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Category: Tech Policy

Kenya Parliament Approves Progressive Draft Data Protection Policy and Bill

04/26/201904/26/2019 Africa Tech Digest0

Amidst the hue and cry from Kenyans who have since faulted the Government’s plan to create a universal database for citizens under the NIIMs program that is popularly known as Huduma Namba, the State through its Twitter handle @StateHouseKenya revealed that Parliament had approved a progressive draft Data Protection Policy and Bill. The announcement was […]

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Zimbabwe’s internet blackout shows how powerless major telcos are against governments

01/19/201901/18/2019 Africa Tech Digest0

Amid the violent crackdown on protesters, Zimbabweans were also cut off from the internet and social media in a blackout meant to stop demonstrators from organizing.

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Internet Switched Back On Again In Zimbabwe After A Total Blackout For The Second Time In A Week

01/18/201901/18/2019 Africa Tech Digest0

The internet has become an important tool for business and there are real losses that occur when there is no connectivity even for a minute.

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The Technology Space Is Rapidly Evolving in Africa, and It’s Not All Good News

12/29/201812/29/2018 Africa Tech Digest0

The lack of technology policy and its poor implementation can lead to economic and political instability, and the effects of this are magnified in African countries with weak rule of law.

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Opinion

Are tech companies Africa’s new colonialists?

by Africa Tech Digest 07/08/201907/07/20190

Can Nigeria’s tech community contribute to solving the country’s energy crisis?

06/09/201906/07/20190

Media must help unite Africa’s tech startup scene, but also act as watchdog – Buckland

04/11/201904/11/20190

Are We Grooming Women Leaders in Africa’s Technology Ecosystem?

04/09/201904/09/20190

AI

MTN launches Africa’s first AI service for Mobile Money

by Africa Tech Digest 06/09/201906/07/20190

Facebook is using AI to map exactly where Africa’s fast-growing population lives

04/11/201904/11/20190

Microsoft to open office in Lagos dedicated to developing mixed reality and artificial intelligence

03/11/201903/11/20190

Drones driven by AI will track illegal fishing in African waters

12/30/201812/30/20180

Tech Policy

Kenya Parliament Approves Progressive Draft Data Protection Policy and Bill

by Africa Tech Digest 04/26/201904/26/20190

Zimbabwe’s internet blackout shows how powerless major telcos are against governments

01/19/201901/18/20190

Internet Switched Back On Again In Zimbabwe After A Total Blackout For The Second Time In A Week

01/18/201901/18/20190

The Technology Space Is Rapidly Evolving in Africa, and It’s Not All Good News

12/29/201812/29/20180
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