The technology titan Intel and the African Development Bank have announced plans to train 30,000 government officials and three million Africans in artificial intelligence. The agreement reached at the bank’s recent annual meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, would aid in developing a critical mass of Africans skilled in Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills, accelerating growth and…
ChatGPT has quickly emerged as a revolutionary in the AI space. Importantly, the OpenAI platform can free up time in addition to providing recommendations and question-answering. See how AI can revolutionize your everyday chores by reading our comprehensive guide to ChatGPT’s top features. However, integrating ChatGPT with your Google Drive can completely change the way…
StarNews Mobile is thrilled to launch a business competition for Nigerian entrepreneurs, in association with the Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)! Here’s your opportunity to enhance your entrepreneurial path with money, mentorship, and business help if you are a startup or SME in Nigeria. Eligibility Criteria•…
Nigeria’s economy has not always been without its own fair share of challenges, despite the efforts of emerging entrepreneurs. The economy has had milestones that were usually short-lived due to change in government policies. Maintaining a suitable economy for all Nigerians cannot be far-fetched. Every citizen needs a thriving economy that that sets the pace…
People who are successful have long been regarded as geniuses destined to become inspiring leaders. Yet, the truth is that a growth mentality frequently goes hand in hand with a successful life and profession. These champions merely adopted an ongoing learning process driven by self-discipline, tenacity, and self-motivation to elevate the ordinary to the remarkable….
Nigerian ed-tech firm Harde Business School is constructing an online open university with the goal of giving students throughout Africa a learning environment akin to a master’s degree. Harde Business School was established in January 2021 with the goal of addressing educational issues in Nigeria and beyond Africa. The co-founder and COO of the startup,…
“Let’s Build, Africa,” a market-entry initiative created to enable African companies to broaden their horizons and reach new markets within the continent, has been launched by Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub (CcHub). In 2010, CcHub opened up Nigeria’s first public living lab for internet businesses, investors, technicians, entrepreneurs, and hackers with the goal of accelerating the use…
In an important step to meet the growing need for generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills, Google has introduced a series of online courses designed to provide people the skills they need to succeed in this rapidly expanding industry. Google’s effort is expected to have a significant influence on future innovation and creativity as generative AI…
The 2024–2025 RUFORUM/Mastercard Foundation TAGDev Scholarships are now accepting applications. The 10 year (2023–2033) Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev 2.0) program is being carried out by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, Gulu University (Uganda), Egerton University…
The ALX Africa Virtual Assistant (VA) Programme is a thought-provoking and practical learning experience designed to provide you with critical skills utilized by successful VAs. These abilities include organization, workplace etiquette, upward management, and essential tech tools used by businesses and successful virtual assistants to maximize productivity and work quality. With this program, you will…
The second annual Women Who Build Africa (WWBA) Assembly will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on September 5–6, according to the organization, which was founded to bring together and assist women investors, builders, and leaders throughout Africa. Gwera Kiwana and Thea Sokolowski founded WWBA in 2022 with the purpose of bringing together female and non-binary…
across order to support entrepreneurs from the “Orange Digital Centers” network across Africa and the Middle East, Orange Ventures and Digital Africa have pledged to co-invest. The Orange Digital Centre is an ecosystem that is present in eight European countries as well as 17 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It unites a variety…
Digital products, such as eBooks and online courses, have grown in popularity and profitability as a means for business owners to share their knowledge and make money. The increasing popularity of digital reading and online learning has completely changed how knowledge is shared and used, fostering a thriving ecosystem that allows anyone with insightful ideas…
Dr. Omolaraeni Olaosebikan, Group Chief Executive Officer, of McEnies Global Communications, a notable practitioner in marketing communications and event planning has identified Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionize industries and drive economic growth not only in Nigeria but across the globe. She made this assertion on Thursday. On a…
After a few years of rather stable technology, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has swept the globe, to the point where McKinsey predicts that any company not using AI will go out of business within the next three years. Businesses that are AI-native, or that use AI at their heart, are already becoming more and more…
Establishing a small business is difficult. It requires commitment, ardor, and most importantly, an entrepreneurial mindset. Small business owners frequently have an entrepreneurial spirit that propels them to start something from the ground up. But after the company is up and running, it’s simple to become bogged down in the daily grind and lose sight…
Everyone agrees that using generative artificial intelligence (AI) techniques may increase productivity and save workers time. However, even if these technologies make it simple to run code or generate reports rapidly, the backend labor required to create and maintain large language models (LLMs) may outweigh the labor savings up front. Furthermore, a lot of activities…
The Enugu State Government through the State Ministry of Education is set to host the maiden edition of the NgEducators International Model United Nations Conference. Expected at the conference scheduled from June 4th – 8th, 2024, with His Excellency, Dr. Peter Mbah, the Executive Governor of Enugu State as the Chief Host, are stakeholders in…
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, today released its inaugural “MSP Perspectives 2024” survey report, which found that the biggest day-to-day challenge facing Managed Service Providers (MSP) is keeping up with the latest cybersecurity solutions/technologies, cited by 39% of the MSPs surveyed. Alongside this, MSPs indicated that hiring new cybersecurity analysts…
Prepare for lift-off! Apply for the She Loves Tech Global Competition. Looking ahead to celebrate female-led innovation and their success as women founders in technology. Benefits of Participation Eligibility Criteria Early Stage Startup Gender Lens Technology startups fulfilling one of the following gender lenses: Other criteria include: Deadlines Click HERE to Apply Source
The National Center for Education Statistics projects that 2 million people will earn college degrees in 2024. A large number of those graduates will be starting their careers right away in the workforce. A list of the most in-demand skills for 2024 was recently produced by the freelance marketplace Upwork, which may help young people…
Fund managers with an emphasis on Africa are encouraged to apply for the Obuntu Launchpad program in order to enhance their investment strategy, maximize fund results, and broaden their influence. Applications for the third cohort of the Obuntu Launchpad program are currently being accepted. The program is run by the Obuntu Foundation, which aims to…
An issue that every entrepreneur must address in a business is whether or not to scale. Individuals who aspire to run a lifestyle business are happy to earn the same, steady income in one place from year to year. But that’s insufficient for the majority of us. Our goal is to expand. The majority of…
By uniting African entrepreneurs who share a vision for a continent where people, ideas, and resources flow across national boundaries and where ecosystems support the growth and success of innovation-driven businesses, The Foundry Fellowship exemplifies this belief. This network is essential to changing the perception of Africa to one of opportunity, plenty, creativity, and vibrancy….
Do you have a strong interest in sustainability and are a young innovator? Applications for the ECOPRIZE Challenge are currently being accepted! The goal of this fantastic opportunity is to identify and assist sustainable innovations headed by young people. The Challenge is an essential component of the June 14–15, 2024, Digital and Sustainability Experience (DSE),…
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, has revealed that it blocked around 18 million email threats, almost two million malicious URLs and over four million malicious mobile apps targeted at Nigerian businesses and consumers between January and December 2023. This as threat actors deviate from big-batch attacks to focus on a narrower…
A recent addition to Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini is now available. Now, users may ask the AI assistant directly to play songs from YouTube Music. This is being accomplished by the integration of the app into the platform with a new YouTube Music extension for Gemini. Although the feature has finally started to…
The D-Prize Competition, which provides social impact enterprises with funding of up to US$20,000, is open to entrepreneurs worldwide. The D-Prize Global Competition is open to social projects that have the potential to improve millions of lives and are located in any area of the world where there is extreme poverty. Girls’ education, agriculture, energy,…
Cybersecurity Innovations: Leading the Future of Protection We TraiCon Events will be hosting Botswana’s premier cybersecurity event titled as “Cyber Revolution Summit” scheduled on 9th August 2024 in Gaborone, Botswana. This summit will feature keynote presentations and panel discussions with top security experts from various industries covering a range of topics, including cybersecurity innovations, data…
The evolving digital state of economies is also witnessing an evolution in corresponding threats and risks. And in the new era of digital banking, online fraud has emerged as the most concerning threat to transactions and banking security. According to a 2022 report by Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), a whooping USD 4.7 trillion…