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Press Release: Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education Partners With Intellimedia Networks to Continue to Digitally Transform the Ethiopian Higher Education and Vocational Training Sector
The Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) agrees to join forces with IntelliMedia Networks Inc. and its local partners Andalem Consulting PLC and United Systems Integrators, to enable a country-wide online learning platform to streamline access to higher learning across Ethiopia and improve quality of education and training for undergraduate and graduate students.
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Majority of ASEAN Region Fintech Firms Are Planning to Raise Additional Funds While Expanding Operations in 2021: Report
Four in five or 80% of Fintech companies in the ASEAN region are focused on expanding their operations following the COVID-19 outbreak. ASEAN member countries include Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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Mobile Money Accounts in Uganda Grow To Over 25 Million – Ucc Report
Of these, the report says, 21 million accounts undertook at least one billable mobile money transaction in the 90 days preceding March 31. For every two Ugandans, at least one has an active mobile wallet.
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- Technology
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Analysis: Could Digital Currencies Make Being Poor Less Costly?
Blockchain-based payment systems can bring the more than 1.7 billion people who are unbanked or underbanked (including 25% of U.S. households), into the formal economy. And in doing so, they can render obsolete the expensive, usurious payment and informal financial services those people use to make ends meet.
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- Finance, Technology
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Analysis: Covid-19, Telecommuting and Africa’s Digital Space
The workplace and the education sector can now create new, sustainable models which are accessible, inclusive and qualitative
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Kenya and Nigeria Are Saving Millions of Dollars With Local Exchanges to Boost Internet Speeds
Having more local points will ensure faster traffic exchanges and translate to better experiences for end users by cutting down on latency.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Mobile Users Pay Nearly Three Times the Global Average for Voice Calls and Internet
The recurring theme of mobile internet prices is that while they are dropping globally, they are not dropping fast enough in Africa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Digital Equity, More Urgent Than Ever
Experts discuss overcoming racial and geographic disparities in a post-pandemic world.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- North America
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