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Sub-Sahara Afrika / Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Digital Skills Gap in Africa

    According to a report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), it revealed that some 230 million jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa will require some level of digital skills by 2030.

    Forbes also predicts that 85% of jobs that will be available in 2030 haven’t yet been invented, as the work humans do will continually shift due to the fact that most jobs will become obsolete due to the emergence of new ones.

  • Ericsson, SkyMax Partner to Build 5G Broadband Network in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Following two years of negotiation, multinational wireless communications engineering company SkyMax Network Limited (SkyMax) and Ericsson have entered into an MoU to build a next-generation 5G broadband network, inclusive of a digital services delivery platform, across Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Under the MoU, Ericsson will be SkyMax’s trusted partner for network supply, rollout, and optimisation and for managed services. SkyMax will also be able to tap Ericsson’s technologies and global deployment experience in network design, network management and market development.

  • ESA launches project to improve healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa with satellite technology

    The European Space Agency (ESA) has set up an international consortium to pave the way for the use of satellite systems to help overcome the challenges to healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa. The region has around 11% of the world′s population, but has 25% of the global disease burden (in human and financial costs), but less than 1% of global health expenditure. Delivery is also a challenge, with just 3% of the world′s health workers deployed in the region, so doctors and nurses are often a long way from their patients and access is difficult due to poor infrastructure.

    Information and communications technology (ICT) and in particular satellite communications can enable the timely delivery of care, training and educational content, perform epidemic surveillance and support health system administration over the vast distances involved in the region.

  • Health Care Kiosks Spring Up in Sub-Saharan Africa

    How long did you have to wait to see your doctor the last time you were ill? A few days? Or maybe just a few hours? Yet as Americans, the health care crisis is a constant topic of daily conversation and political debate. However, health care in the U.S. is exponentially more accessible than that of other regions of the world. While in America we have one doctor for every 390 people, regions in sub-Saharan Africa have one doctor for every 50,000 people. Many people living in the rural areas of countries such as Tanzania or Kenya must travel for an entire day and spend up to two days' income for medical advice.

    While you might be wondering what, other than being sympathetic, we can do from across the world, a group of students at The Pennsylvania State University has jumped to the challenge to make a difference. These students have enrolled in classes that will allow them to go above and beyond what is imagined, much less expected, of young adults.

  • NG: Enugu government begins construction of 22,000-structure smart city

    Mr Eze said funds had already been made available for the city’s construction, as it would be the first smart city in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has begun the construction of an innovative and scientifically driven smart city with at least 22,000 structures.

    The Enugu State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Lawrence Eze, disclosed this in a chat with journalists on Friday in Enugu.

  • Redefining governance: Africa's surge in RegTech and GovTech innovation

    Africa stands at the cusp of a technological revolution, spearheading innovation in the regulatory and governance landscapes. Through the dynamism of RegTech (regulatory technology) and GovTech (government technology), countries across the continent are not only embracing the future but actively shaping it.

    With technologies such as big data analytics and fraud management solutions, as well as the partnership between the public and private sectors, governmental bodies are empowered to efficiently navigate extensive datasets, identify potential risks, and detect instances of non-compliance.

  • Strong growth for Sub-Saharan ICT

    The International Data Corporation (IDC) has released its top 10 predictions for Sub-Saharan Africa for 2011, with substantial growth predicted on all fronts.

    Mark Walker, director of vertical and end-user research practice at IDC Middle East, Africa and Turkey, says the most significant change from last year's predictions is the overall size of the market and the growing global interest in the Sub-Saharan region.

    “There has been significant interest in the area in terms of development and it is seen as a sort of antidote for investment following the impact of the recession on other markets,” says Walker.

  • Sub-Sahara Africa: ICTs, connected police critical for safety and security

    Rwandan President Paul Kagame has highlighted the importance of ICTs and integrated police forces in the sub-Saharan African region.

    Addressing the 3rd IACP Sub-Saharan Africa Executive Policing Conference in Kigali, President Kagame said: “It is evident that the security challenges of the twenty-first century are increasingly sophisticated as well as global, and require international collaboration to effectively combat them.”

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: ICTs could fill agricultural extension gap, says meeting

    A severe lack of extension workers in Sub-Saharan Africa could be partially filled by new information and communication technology (ICT) tools, a conference on extension innovations was told.

    Africa has one extension worker per 4,000 farmers, compared with one per 200 hundred farmers in developed countries, the conference, Innovations in Extension and Advisory Services: Linking Knowledge to Policy and Action for Food and Livelihoods, heard last month (15-18 November).

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Improved connectivity, budgets, push cloud adoption

    Availability of affordable connectivity and improved budgetary allocations by companies and governments have allowed increased investments in cloud services in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Availability of affordable connectivity and improved budgetary allocations by companies and governments have allowed increased investments in cloud services in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Google, MTN, Internet Solutions and Vodacom Group provide a large percentage of cloud services, driven by affordable connectivity, although the feeling is that there is need for awareness on the value of cloud services.

  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Universal service funds push rural connectivity in Africa, but hurdles remain

    Half of the world's inactive universal service funds are located in sub-Saharan Africa

    In many parts of the semi-arid regions here in Kenya, residents often walk long distances and climb trees to get a signal. This scenario is replicated in many areas in Africa, as well.

    Telecom companies don't see such areas as profitable. With the population in these regions sparsely spread over large tracts of land, such areas would be capital intensive to cover. As a result, getting a mobile signal in rural Africa can be like striking gold.

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