
With few days to the end of GITEX 2013 in Dubai,which is the biggest Technology focused conferences and exhibition around the emerging markets,organisers are beginning to count their blessings this year with great international participation.Therefore,the 33rd edition of GITEX Technology Week is on course to become one of the most internationally…
Experts at GITEX Technology Week’s first ever Big Data Conference agree that the ability to intelligently understand and utilise Big Data will have a profound impact on innovation and competitiveness in the region. The packed Conference, supported by Diamond Sponsor Accenture, offered valuable insights on how Big Data increasingly becomes an unavoidable and compelling…
As the IT spending of organizations has been estimated to be about 50% of their capital expenditure,which is huge, it then becomes very important for businesses and organisations to understand the origin and evolution of Cloud Computing as it helps them appreciate the transformation that several businesses are having as they are adopting Cloud…
.There are so much to learn on the Day 2 as Cloud computing took center stage at GITEX Technology Week in Dubai, with a series of cutting-edge projects and innovations recognised at the inaugural Cloud Awards. A highlight of today’s Cloud Confex, the middle east largest integrated cloud exhibition and conference, the Cloud Awards celebrated…
It was an excitement as Zinox Technologies Limited, manufacturers of Nigeria’s First Internationally Certified Branded Computers and a leading African technology company has made an emphatic technology statement with the listing of its range of tablets for launch in November, 2013. Targeted at the growing mobile work force, the Z-PAD range of tablets will…
It was an interesting moment today after I arrived Dubai early hours from Nigeria to witness the opening ceremony of the biggest Technology Festival in Middle East, Africa and South Asia-The GITEX Technology Week at the Dubai World Trade Centre which is actually the 33rd edition. The conference and exhibitions which has over 2000 new…
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…