Kenya: ICT Regulator Urges Parents to Monitor Children Online Consumption Trends

ICT regulator Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has urged parents and other guardians to be on the look out on the content their children consumer online, especially during… Read more »

East Africa: Google's RCS Messaging Is Good but Has a Dark Side Too

RCS messaging is the future of messaging on Android. Well, maybe not the future since you can use RCS messaging even right now. But I will not tire myself showing you how to enable… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Postal Corporation Betting On E-Commerce With a Digital Proposition

You don't have to be a Kenyan citizen to understand the frustrations of picking up a parcel at the post office. But with the increasingly nomadic lives and the constant lack of… Read more »

Africa: AI Could Be the Boost Education in Africa Needs

Up until now, the conversation around education in Africa has revolved around improving the standard of education. But as digital transformation continues to sweep across the… Read more »

East Africa: Skills Required in the 4th Industrial Revolution

As new and existing technologies evolve, the very fabric of the idea of information and technology is changing. It is changing to suit the increasingly complex business landscape,… Read more »

Africa: Building a Secure and Sustainable Cloud Based Business

In order to thrive and operate purposefully, several businesses have opted to delve into cloud based businesses. This allows for a centralized location on the internet, that stores… Read more »

Africa: Pepper the Robot, Speaks On the Impact of Digitization

Through the recent technological strides the country is making, the advent of digitization is no longer heralded as the future, but as the now. Through the ground breaking… Read more »

East Africa: Sophos Banks On Synchronised Cyber Security

As technology and automation grasp various business processes, allowing for the ease of mobility and an increase in the level of efficiency and productivity, a back door is left… Read more »

Kenya: The Implications of the New Data Protection Act

The Data Protection Bill, 2019, is officially a law! The president of the Republic of Kenya, HE Uhuru Kenyatta signed the bill into law on the 8th November 2019, marking a… Read more »

Africa: Clean Energy Investment in Developing Nations Slumps As Financing in China Slows

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. While the number of new clean… Read more »

East Africa: Hernovation a Year On

Ever since the inception of the Hernovation program, the idea of empowering women in tech has been slowly emerging into a reality. The latest juncture of the program unfolded at… Read more »

East Africa: Tecnotree Unveils 'Surge', a Digital Accelerator Platform Designed to Accelerate Digital Transformation With Micro Services

Tecnotree, the global provider of IT solutions for the telecom industry, yesterday announced in AfricaCom 2019, which was unfolding in Cape Town, South Africa, the launch of a… Read more »

Kenya: President Kenyatta Signs the Data Protection Bill 2019 Into Law

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Data Protection Bill 2019 into law. The Bill was presented to the President for signature at State House Nairobi by National Assembly… Read more »

East Africa: Cyber Criminals Are Exploiting Android Apps and Misconfigured Cloud Platforms for Attacks

Sophos have reported on the current attack trends in which attackers are raising the stakes in ransomware by increasing stealth in malicious Android apps, exploiting… Read more »

East Africa: Microsoft Pledges Support for Women in Cybersecurity

Microsoft through the Cloud and AI Security Engineering team has reiterated its commitment to advocate for women with an interest in security engineering through the SheHacks… Read more »

East Africa: Multichoice Injects Kes.57b to Kenyan Economy Between Fy15/16 and Fy 18/19

MultiChoice, recently released an independent socio-economic impact report via Accenture documenting its contribution to the Kenyan economy as part of creating shared value and… Read more »

Kenya: Leverage On Technology to Meet Kenya's Construction Demand

As the Big 5 Construct Kenya returns this year with an upgraded education agenda featuring the all new 'Disruptive Technology Series', speakers from Google, Autodesk, AECOM, IBM,… Read more »

East Africa: Epsidon Sponsors Forthcoming CIO100 Awards and Symposium

With the country's economy on the fringes of a full scale digital revolution, the level to which technology and online interfaces are allowing for substantial strides in letting… Read more »

East Africa: An Average of 150 Companies Shortlisted for the East Africa CIO100

Kenya leads the pack with an average of 60 percent of companies shortlisted for this year's coveted East Africa CIO100 Awards. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Firms Work With a Hungary Firm to Kick Cybercrimes Out of the Country

During the October Global Cybersecurity awareness month, ACPM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Strathmore University, @iLabAfrica Centre and BCK Kenya to… Read more »

East Africa: Agility Through Automation - Getting Things to Work for Themselves

Digital automation is very effective but often fails to deliver. As a result, many reach for robotic process automation - even though they already have automation capabilities in… Read more »

East Africa: Panafrican Equipment Group Invests Ksh500 Million in New Kenyan Office, Eyes Market Growth

Panafrican Equipment Kenya Limited has announced the official opening of its new offices in Nairobi which will also double as its East Africa headquarters. This comes as the… Read more »

Kenya: Collaboration Is Key to Battling Fraud in Banking Sector

Owing to the technological advancements the Kenya has made, the rise of fraud levels has escalated, leading to diverse initiatives being deployed to combat this recurring menace,… Read more »

East Africa: Volvo the Milestone of One Million Connected Customer Assets

The Volvo Group has delivered more than one million connected customer assets, in terms of delivered trucks, buses, and construction equipment. The large amount of data collected… Read more »

East Africa: Axiz Tops At the Channelwatch Distributor of the Year Award

Leading local value-added ICT distributor, Axiz, has cleaned up at the 2019 CONTEXT ChannelWatch Awards, winning in three categories - Customer Service, Retail Partner, and Overall… Read more »