Category: Analysis & Features
Affordable and relevant services key to drive growth in East Africa’s telecoms market
After a first day where networks were at the centre of most discussions, the second day of East Africa Com yesterday – Wednesday May 22, 2013 – delved more in to the issue of services as indicated by this post-event release. The day started with an interview of Jose Henriques, VP of data and online [...]
East Africa Com opens with lively debates in Nairobi, Kenya
The 9th annual East Africa Com opened in Nairobi today with great debates showcasing the dynamism of the region’s market. Senior executives from the telecoms, media and ICT sector from the whole region were in attendance to define strategies for a changing market as well as to network with their peers and to do business. [...]
DotConnectAfrica Trust responds to ICANN GAC’s objection on its “.africa” application
Below is the verbatim response submitted by DCA Trust to ICANN GAC expressing objection to its independent “.africa” gTLD bid: “In its response to the ICANN Board, DCA Trust disagreed with the GAC Objection Advice published here. May 16, 2013 – DotConnectAfrica Trust (DCA Trust), the contending applicant that submitted an independent bid for the [...]
CISCO Report: Bring Your Own Device fraught with data security challenges
Findings from Cisco’s Cisco’s 2013 Annual Security Report (ASR) indicate that Middle East and Africa have the highest concentration of online security threats coming from legitimate destinations visited by mass audiences, such as major search engines, retail sites and social media outlets. The ASR states that security risks rise in businesses are also on the [...]
Kenya among 30 African states with high Internet Security Threat profile
Kenya is among 30 African countries with high internet security threat profiles according to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR), released today. In the report, Kenya is listed among the Top 10 most vulnerable states (coming in at #8), with others making it to the Top 10 slot being Egypt; South Africa; Morocco; [...]
Bake Bloggers Awards 2012 versus 2013: Reflections
The second edition of the BAKE Bloggers awards were held on Saturday May 4 at the Southern Sun Hotel’s Royal Palm room. The inaugural session of the awards were hosted at Serena Hotel’s Allamanda Room. The 2012 Bloggers awards attracted 320 submissions while the 2013 edition had 700 entries, according to Bake Chair Kennedy Kachwanya. While [...]
Online mapping system which fights malaria by tracking mosquito resistance to insecticides launched in Nairobi, Kenya
Aggregrated “IR Mapper” database provides global direction on insecticide resistance management The first online mapping tool to track insecticide resistance in mosquitoes that cause malaria has been launched in Nairobi, Kenya. The interactive website, called IR Mapper, identifies locations in more than 50 malaria-endemic countries where mosquitoes have developed resistance to the insecticides used in [...]
Oracle Study: Africa, Middle East and EU businesses unable to protect their value chains
A research study launched by Oracle has revealed that the majority of businesses in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have been unable to protect their value chains against unforeseen events. The report ‘Managing the Value Chain in Turbulent Times’ – which can be downloaded here - surveyed over 600 senior decision makers in large [...]
DCA clarifies its “.africa” bid at Innovation Africa Digital Summit in Addis Ababa
The just concluded Innovation Africa Digital (IAD) Summit in Addis Ababa provided Dot Connect Africa (DCA) with an opportunity to clarify and highlight issues around its “.africa” gTLD application. During the Universal Access Panel discussions, Sophia Bekele who represented DCA Registry Services at the Summit clarified that during this new gTLD application window, two bids [...]
Cisco: BIG DATA presents new revenue opportunity for Africa’s service providers
During the recent Cisco Expo 2013 held in South Africa’s Sun City from March 3-4, 2013, one of the sessions focused on a new term – I don’t know whether to call it industry trend – called “BIG DATA.” As the mention of the term “BIG DATA” became increasingly more regular at the expo, I [...]