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Phone monopoly is big prize in Ethiopia sell-off
“Everyone is here. MTN is here, Safaricom. I mean everyone is coming,” the new head of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) said of the stiff competition to enter the previously off-limits telecoms sector.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile industry to add $150b to Africa’s economy by 2022, as subscribers rise
GSMA is pegging the rise to the growing number of mobile subscriptions, which it expects to hit 634 million — equivalent to 52 per cent of the population — by 2025, from 44 per cent as at the end of 2017.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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First Israel-India projects get green light from joint $40 million tech fund
Affordable eye-surgery devices and energy, water and cellular phone projects are those chosen to receive grants from the fund, seen as a gateway for Israelis to Indian market.
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- Technology
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Company to Create Global Network of Health Centers That Accept Cryptocurrency
A new blockchain-driven company has bold plans to establish a global network of health centers designed to help people lead active and longer lives.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- blockchain, cryptocurrency
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How blockchain technology could revolutionise microfinance in Cambodia
A new Cambodia-based startup thinks it might have found a way to change how microfinance lenders operate and cut down lending fees by more than half – by jumping on the blockchain bandwagon.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press release: ODX Assembles All-Star Cast to Bring Free Internet to Emerging Markets
“Free and fair access to the web is a fundamental human right,” said Scott Walker, co-founder of DNA Fund. “The dynamic nature of emerging markets creates unique challenges that have never confronted the developed world but also opens up opportunities for innovation and growth. We are proud to be part of the elite group of early supporters of the ODX platform, which will leverage blockchain technology to enable the delivery of free mobile internet access to underserved populations across the world.”
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- Technology
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- blockchain, data, global development
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Drone development should focus on social good first, says UK report
Nesta, the innovation-focused charity behind the project and the report, wants the UK to become a global leader in shaping drone systems that place people’s needs first, and writes in the report that: “Cities must shape the future of drones: Drones must not shape the future of cities.”
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- Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Press release: ITU and WHO launch new initiative to leverage power of Artificial Intelligence for health
"AI could help patients to assess their symptoms, enable medical professionals in underserved areas to focus on critical cases, and save great numbers of lives in emergencies by delivering medical diagnoses to hospitals before patients arrive to be treated," said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. "ITU and WHO plan to ensure that such capabilities are available worldwide for the benefit of everyone, everywhere."
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- Health Care, Technology
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