insert_link South Africa Meta develops tailored approach to safeguard the integrity of the South African elections Tech giant Meta is deploying a tailored approach to safeguard the integrity of South Africa's elections, creating an Election Resource Centre on its website. Reuters reports that the initiative includes fact-checking partnerships with Africa Check and AFP, training for government communicators, and collaboration with the Electoral Commission ahead of the South African elections on 29 May 2024. todayMay 16, 2024 39
insert_link Business / Economics Tech Support – 12 March 2024 Gerald updates us on the latest in news in hyper-automation. https://iono.fm/e/1415417 todayMarch 13, 2024 7
insert_link Business / Economics The Alexforbes Lead Story – 5 March 2024 David speaks to Basecamp Business Incubator's Jesaya Hano-Oshike about the upcoming Digital Innovation Summit. https://iono.fm/e/1412537 todayMarch 6, 2024 46
insert_link Africa UNDP’s New $1 Billion Fund Could Boost Africa’s Tech Startups Globally At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January, Presidents Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, left, and Paul Kagame of Rwanda helped launch the United Nations Development Program’s investment fund directed at tech startups in Africa. Called Timbuktoo, it could cushion the bearish state of venture capital globally. WEF2024 By Damilola Banjo via PassBlue Venture capital funding is shrinking globally, but experts are optimistic that a new $1 billion investment […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 28
insert_link World EU launches investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X platform for breaching the EU's new social media laws. The probe, a global first, relates to a number of suspected failures, including the mishandling of illegal content and disinformation. todayDecember 18, 2023 29
insert_link Business / Economics Tech Support – 5 December This week Gerald dives into conversational marketing by giving us a detailed overlook of the use of WhatsApp in business. https://iono.fm/e/1387606 todayDecember 6, 2023 8