Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Leading tech-centric finance company, CapitalSavvy yesterday passed out a group of 20 trainees who completed a course in Blockchain technology. The 20 made the pioneering cohort of the Blockchain Innovation Program that was launched in the last quarter of last year. CapitalSavvy partnered with international …
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Why 78% of Ugandans say they would not feel safe in a car driven without a human at the steering wheel SPECIAL REPORT | Ronald Musoke | Stephen, a 30 year-old bodaboda or motorcycle taxi rider in Kampala says he cannot allow to be driven in a car that is not …
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Canberra Australia | Xinhua | A South Australian winery has started trialing a new technology to combat international wine fraud. Grosset Wines, based in the Clare Valley north of Adelaide, have swapped out their usual bottle caps in Australia and Britain for ones that use Enseal — a product designed by owner …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten years ago, in-charges of health facilities would make paper-based orders to National Medical Stores (NMS) for medicine deliveries. Quite often, mistakes would happen in making orders and sometimes, these papers would get lost. Moreso, paper-based work was so time-consuming and laborious. In 2019, …
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Ministry of ICT, Innovation Village sign an MoU to drive the ICT Innovation agenda in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Innovation Village geared towards driving the ICT Innovation agenda in Uganda. This is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investors in early-stage startups should expand their support to science and technology-based businesses beyond funding to incorporating transfers of skills or value addition post-investment. While delivering the keynote address during the Investor Summit of the 2022 National Science Week at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, …
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Los Angeles, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | A Meta company spokesperson has confirmed that WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging platforms, is currently facing some disruptions across the world. “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we’re working to restore WhatsApp for everyone …
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Museveni, Stakeholders to Discuss Achieving Uganda’s NDPII Goals at KTA Symposium 2022 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the highlights of the 5th KTA Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property and Technology due next week will be a practical session – a pitch competition for young entrepreneurs in Uganda’s …
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National Exhibition Week for Science (NEWS 2022) launched to showcase science and technology innovation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has today launched the 2022 National Exhibition for Science Week, (NEWS 22), Uganda’s annual showcase of science, technology and innovation to document progress made towards technological advancement to steer …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AMA – SAP NEWS | How do you bring consistency and improve decision-making at an organisation where more than 50 factories each operate on their own disparate systems with little to no integration? For one of the largest tea-producing organisations in the world, the answer rested in …
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