Red tape, skills gap delay African SMEs to transform

This year's challenge received approximately 1,550 applications from 70 different countries in Africa and outside the continent.

The company introduced a number of skills projects and partnerships in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa yesterday, on the sidelines of its annual user conference, Zoholics South Africa.

According to the Innovation Campus, it will help promote the development of tech solutions as well as the use of these solutions by local and global brands.

Scott Gibson, who previously led Dimension Data's global digital business and was CEO of the Britehouse Group, is going to oversee Pragma's growth strategy.

The acquisition will see the HR platform fully integrate Hofy into Deel and launch Deel IT, its end-to-end global IT services platform.

The Innovation Campus says such efforts enhance the corporate social responsibility and positively contribute to the technology sector.

The agreement enables MSTelcom to provide regional customers in Angola with new automation software and technology that drive ndustrial operations.

Orange says this investment demonstrates its commitment to positively transform the society through technology and digital education.

A recent report says he continent is hampered by a lack of digital security infrastructure, with about 90% of African businesses operating without cyber security policies in place, leaving them open to hacking, phishing, and malware attacks.

In order to combat fraud, particularly ghost workers and chronic absenteeism, the current SIGIPES II system will be replaced by a new system.

Microsoft and a group of industry professionals from around the continent believe that the AI revolution is an effective tool for shaping a dignified future for work in Africa.