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Technology

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Bank of Namibia announces new board members.

    The Bank of Namibia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Meshack Tjirongo, Adv. Eliaser Nekwaya and Mr. Peter Kruger as non-executive members of the Bank’s Board of Directors and the re-appointment of Mr. Ehrenfried Meroro as a non-executive board member. These appointments, in line with Section 9 of the Bank of Namibia Act (2020), will take effect from 1 February 2024. Mr. Peter Kruger is currently […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024 34

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Opinion Pieces

Customer experience, efficiency to drive growth of Africa’s telco sector this year

by Louis Avenant, Senior Project Manager at Itemate Solutions Africa's vibrant telco sector is set for a bumper year in 2024 as it expands operations and broadens service offerings to meet the needs of an increasingly digital-savvy customer base. Industry projections estimate the Africa telco sector will grow by $2.24-billion between 2020 and 2024, with longer-term growth expected to be powered by the rollout of high-speed 5G connectivity and a growing […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024 23

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Lifestyle

Spending too much time online? Try these helpful tips to improve your digital wellness

Impacts of excessive use of digital technologies range from physical problems to emotional concerns. (Shutterstock) Bindiya Dutt, University of Stavanger and Mary Lynn Young, University of British Columbia Using digital platforms is increasingly the only option to manage our daily lives, from filling out forms at the doctor’s office or government offices to ordering food, booking a cab, paying taxes, banking, shopping or dating. Often, people are coerced into using […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024 22

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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 30

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Lifestyle

Deepfakes: How to empower youth to fight the threat of misinformation and disinformation

Deepfakes pose a profound social threat, and education along with technology and legislation matters for containing and addressing this. (Shutterstock) Nadia Naffi, Université Laval The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 has issued a stark warning: misinformation and disinformation, primarily driven by deepfakes, are ranked as the most severe global short-term risks the world faces in the next two years. In October 2023, the Innovation council of Québec shared […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024 3

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Africa

Empowering Dreams: Pwani Teknowgalz in Mombasa, Kenya, Breaking Barriers in STEM Education for Young Women

  By Velma Pamela and Irene Mumbi, via bird story agency It's quiet at Pwani Teknowgalz. Really quiet. You'd almost think no one was home. Across from the reception counter, a handful of young women are engrossed in activities on their laptops. Many are wearing coloured hijabs; brown and black are the predominant colours, initially making it difficult to identify Latifah Noor. It turns out that the 25-year-old is seated […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024 38

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Namibia

Namibia’s National Digital Strategy workshop commences in the capital

  The fourth validation workshop on Namibia's National Digital Strategy for 2024 to 2028 commenced in Windhoek on Wednesday. The National Digital Strategy aims to articulate the dream of Namibia's digital transformation and enhance the nation's understanding of transformation into a digitally literate, innovative and inclusive society. During the one-day event, Executive Director of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Audrin Mathe, said Namibia stands at a critical moment […]

todayJanuary 11, 2024 28

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Business / Economics

Global Risks 2024: Disinformation Tops Global Risks 2024 as Environmental Threats Intensify

Drawing on nearly two decades of original risks perception data, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 warns of a global risks landscape in which progress in human development is being chipped away slowly, leaving states and individuals vulnerable to new and resurgent risks. Against a backdrop of systemic shifts in global power dynamics, climate, technology and demographics, global risks are stretching the world’s adaptative capacity to its limit. These are […]

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Press Releases

The Future is ALL ON: CES 2024 Opens, Showcasing the Latest Innovations in AI, Sustainability and Mobility

CES® 2024 opened on January 9th showing it is the venue to set the agenda for the year ahead in technology, business and entertainment, even powering a surge in global awareness as companies began debuting innovative technologies. CES, the world’s most powerful tech platform, welcomed more than 4000 exhibiting companies from across the globe to share their innovations and partnerships in artificial intelligence, sustainability, and other fields that are tackling big global […]

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