Category Archives: Middle East and Africa
Mara Online to Connect Africa Using Social Portals
Mara Online offers professional, personal and social tools for communicating, networking, and collaborating across borders. The launch of Mara Online was announced Saturday by Ashish J Thakkar, founder and CEO of Mara Group and Mara Foundation. The vision of this
BT Delivers Broadband Internet for Communities in Africa
Leading communication services company BT today announced its ‘Connecting Africa’ project, which will bring broadband internet access to communities across Africa. BT is working with SOS Children’s Villages, an international charity that focuses on children at risk, to connect twenty
Roshan Launches 3G Jahaan in Afghanistan
Roshan, Afghanistan‘s leading communications provider, today launched 3G Jahaan (meaning “the world”), which will immediately be available in Kabul, and then rolled out nationwide. According to the company, Roshan 3G Jahaan presents a significant next step in access by connecting
IBM Shows How Technology Can Transform Ghana
Tech company IBM (NYSE:IBM) has announced the launch of a report entitled “A Vision for Smarter Growth: an IBM Smarter Cities Report on Accra, Ghana.” It highlights how the rapidly emerging West African city should turn to technology to transform
IBM Application to Solve Water Problems in South Africa
Tech major IBM (NYSE: IBM) marked World Water Day with the launch of a crowdsourcing project to help capture, share and analyze information about the water distribution system in South Africa. The project, called “WaterWatchers,” is driven by a new
Internet Will Shift to Shabaka for the Arabic World
Arabic businesses and Internet users are set for a paradigm shift in their online behaviour in 2013 with the launch of .shabaka (translates to .web in English), an Arabic script Top-Level Domain, which is expected mid-year. While the suffix is
Big Data to Help Know the History of the Universe
Square Kilometer Array (SKA) South Africa, a business unit of the country’s National Research Foundation is joining Astron, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) in a four-year collaboration. The objective is to research extremely fast, but
Nikon’s New DX-format Digital SLR Camera
Nikon Corporation has released its advanced, high-performance DX-format D7100 digital SLR camera. This compact lightweight camera (W × H × D: approx. 135.5 × 106.5 × 76 mm; weight: approx. 675 g) offers portability and is loaded with features that
McDonald’s Uses Social Software to Manage Workforce
Global food service retailer McDonald’s is working with IBM and its business partner, Knowledge Dimension, to transform the way its almost 200 restaurants and 8000 employees communicate and collaborate. McDonald’s will begin transforming into a social enterprise to help geographically
How World Leaders Use Twitter for Good Governance
The Digital Policy Council (DPC), an international, non-partisan “think tank” on 21st Century Governance, has released today, Jan. 1, its 2012 ranking report on the use of social media by heads of state. The DPC is the research and public
How Microsoft Plans to Provide Digital Access to Youth
Microsoft Corp. has marked the close of its Partners in Learning Global Forum 2012 by announcing an investment of up to US$75 million to bring digital access to youth and educators in developing nations. The commitment was sealed by signing
“More Mobile Users will Join the Gigabyte Club”
As mobile makers are cranking out devices at a pace that can rival the speed of light, mobiles are nestling in the palms of over 4 billion people across the globe. Now the blurring lines between smartphones and economical feature
New IBM Research Lab to Open In Kenya
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it is opening its first IBM Research lab on the African continent. IBM Research – Africa will have its first location in Nairobi, Kenya in collaboration between the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
“Brands Must Listen to Consumers More Intently”
At a time when traditional media is losing its sheen and digital is trying to dominate, market is undergoing a seismic shift. While this transition is happening, marketers are enthused and confused, as changes in the digital marketplace are coming
How Technology Gets Personal with Women
By Rakesh Raman Women – particularly the beautiful* ones – fascinate all. This is true for technology, too. In fact, today’s technology has a special place for women right in its heart. You’d see that most tech tools are equally
Bharti Airtel to Invest $25 Million in Malawi
Manoj Kohli, the international CEO of Indian telecom company Bharti Airtel paid a courtesy call Thursday on the President of the Republic of Malawi, Mrs. Joyce Banda, to update on the telecommunication company’s investments in Malawi. During the visit, Kohli
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