A mix of state programmes and private capital is bolstering plans to bridge the digital divide in African countries. Tower builds and satellite launches are closing rural gaps while reinforcing national digital networks. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Senegal has announced plans to build 774 new telecom sites, part …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The European Union (EU), Germany and Estonia on Friday launched a 4-billion-shilling (about 29 million U.S. dollars) digital transformation center (DTC) to support Kenya’s transition toward a human-centered digital economy. EU Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger told journalists in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, that the center will …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A study on the digital economy in Uganda shows that only 26% of Ugandans are included and the rest are largely left out of the digital-aided services and economic activities. This is mainly because of the low penetration of digital-aided communication gadgets, the smartphone, but also …
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The conference will focus on strengthening capacity to thrive in the 4th industrial revolution Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) is set to hold the 4th Annual Bankers Conference on the July 26-27, under the theme: Bend but don’t break: How the financial sector can thrive in …
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Beijing, China | XINHUA | Video-sharing social networking platform TikTok said Monday it had submitted a proposal to the U.S. administration to resolve its “security concerns,” in order to continue the company’s operation in the future. Oracle, a U.S. multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in California, also confirmed in a statement …
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Athens, Greece | AFP | The coronavirus crisis has forced Greece to take rapid steps to computerise its lumbering civil service and belatedly introduce e-governance in one of the EU’s worst digital laggards, experts say. After recording its first coronavirus death on March 12, Athens took unprecedented measures totally at odds …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Puzzled by difficulty of taxing the digital economy, African revenue collectors will sit in Kampala next month to discuss how best they can squeeze revenue from the business that run mostly on the internet. Through their umbrella African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), the leaders from …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
