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 Kisumu City will host Kenya’s first-ever E-mobility Youth Skills Forum and Motor Show, aimed to empower youth in the rapidly expanding electric mobility sector. The event has been slated for November 1st to 3rd at the Goan Centre in Kisumu. The forum is designed to catalyze youth participation in Kenya’s green economy revolution. This is
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 Google President of EMEA Matt Brittin has announced Ksh. 748,432,000 (USD 5.8 million) in Google.org funding to support foundational AI and cybersecurity training in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The funding will support organizations providing foundational AI skills to workers, equipping them for the digital economy. These organizations will educate teenagers about AI and its safe
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 Safaricom has been awarded the ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) certificate following an evaluation by the British Standards Institute (BSI). The PIMS certificate is the highest certification an organization can attain in the management of privacy information systems as a data controller or processor. The certification was issued on 16th October after assessing
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 A Huawei’s Global Digitalization Index (GDI) report has shown that one-US-dollar investment in digital transformation can yield an 8.3-US-dollar return in a country’s digital economy. The findings were unveiled at GITEX Dubai 2024, jointly created with the International Data Corporation (IDC). The GDI report measures the maturity of a country’s ICT industry by factoring in
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 Visa has announced a working partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve access to inclusive digital government systems across the world. Following the recent launch of USAID’s Digital Policy, Visa and USAID will work together for five years to focus on developing specialized programs. These programs will assist governments in
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 tappi digital commerce solution has announced its partnership with Safaricom’s M-PESA. The partnership is aimed at empowering M-PESA’s 650,000-strong network of Kenyan MSMEs, the collaboration will provide innovative digital solutions to bolster their online credibility and visibility, signalling the latest phase of tappi’s rapid expansion journey over the last 12 months. Launched on the M-PESA
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 VFS Global has announced that residents of Kenya traveling to the UK can now book appointments to submit their visa applications through VFS Global’s new visa application centers in Nairobi and Mombasa. Effective 22 October 2024, customers applying for a UK visa will be directed to VFS Global to book an appointment to complete their
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