Danger in West’s `human-centered’ regulating of AI, converging with China’s authoritarian model COMMENT | ROBERT SKIDELSKY | With investors pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence-related startups, the generative AI frenzy is beginning to look like a speculative bubble akin to the Dutch tulip mania of the 1630s and the South …
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Uganda officials from the Ministry of ICT attended the event in Estonia Tallinn, Estonia | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigerian musician and entrepreneur Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, has said Africa has the prospect to become the highest net exporter of technology talent. The Afro Popstar made the remarks …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda unveiled the second phase of MTN ACE-Tech known as the MTN Ace-Tech-Incubation program aimed at equipping enterprises with skills needed to successfully spur growth of their businesses. This follows conclusion of the MTN Ace-Tech’s first phase this month that involved training 130 individuals …
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Johanessburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Group, Rapyd and General Catalyst today announced a joint venture aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for Africa. The joint venture will operate under a new company, called Moment. Moment offers expanded payment infrastructure for businesses across Africa to help …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has today boosted the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund with UGX 36 billion for the year 2023 towards extending communications services to the underserved and unserved areas All licensed telecom operator’s telecom in the country are required to pay a statutory …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSGINGE | The National Social Security Fund has earned a total of Shs31.5billion as dividends for the year ended December 31, 2022, from its investment in MTN Uganda. NSSF Uganda, East Africa’s largest national savings fund by value, invested Shs360 billion in December 2021 to acquire …
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A new era of virtual universities is revolutionising learning in Africa, through accessible, tech-driven platforms. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | West Midlands Open University (WMOU) is Nigeria’s first private virtual institution to “go live”, part of wave of openings that is sweeping the continent. The country’s National University Commission …
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New facility in Accra hopes to link the rapidly growing African population Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In its quest to ramp up uptake of digital services on the continent, the Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, has acquired land …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SafeBoda, a ride-hailing platform in Uganda, has announced the launch of its Plus Boda Boda ride option on the SafeBoda app. The new service is designed to provide customers with a greater choice of affordable, high-quality transportation options, while also empowering SafeBoda’s driver community with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya plans to roll out the first consignment of one million locally-assembled smartphones in two months at a unit price of Kshs 5,484 ($40), in a bid to foster digital access and inclusion. ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo said the affordability of smart devices has …
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