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Africa: Covid-19 Could Be Springboard for African Innovations
SciDev.Net, 23 December 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could be a blessing in disguise for Africa's future growth because innovative ideas for addressing it could chart a path for future tech-based economies,… Read more »
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Botswana: University of Botswana Unveils Life-Saving Innovation
Botswana Daily News, 21 December 2020
University of Botswana (UB) has launched a ventilator to assist government in the fight against COVID-19. Read more »
Covid-19 to Prove a Springboard for African Innovations?
The Covid-19 pandemic could be a blessing in disguise for Africa's future growth because innovative ideas for addressing it could chart a path for future tech-based economies, scientists say. The technologies that have been developed in response to Covid-19 in Africa include WhatsApp Chatbots in South Africa, self-diagnostic tools in Angola, contact tracing apps in Ghana and mobile health information tools in Nigeria, writes Dann Okoth for SciDev.Net. As of 28 December, 2,664,498 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed across the continent, of which 62,813 proved fatal and 2,226,769 resulted in recoveries.
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Innovators from across the continent have taken unique steps in their approach to creating personal protection equipment (PPEs) to reduce exposure to the novel coronavirus. These ... Read more »
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Covi-ID, an app designed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, has been developed in South Africa by Co-Pierre Georg, an associate professor at the University of Cape Town School ... Read more »
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The ability to innovate and quickly adapt will be major issues framing the world's developmental trajectory after the Covid-19 outbreak, writes Lovemore Chikova for The Herald. ... Read more »
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Innovation, which has long characterized Africa, has become a central feature of the response to the SARS-CoV-2 (new coronavirus) crisis across the continent. Fashion designers in ... Read more »
