Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to accelerate business growth and foster solutions for last-mile communities, experts are advising entrepreneurs to tap into the burgeoning opportunities within the digital economy. This call was made during the Uganda Innovation Week held last week, a collaborative effort by Startup …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Innovation experts have urged players in the agriculture sector to adopt and accelerate the use of solar technologies across the value chain to address the reduce the sector dependence on fossil fuels and mitigate the impact of climate change. This was during the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Executive at National Planning Authority Charles Olweny Ojok has urged technology entrepreneurs and organizations to embrace shared digital platforms that were showcased recently at Serena Hotel, Kampala. The platforms bring multiple service providers, ranging from input suppliers, insurance companies, financial services providers together …
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Innovation Village, Cosmonauts host the Future Lawyers Week Africa to discuss the emerging technology trends shaping the legal landscape Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the legal industry continues to evolve, experts predict that emerging trends and technologies will transform the way legal services are delivered and accessed in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with partners, the Innovation Village has today announced that they will be hosting a flagship ecosystem event dubbed “Build week”, slated to take place in February 2023 under the theme “Hack the Last Mile – Using Shared Infrastructure to Serve Last Mile Users …
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An average of 3,600 people die from road crashes in Uganda according to traffic police reports Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport is now appealing for support from the public to reduce traffic accident deaths by at least half by 2030. This is one of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an effort to understand the state of Uganda’s technology landscape, The Innovation Village in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation yesterday released a developer survey report dubbed “DevScape”. DevScape aims to analyze the current state of the developer landscape in Uganda and find ways …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Garage48 in partnership with The Innovation Village, with support from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation, has organized a 2-round series of design hackathons happening this year and October 2022, next year. The two design hackathons are a part of the EU: Africa They Journey 2021 and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Before the COVID-19 virus arrived in Uganda early last year, the tourism sector was registering a steady rise in foreign exchange from tourists. According to the Annual Tourism Sector Performance Report for Financial Year 2018/2019, revenue rose from $1.45 billion in 2017 to …
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