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Smart Africa Partners with ITU to Strengthen Telecom Regulation Across Africa
The initiative will provide three accredited e-learning courses covering foundational to advanced market regulation. Available in English, French and Portuguese, the courses will be offered openly as Digital Public Goods.
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- Education, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Bank Group Launches First Digital Strategy to Expand Access and Create Jobs
The strategy addresses four priorities: expanding connectivity; making devices and data more affordable; strengthening digital services and skills; and helping countries build the foundations to benefit from artificial intelligence.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: College for All
University of the People offers quality higher education online for free to anyone anywhere in the world.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Cascador and Sterling Bank Announce $200 Million SME Credit Backstop Fund
Sterling Bank is an innovation-led financial institution guided by a belief in impact capitalism, deploying capital to deliver commercial returns while improving lives and expanding opportunity.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Startup StudyLabAI Gives Students an AI Tutor Built on Their Own Course Material
Founded in August 2024 by Abdulrahman Yunis and Anas Kali, StudyLabAI is aimed at students aged 14-25, and the teachers who teach them.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria: African Development Bank Group Commits $750,000 to Boost Women-Led Enterprises Through Lagos State Government and National Partners
Through its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative, the Bank is providing $750,000 in grant support to strengthen women-led enterprises across Nigeria.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation, OpenAI Foundation Announce $50 Million Partnership To Help Cities Improve Public Services Through AI
Global open call invites proposals from city partners to use frontier AI solutions to advance public services across public health, economic mobility, environmental resilience, and civic engagement.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Governments, Funders and AI Leaders Advance Collective Action on AI for Learning at UNGA
Governments, AI firms, funders and education leaders across the Global AI for Learning Alliance advance a Collective Action Agenda focused on shared public goods for AI and learning.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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