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Digital security: African-Centric Data Protection (Part 2)

Published date : 02 Apr 2022
Author : Aisha Kadiri, researcher at Digital Africa

<p>With the development of the digital sector, data protection has become a major issue on the African continent according to Aisha Kadiri, researcher at Digital Africa. After having given a brief overview of the need for data protection in Africa in a first part(link here), Aisha Kadiri addresses in the second part below some of the conditions that complicate African-centric data protection.</p>

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Africa increasingly fond of cryptocurrencies

Published date : 30 Mar 2022

Already leading the way in mobile money, Africa is also increasingly fond of digital currencies. Analysis of a trend that is here to stay.

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Digital Security: African-Centric Data Protection (Part 1)

Published date : 14 Mar 2022
Author : Aisha Kadiri, researcher at Digital Africa

With the development of the digital sector, data protection has become a major issue on the African continent according to Aisha Kadiri, researcher at Digital Africa. In this first part, the specialist discusses the dual need for research-based policies and a harmonized regulatory framework on the African continent.

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Creative people, driving force(s) of the African metaverse

Published date : 18 Feb 2022
Author : By Mohamed ZOGHLAMI

Announced as the next frontier of the Internet, the “metaverse” should reshuffle the cards on the digital scene. A virtual universe, rich in opportunities, and that must now integrate the African continent, argues the strategy consultant Mohamed Zoghlami. By capitalizing on the strength and creativity of cultural and creative industries.

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Talent4Startups : « Making Africa a pool of tech talent for the real economy »

Published date : 07 Dec 2021
Author : By Isadora Bigourdan, Chief Program Officer, Digital Africa

The digital transformation represents a unique opportunity for Africa to achieve its ambitions: however, it must be fully prepared to capitalize on this dynamic. In particular by investing more in training in digital technology and human skills (“soft skills”), the teams of Digital Africa argue in this article.

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Google and Samsung join Rwanda’s digital ambitions

Published date : 03 Dec 2021
Author : Digital Africa

Rwanda, a proponent of strategic partnerships likely to accompany its digital ambitions, will join forces with the giants Google and Samsung to strengthen its innovation ecosystem. A new sequence that reflects the willingness of the country’s authorities to stand out on the digital scene.

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Cape Verde: small country, big digital ambitions

Published date : 26 Nov 2021
Author : Digital Africa

Cape Verde, a good African performer in terms of democracy and human development, is now seeking to chart its own course in the digital economy. This is an ambitious gamble that has been resolutely taken up by the country’s authorities, who can already boast some achievements.

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Web Summit in Lisbon: Harnessing data for the global good

Published date : 12 Nov 2021
Author : Digital Africa

Participants, who came in number to the Web Summit, met in Lisbon from November 1 to 4 to discuss the major issues related to digital technology. Among these, data exploitation, a component on which the African continent remains (for now) relatively unarmed. There are, however, avenues to explore.

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Cybersecurity: African stakeholders mobilize in response to digital threat

Published date : 05 Nov 2021
Author : Digital Africa

Increasingly attacked by hackers, the African private and public stakeholders are becoming aware of the challenges related to cybersecurity. The next objective is to organize a coordinated and effective response. A momentum that has been already unleashed with several initiatives.

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Rwanda: Smart Classrooms, a digital solution to promote student learning

Published date : 30 Sep 2021

The Smart Classroom program, operational since 2016, has enabled millions of Rwandan school children to access and learn about digital tools. The key will be to put that right and extend the initiative to all the country’s educational institutions.

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