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Senegal designs its Silicon Valley

The African country counts on ICT as a key to the economic development. In 2015 works will begin to carry out the “Diamniadio Technology Park”, already renamed “the Senegalese Silicon Valley”. Meanwhile the capital Dakar has provided itself with the first free Wi-Fi area. The “Diamniadio Technology Park” is born. Also Senegal will have its Silicon […]

Africa is hungry for broadband

The development of broadband, in Africa, goes faster than the rest of the world. This continent is a market with a high growth potential for telecommunication operators. Broadband continue to grow The expansion of the number of broadband connections, both fixed and mobile, continue to be the main objective of the telecommunication operators as well […]

Africa, 10 stories of leading companies in innovation

Africa changes Africa. Fast Company, the international magazine that talks about digitization and technology in the entrepreneurial class, has compiled the list of the 10 most innovative companies in Africa. It is a way of talking about Africa differently, leaving the clichés that depict only its poverty and pointing out the experiences of people who […]

Malawi relies on ICT to improve public health

The African country tries to play on the popularity of radio and the power of mobile technologies to trigger a cultural revolution that improves the health conditions of population. Radio and mobile phones to further public health. Can a radio broadcast help to improve the health habits of a nation? Yes, it can. The evidence […]

Accenture: the advent of the digital system

TelCo at the centre of the digital system. Consumers trust the telecommunications companies and increasingly choose them when they must buy smart devices of all sorts or must enjoy the use of multimedia contents. This has been made known by the research “Engaging the Digital Customer in the New Connected World”, shown by Accenture during […]

Kenya: ICT industry invests in public schools

Once again Kenya plays a leading role amongst African countries in ICT. Following a substantial investment into infrastructure, namely with the NOFBI project and the planned LTE networks, the government has introduced a partnership between the Ministry of Education and AccessKenya, the country’s leading corporate ISP and technology solutions provider. Together they will promote a campaign towards enhanced ICT […]

Nigeria’s tele-density boom

Tele-density: a global measure of development. The mobile phone has now become the most owned object in the world, having overtaken the toothbrush some while back. Tele-density indicates the number of telephone connections for every hundred individuals living within an area. It is commonly used to measure the level of development in telecommunication. Furthermore, there […]