African e-commerce: Trends and opportunities for 2024 - ITWeb …
WEBJul 15, 2024 · This article explores the key trends shaping African e-commerce and the opportunities they offer for 2024. Summary: The African e-commerce market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by increasing internet penetration and smartphone adoption. With a projected 438 million mobile broadband users by 2030, the continent presents significant ...
How AI is accelerating Africa’s pursuit of SDGs
WEB5 days ago · While much remains to be done globally in accelerating progress against the SDGs, Africa, as a continent rich with potential; is starting to embrace the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) that will help it achieve the SDGs. To bolster these fledgling efforts, two things are needed: collaboration between stakeholders, and ...
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The future of cyber security in Africa
WEB5 days ago · Africa’s high cyber risk profile. With African countries at various stages of implementing digital transformation initiatives, the continent has become a fertile hunting ground for increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals. With the number of internet users in Africa expected to reach 1.1 billion by 2029, cyber security has never been more ...
Security could stunt telco financial services adoption
WEB3 days ago · Security could stunt telco financial services adoption. By Robert van Breukelen. 02 Oct 2024. Robert van Breukelen, CEO at Itemate Solutions. Africa's thriving telco sector continues to go from strength to strength. From a base size of $63.17-billion in 2024, the sector is expected to reach $82.34-billion by 2029 as the continent's youthful ...
ICT and Governance - ITWeb Africa
WEBThe Bank’s financing consists of 4.02 million euros provided by the African Development Fund and 5.49 million euros provided by the bank’s transition support facility. Lezeth Khoza. 1:30. African Development Bank. 1:30. grade SITE …
Connectivity in South Africa: the numbers you need to know
WEBJul 13, 2021 · The GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index ranks countries’ connectivity according to their infrastructure, affordability, consumer readiness, and content and services. Although the index categorises South Africa as a ‘transitioner’ country, our score of 60.1 out of 100 on the index makes us a mobile connectivity leader in Africa.
Malware, Ransomware continue to test Africa’s security
WEBAug 20, 2021 · Bethwel Opil, Enterprise Sales Manager at Kaspersky in Africa, “Even though the scourge of malware has always been of concern, the past 12-months have highlighted how hackers are refocusing their efforts to compromise consumer and corporate systems and gain access to critical data and information.
Africa’s most innovative countries look to boost 570-million …
WEBFeb 22, 2023 · The World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO’s) Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 has named Botswana, Kenya, Morocco, and South Africa as some of Africa's most innovative countries. The GII2022 report tracks the current state of global innovation and identifies areas where innovation is essential to drive the creation of ideas, businesses, and solutions that address challenges faced ...
Fixed-wireless access 5G to bridge Africa’s digital divide
WEBDec 8, 2023 · 5G as a fixed-wireless access (FWA) solution is being positioned as the ‘technology of choice for closing the remaining digital divide in Africa’, claims Rami Osman, business development director, MediaTek Middle East and Africa.