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The Africa Blockchain Center (ABC) has graduated its first 105 blockchain developers from its six-month Blockchain Programming course as part of cementing the capacity of blockchain development in Africa. The training consisted of basics in blockchain programming with primary focus on Cardano, Algorand, and Ethereum. The aim is to encourage the adoption of the fourth industrial revolution; thus, embracing the new change in everyday life. The graduates came from countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa and Benin. “The youth that we have trained will be able to build innovative solutions that will enable Africa to leapfrog to a new era. The potential that blockchain has in solving some of the challenges that are facing Africa is massive, and we have not even scratched the surface. We aim to train 10,000 blockchain programmers, power 25,000 business leaders and executives on blockchain readiness, incubate 50 blockchain startups and launch robust solutions for t

Crypto platform, Lopeer, has made preparations to allow the Nigerian Naira be used in the crypto space for money-related activities. This integration enables African cryptocurrency users to deposit physical currency into personal crypto wallets for their savings and investment purposes. Lopeer says these preparations will complement efforts to aid the adoption of and building of knowledge on crypto. The new feature also enables conversion from the naira to the US dollar, and as well, enable “accredited merchants” and app users to make deposits. “We are pleased to launch this new feature that will enable our users in Nigeria to deposit Nigerian Naira (NGN) into their Lopeer wallet, especially at this time when people are looking for a way to save in USD and protect themselves against currency devaluations. Users can now deposit NGN and instantly convert it into USD for safe keep on Lopeer,” says Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Eze Sunday. “Our mission is to bring fin

AI trade tech and customs facilitation provider, Webb Fontaine, has set up its Integrated Risk Management (IRM) system in Egypt to migrate customs procedures to a digital platform. This comes after the system’s observed effectiveness via its implementation at the Dekheila customs facility, dealing with shipping. The establishment was done in agreement with the representative of the Egyptian government, Misr Technology Service (MTS). The system is fitted with “AI and data analysis” functions that that help to identify potential risks and its severity. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Webb Fontaine, Alioune Ciss, says: “We are thrilled to have been chosen as the primary technology partner for this exciting project by Misr Technology Services (MTS) and to be implementing our state-of-the-art Integrated Risk Management solution," stated AI has had a profound effect on Trade and Customs administrations around the world, and we're excited to demonstrate this in Egypt through our

Global IT corporation, International Business Machines (IBM), is partnering with Rapidus, a Japanese-backed semiconductor provider, to support the country’s strides in exploring and producing advanced chips. The partnership will also see improvement in IBM’s new two nanometer node technology responsible for communications. The explorations and manufacture of advanced semiconductor technology will help to make headway in its resolve. The partnership will also leverage IBM’s influence to achieve their joint goals. “This is a long-desired international collaboration, truly essential for   Japan   to once again play a vital role in the semiconductor supply chain. I am fully confident that this collaboration will pave the way for our goal of contribution to the well-being of humanity through advanced logic semiconductors produced with technologies jointly developed with IBM,” says President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rapidus , Atsuyoshi Koikex. In addition, personnel at Rap

IBM is set to acquire IT service provider, Octo, to continue serving the technological needs of the federal government of the United States. Octo works to facilitate technological transformations in various sectors in the U.S. Thus, IBM’s acquisition brings on board the 1,500 personnel from Octo to serve in the public and federal market organization at IBM. IBM has noticed certain ‘technology-linked’ issues affecting agencies. Their solution is for the government to team up with a key industry player that effectively combine modern technologies to improve operations. Also, IBM adds that its acquisition of Octo will strengthen “IT modernization and digital transformation” to support in diversifying the approach federal agencies use in engagements while increasing personnel in its public and federal market organization. “Governments require agility and resiliency to meet the evolving needs of citizens directly and in real time…The combination of Octo's highly qualified and resp

Cybersecurity firm, Cyberpion, has disclosed a report that enlists cybersecurity dangers and susceptibility to threats as observed against 471 of the Fortune 500 companies. This follows from an operational guide by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). According to them, over 148,000 loopholes were spotted as access points for potential cyber breaches with nearly 500 for each organization. The guide sets out guideline for “improving asset visibility and vulnerability detection on federal networks”. “Our findings show that Fortune 500 organizations should follow CISA's lead…They are recognizing the importance of comprehensive attack surface visibility and risk exposure. With the adoption of new technologies, distributed employees and customers, and ever-growing engagement of third-party partners, exposed assets are often unknown to and unmanaged by IT and security teams. As CISA makes clear, this presents an unacceptable level of risk,” says Cyberpion co-f

Global cloud service provider, Cloud4c, and telecommunications company, Telecom Egypt, have jointly out doored its new cloud data center in the Arab Republic of Egypt. According to them, the adoption of this strategy will serve the growing need for acting on and protecting data, considering the migration of databases to cloud servers. This, they say, will facilitate the country’s transformation process, enabling them to offer and expanded number of services. The agreement was signed by , Regional Director MEA for Cloud4C, Rakesh Reddy and Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Telecom Egypt, Eng.   Adel Hamed , along with Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Amr Talaat,   President, EMEA South region for SAP Emmanuel Raptopoulos , and   Managing Director for SAP , Mohammed Samy , Egypt. “ Egypt   is all set to become the next big digital hub in the world, and this in-country cloud data center will add to the growing demand for SAP servic

Smartphone technology brand, Tecno, has collaborated with Alphabet subsidiary, Google, to enable the latter provide enhanced end-user experience via software. The three-year deal allows Tecno devices to benefit from Google’s updates, presents users with new features and dynamic experiences. Thus, updates such as the Android 13 beta version for its CAMON 19 PRO 5G are well-timed. Tecno also says they are pioneering an interconnected ecosystem of devices. “Google has been an important partner of TECNO for a long time, dating back to the launch of TECNO's first smartphone…Leveraging Google's world-class expertise in software and innovation, coupled with TECNO extensive experience in the mobile phone industry accumulated in emerging markets, we will provide local users with safe and reliable smart devices with first-class performance and excellent user experience,” says General Manager of TECNO, Jack Guo. “We are pleased to further strengthen our partnership with TECNO across

Asian agriculture technology firm, Avirtech, has teamed up with nanotech IoT firm, Astrocast, to facilitate healthy plantations through satellite IoT connectivity to Avirtech’s farm control system, BIOTA. Avilink’s BIOTA is said to perform monitoring and real-time analysis functions that health to improve the life span and yield in agriculture. This technology has the tendency to boost effective outcomes from agriculture in Southeast Asia. With this partnership, Astrocast’s nanosatellite technology will be merged with Avirlink BIOTA for enhanced connectivity, and also, effective tracking of progress in plantation. “ Many plantations are in remote areas where fixed line, terrestrial and cellular connectivity is not ubiquitous. This is not ideal for agribusiness who are trying to adopt Agriculture 4.0 and develop digital agriculture ecosystems that use IoT (Internet of Things) and analytics from field-based, integrated sensor solutions,” says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Avirtech

Mobile telecommunications group, Vodafone Group Plc, has agreed to a deal with cloud-based call recording and voice AI provider, Dubber, to have the latter provide their services targeted at the United Kingdom and Germany audience. This will assist in Vodafone’s delivery of recording and conversational AI to other communication services for other platforms in Europe. Again, this allows for a better customer experience and personify conversations. Vodafone will move its database onto Dubber’s platform as both companies present value to customer. Head of Unified Communications and Platforms at Vodafone, Barry McSorley , says:   “We are drawing on the strength of our geographical presence coupled with Dubber's market-leading platform to help our business customers transform their interactions with end-users. Greater data insights and enhanced compliance across multiple markets with a common, advanced hosted recording service, enables our business customers to expand and improve cu

The Michigan Knee Institute, through its founder, Jeffrey DeClaire, M.D, is using smartwatches to track the progress of patients who undergo knee replacement surgery. The smartwatches worn by the patients are embedded with artificial intelligence (AI) software that aids in the recording of the progression of health in patients before and after their sessions. Reports from instructions given to patients are relayed to the medical team. The use of AI in Dr. DeClaire’s facility forms part of a nationwide program that studies the health statuses of patients with smartwatches and the mymobility app. The study, which will be used on a number of patients in the Michigan Knee Institute, will determine its effectiveness compared to face-to-face sessions and therapy. “As physicians we are obligated to seek out the most technologically advanced methods for helping our patients,” says Dr. DeClaire. “The watch uses AI to collect the patient's activity data and shares it with the app on th