Cameroon seeks to be Africa’s digital stats hub

The measure is part of government plans to enhance digital access and connectivity for young people and facilitates their engagement in educational, professional, and social activities.

According to the authorities, the data sharing platform will centralise critical information on farmers, their locations, farms, productivity, and sales.

The training in AI will address socioeconomic issues and increase productivity in important growth sectors such as agriculture, health, and education.

The areas of focus will include cloud solutions, cyber security solutions, internet for business, internet of things, and M-PESA for business.

Cameroon, with relatively advanced digital infrastructure when compared to regional peers, is the favorite tech hub host, according to Nigerian based think tank.

The most recent network upgrade concentrated on streamlining traffic management and routing processes, the company noted.

Al Americani, CEO of Vodacom DR Congo, spoke to ITWeb Africa about its testing of network upgrades, its infrastructure challenges and the key role that mobile money plays in its offering to the country.

Airtel Africa's regional networks are seeing growing data and smartphone usage, with 4G devices accounting for more than 80% of all data access in the last three months alone.

Zimbabwe regulator approved telecom tariff increases with a 100% rise. Econet, TelOne, and Liquid were among the telecom firms who raised their rates last week.

Financial Services Institutions are adopting generative AI capability to better empower employees, such as relationship managers or advisors, to create better experiences with customers.

Banks can now adopt personalisation technology that harnesses the power of AI to manage customers, says Dennis Lupambo, managing executive, Mint Africa.