Speaking of his tenure, the outgoing ED, James Saaka, expressed his pleasure for having served Uganda for the last 10 years and driving the Digital revolution. The Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) & National Guidance, Hon. Judith Nabakooba, has appointed a new Executive Director (ED) for the National Information Technology Authority Uganda, (NITA)....
Ghana has obtained a loan of $ 115 million from the World Bank to accelerate the implementation of the eTransform Ghana project. Many actions are planned, including the extension of the telecom network, the computerization of administrations. The goal is to improve the digital response to the Covid-19. The World Bank Board of Directors announced on June...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has called on financial institutions in the country to give loans to Small and Medium Enterprises especially the Financial Technology (FinTech) start-ups. NITDA’s Director General Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi who disclosed this in a webinar organised by FinTech said increasing lending to the start-ups would promote financial inclusiveness...
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has approved the 2020 Finance Bill, proposing amendments to multiple statutes including the Income Tax Act, the Value Added Tax Act of 2013, the Excise Duty Act of 2015 and the Tax Procedures Act of 2015. The most notable aspect of the approval of this new bill is the foundation of...
Zimbabwe’s public have until 26 June 2020 to comment on the controversial Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill (first gazetted by the government on 15 May 2020) before it is effected into the law. According to the government the Bill was introduced to consolidate cyber-related offences as well as to provide for data protection. It...
Cloud communication solutions provider Infobip has rolled out its omni-channel digital cloud contact centre platform ‘Conversations’ at Ikeja Electric, Nigeria’s largest power distribution company. According to a statement released to the media, Ikeja Electric, which provides power to over 800 000 households in Lagos, is set to launch Conversations, which enables businesses to integrate the...
The World Bank has allocated $ 500 million to Morocco to support the digital transformation initiated by the State. The objective is to create development opportunities and more inclusive growth for households, private companies, and improve the provision of public services. On June 22, 2020, the Board of Directors of the World Bank approved financing of...
Angolan head of State João Lourenço Monday appointed new Board of Directors for the National Radio of Angola (RNA), Public Television of Angola (TPA), the National Post and Telegraph Company of Angola and the Telecommunications Company of Angola (Angola Telecom). The information is expressed in a press release from the Civil Affairs Office to the...
Vodacom Business and Microsoft South Africa have partnered in a Connected Digital Education initiative, based on the roll out of a Connected Digital Education Platform to enable remote learning with affordable connectivity. The platform will provide learners with access to tools, apps and resources (including cloud-based Office 365 for Education and Microsoft Teams for Education),...
Rwanda has been selected to lead the Giga initiative of connecting every school in Africa by 2030. The initiative was launched in 2019 by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with aim to provide connectivity to every school in the world by 2030. Statistics show that so far some...
