A total of 34 projects from 17 countries have been chosen to receive $3.2 million in funding as part of Google’s News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge. The selected projects include 5 South African recipients and [c]
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) has launched a video campaign calling on the public to avoid and curb online abuse and harassment as well as physical violence against female politicians. The campaign, dubbed #HeshimuDada, [c]
By Patrick Ndegwa Kenya is set to benefit from a $1 billion investment by Google over the next five years to boost digital transformation in Africa. Announced at the company’s Google for Africa virtual event [c]
Google has announced new initiatives to support small retail businesses in Africa as part of a month-long commemoration of International Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Businesses Day in June. This includes a one-hour virtual training event, [c]
By John Kimani Opportunities for software developers in Africa are at an all time high, according to the 2021 Africa Developer Report by Google and Accenture, opportunities for software developers in Africa are at an all time [c]
Google has announced a partnership with the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) that will see women politicians equipped with online safety tools and skills that will help them mitigate the impact of online trolls and [c]
Google has announced the participants in Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7. The selected startups are developing solutions in areas such as healthcare, education, fleet management, logistics automation and recruiting. The seventh class includes [c]
Google has launched the “Africa Developer Ecosystem Report 2021” which shows that, despite the challenges associated with the pandemic, the continent’s developer ecosystem is on the rise. This is according to the findings of a [c]
The 19th edition of Safer Internet Day was marked globally on Tuesday, 8 February 2022, under the theme “Together for a better internet“. The occasion is normally used to call upon all stakeholders to come together in order to [c]
Nigeria’s Co-creation Hub, in collaboration with Google, Mojaloop Foundation, and the government of Rwanda, have launched the Fintech Innovation Programme. The programme was unveiled on Saturday, December 11, 2022 at the Hanga Pitchfest 2021. Fintech Innovation Programme [c]
LG Electronics (LG) has announced the availability of Google’s cloud gaming service Stadia on its Smart TVs running webOS 5.0 and webOS 6.0 in 22 countries. Native support of Stadia gameplay on LG Smart TVs [c]
The tech industry is going through an “intelligent” digital transformation wave as data collected from the billions of connected fixed and mobile assets is converted into actionable intelligence and insights. However, all the intelligence is [c]
Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion within organisations and the workplace. The collaboration, announced as part of celebrations to mark #IamRemarkable Week [c]
Opera has become the world’s first alternative browser optimized for Chromebooks. The Opera Browser brings many unique features previously unavailable on the Chrome OS platform, including a free, unlimited, no-log browser VPN, built-in messengers, ad [c]
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), through its Chief Skills Office, has partnered with the Rwanda Telecenter Network (RTN) to roll out online learning programs in order to improve the skills of Rwandans. Through support from [c]
The mobile phone has evolved considerably into something more than a device for making phone calls and sending text messages. However, the sheer number of applications – Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store both [c]
Undoubtedly, Android is the most demanding operating system. It absorbs almost 85% of the market share, including 3.04 mobile apps in Google Play Store, including all daily use apps like calendars, browsers, notes apps, social [c]
Google is the most common and powerful search engine in the world. If you have an online business, you have to optimize your business for search engines, particularly Google, or risk failure. Google is a [c]
Nothing says sexy like Search Engine Optimization. Okay, that’s a lie. It might not be the sexiest term around, but anyone that owns a website knows that what it lacks in sexiness, it pays off [c]
By Agnes Gathaiya Like many economies, Kenya is reeling from the impact of Covid-19. Businesses have been hit during the pandemic and jobs have been lost. Many small businesses have had to figure out quickly [c]
Ford and Google have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate Ford’s transformation and reinvent the connected vehicle experience. Ford has also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s world-class expertise in data, [c]
Technology pilot with Loon is set to come to an end on March 1, 2021. The development comes following the announcement that Loon is being wound down as a company, globally. In the blog post [c]
Kai Uwe Wulff, the former MD at Kenya Data Networks, now Liquid Telecom Kenya, has passed on. The nrws was broken on Twitter by Ben Roberts, the Group CTIO at Liquid Telecom. Rest in Peace [c]
Google has released the ‘Year in Search’ lists for the year 2020. The lists are compilations of all searches done in the year for countries in the world, including Kenya. Data from Google Trends is [c]
Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption in Africa. The average cost of an entry level smartphone in Africa still exceeds 60% of average monthly income making smartphones largely [c]
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 37.3% in 2019 to total $44.5 billion, up from $32.4 billion in 2018, according to Gartner, Amazon retained the top position in the IaaS market in 2019, [c]
When the career criminal Willie Sutton was asked by a reporter why he robbed so many banks, he reportedly answered: “Because that’s where the money is.” The same logic applies to the question, “Why are there [c]
Safaricom customers can now access a brand new 4G-enabled smartphone by paying as low as Kshs 20 daily for the devices. In a unique partnership with Google and a first in the world, Safaricom will now [c]
Business owners, SEO experts, and entrepreneurs know that Google’s algorithm witnessed seismic shifts in the past few years. It’s especially websites that make money, such as the sites showcasing legal, financial, and medical content. These [c]
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll worldwide for both individuals and economies. As a precaution, many countries have implemented strict lockdown measures such as closing schools, restaurants and borders, while mask-wearing in public [c]
Safaricom and Google have announced plans to leverage their digital and data capability to enable Kenyans access the wide collection of entertainment, education, sports and news content available on YouTube. The initiative will see Safaricom [c]
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