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Vietnam Launches First Autonomous Vehicle
The vehicle boasts AI features including 3D maps, Lidar sensors, simultaneous localisation and mapping technology, and incorporates machine and deep learning within its software
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- Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Uganda’s Space Program Starts Taking Shape
Uganda is set to launch its first satellite in outer space in a national space program by 2022 a revelation which was initially made in November 2019 by the ministry of science, technology, and innovations (MoSTI).
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fashion for Good Consortium Pilots Resource Efficient Cotton Farming
Fashion for Good launches a new, two-year pilot project in collaboration with leading brands Kering and PVH Corp., and leading global textile manufacturer Arvind Limited to pilot a radically resource-efficient cotton farming technology provided by Fashion for Good innovator, Materra (formerly hydroCotton).
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- agtech
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Press Release: Nuvemshop Raises $90 Million as It Catalyzes E-Commerce and Entrepreneurship Across Latin America
With tremendous momentum over the past year, Nuvemshop tripled its customer base and has been a key enabler of commerce in the region. Latin America is not only a huge market (with over 650 million consumers), it is now the fastest growing e-commerce market in the world, reaching $85 billion in total sales.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- e-commerce
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$1.2 Million Innovation Fund Launched to Unearth Emerging Technologies in Africa
The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) (www.AECFafrica.org) has today launched a US$1.2 million Innovation Fund to unlock the potential of renewable energy to create new business opportunities.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, renewable energy, scale, solar
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O-City Partners with the Philippines’ Land Bank to Pilot Digital Payments in Public Utility Vehicles
BPC Technology’s payment division, O-City, is partnering with the Philippines’ Land Bank of the Philippines to pilot the country’s digital payments in Public Utility Vehicles such as buses and jeepneys.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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South Africa Fintech Startup Nomanini Raises $1.5m Funding Round
South African fintech startup Nomanini has raised a new round of funding worth US$1.5 million from new and existing investors to grow its team, invest in product development and scale its offering.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Farmer Connect Announced a $9 Million Series A Funding led by ITOCHU
Agritech company Farmer Connect, best known for its coffee blockchain traceability solution, has announced a $9m Series A funding led by ITOCHU, to help create sustainable food supply chains.
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- Agriculture, Technology