Zambia advances digital IDs, trains staff

The initiative comes as the country prepares to go to the polls in September and concerns about fake news increase.

Sophia, according to Hanson Robotics, was built to assist people in practical cases such as medical and education, as well as to support AI research.

To be eligible, start-ups must have African founders and be legally registered and operating on the continent.

Rwanda minister of information and communications technology and Innovation, made the pledge during the just concluded high-level meeting in Kigali.

The incubation programme is designed for start-ups and entrepreneurs whose ideas will be supported and enhanced in order for them to become profitable businesses.

As part of a UN initiative to get its Sustainable Development Goals back on track, Google is establishing the AI food security centre.

These acronyms represent just some of the organisations and technologies surrounding the development of connective tissue in Africa, says Rebatho Madiba, Business Development Digital Platform Solutions at BCX.

Mohamed Maher Saad is helping with the development of a mobile application called Health Pulse, which will facilitate disease surveillance and treatment

4Voice to bring Adaptiv Networks’ SD-WAN solutions to the marketplace.

Mobile offers the most widespread and inclusive means of accessing the internet and digital technologies.

Authorities unsure of whether or not funds necessary to finance the system will be made available in time.