NAIROBI: In a bid to make its citizens more ICT versatile, the Rwanda's Ministry of Disaster and Refugee Management have launched an ICT driven approach where they are giving sectors interned based cell phones to be used to communicate better upon (...)
NAIROBI: The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has funded a rural ICT program that was aimed at impacting the local community with ICT skills for self- sustainability and economic progress in Arua secondary.
Armando Angulibo, Training (...)
NAIROBI: The Rwanda Revenue Authority will launch an Electronic Sales Device (ESD) to counter fraudulent transactions and tax evasion by individuals. The device is set to be launched in June and it will cost $300 and $600.
Ben Kagarama, (...)
NAIROBI: The advancement of health care technology would better place Kenya by bridging the existing gap in health care services, the World Bank said.
Khama Rogo, World Bank Lead Health Specialist commented stating that better technological (...)
NAIROBI: Intel Corporation has partnered with Orange Uganda with the aim of making broadband and PC's more affordable and to propel their reach to customers by bridging the broadening gap in Internet access and broadband connectivity.
John (...)
NAIROBI: Bharti Airtel Kenya has now accused Safaricom of wanting to make more profits from the current mobile termination rates.
Shivan Bhargava, MD of Airtel Kenya explained that Safaricom intends to use a higher termination rate as a revenue (...)
NAIROBI: Kenya has made significant progress in scientific innovations as to accelerate social economic development in the country.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga commented that STI's are the engine to a better Kenyan economy and will lead to the (...)
NAIROBI: The undersea cables that are connecting African countries include the East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS), SEACOM, Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION) and the West African Cable System (WACS) (...)
NAIROBI: Safaricom has moved to court demanding a repay of an estimated half a billion shillings from Airtel Kenya and an estimate of Ksh150M from Essar (Yu Mobile) fees related to terminal charges (the amount of money an operator pays rivals if its (...)
NAIROBI: In a joint venture with Cellulant, Kenya Airways will now be the first airline in Africa to deliver a service called “KQ Mobile” which is a mobile based technology platform that will enable its customers to conveniently access information (...)
NAIROBI: In a move expected to improve services and accessibility, MapIT has acquired shares worth USD2.1 million in SatNav East Africa.
Vincent Okema, CEO at SatNav East Africa commented that this move would further the firm's expansion into (...)
NAIROBI: 6 Telecoms Data has launched a new Metro Network in Tanzania that is designed for corporations, whom connectivity is crucial to them.
Nick Odero, CEO of 6 Telecoms Data explained: “As companies grow and expand in Tanzania it is important (...)
NAIROBI: In a bid to boost technology businesses, motivate local technological innovations and improve on our local digital content in Kenya, the government has released Ksh 104,960,000 million to local ICT innovators in the country.
Bitange (...)
NAIROBI: The Telecommunication markets in Uganda have been growing exponentially. These changes have attributed in sectors such as the growth of 3G and more market rivals seeking to make their products and services available and affordable to (...)
NAIROBI: Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) is now divergent on the idea of whether to cut mobile termination rates by 35 percent in July or not.
Francis Wangusi, the acting director at CCK had previously stated that the termination rate (...)
NAIROBI: An initiative “Treasury Mobile Direct” by the World Bank and Kenya's Central Bank will see that Kenyans will be able to buy bonds using their mobile handsets.
The project follows the rise and adoption of mobile handsets here in (...)
NAIROBI: In a bid to make the Kenya Vision 2030 a reality, The People's Republic of China announced the funding of some of the ICT projects.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Professor Sam Ongeri had urged the government of China to invest more in (...)
NAIROBI: Yu Mobile (Essar Telecom Kenya Limited) has extended a contract with Cerillion Technologies who provide customer management systems such as CRM Plus that is strategic to deliver up to par telecoms management services.
It is noted that (...)
NAIROBI: The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), Kenya's telecommunications regulator had earlier announced the cut on termination rates (amount of money an operator pays rivals if its subscribers call another network) from Ksh2.21 to Ksh1.44 (...)
NAIROBI: A report by a Kenya-based Telecoms Infrastructure Limited revealed that only 43 percent of cables laid in the first phase of the National Backbone infrastructure cable deal were protected from damage and 122 connection points out of 299 (...)
NAIROBI: The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has teamed up with Orient Bank and Warid Telecom to come up with an efficient tax payment method where taxpayers can have the comfort of clearing their taxes through the mobile money platform.
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NAIROBI: As ICT is extensively gaining a strong foot hold in Tanzania, the government is reviewing the ICT policy to ensure that it is parallel to the ever changing ICT sector needs.
Prof Makame Mbarawa, Minister for Communication, Science and (...)
NAIROBI: Samsung Electronics and Strathmore University now have a joint venture to ensure that Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) program students starting May 2012 will have access to their course material through the Samsung (...)
NAIROBI: Chase Bank announced plans to initiate an interactive Web portal and Business Club Kilele Planet.
The portal aims at enabling a networking platform for SMEs so that they have easy access to auditors, lawyers, tax specialists, trainers, (...)
NAIROBI: Kenya is ranked second in African countries to using social media networking tools such as Twitter and Facebook.
Mwai Kibaki, The President of the Republic of Kenya was indeed pleased with this information although he urged users to (...)