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Masai School Onboards Mithali Raj, Bhaichung Bhutia as Investors, Raises $10 Million in Funding
Masai School will use the funds to launch two new course categories and expand its existing skilling course in software development and data analytics
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- data, education, skills training, technology
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Analysis: India’s Digital Health Ecosystem Is An Unparalleled Opportunity
While the infrastructure is in place, more awareness, education, and accessibility to this digital ecosystem needs to be emphasized in India.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Digital Transformation Growth in Latin America Underpins Equinix US$45 Million Investment in Its Second Data Center in Colombia
A new data center in Colombia addresses the growing need for interconnection and enables companies to advance their digital transformation.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Latin America
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Nigerian Data and Intelligence Company Stears Raises $3.3 Million, Backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures
The company plans to use the investment to enhance its data collection and analytics capabilities, hire data scientists, data analysts and sector analysts.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Equinix Expands to Indonesia with $74 Million Data Center Investment
Indonesia plans for an approximately $74 million International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in the heart of Jakarta.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Wiocc Secures R540-Million Equity Investment for Expansion in Africa
This investment supports our goal of establishing an integrated, open-access, core-to-edge cloud ecosystem throughout the African continent.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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From One Crisis to Another: Using Data from COVID to Meet the Looming Challenge of Food Insecurity
Due to a tragic combination of events, countries around the world are facing a widespread and serious food shortage, with the number of severely hungry people projected to swell to 323 million over the course of 2022. Scott Graham, Andree Simon and Anahit Tevosyan at FINCA share data – initially gathered to inform FINCA's COVID-19 response – that shows the impact of this crisis on low-income customers. They explore how financial inclusion organizations can adapt their support to help customers stave off the worst effects of the escalating food crisis.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Environment, Finance
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Bayer Launches Digital Platform Forground for Sustainable Farming
Agricultural seeds and chemicals maker Bayer launched a digital farming platform on Monday that it says will help US growers enact environmentally friendly practices.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- North America
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