Local universities, NGOs, private sector and government agencies have been asked to collaborate on research and innovations especially in use of Big Data, IoT and high powered computing (HPC) for service delivery and problem solving instead of working in silos. Due to lack of collaboration, these players in research, big ...
Big Data as one of the most important digital trends is changing the business environment. Business entities no longer have to undergo the struggle of processing huge chunks of raw data manually since with the necessary technology infrastructure work has been made easier. Organizations now have the mandate to just ...
Cambridge Analytica, the controversial data-driven political consultancy firm which helped Trump ascend to power and most recently in the BREXIT referendum vote is boasting of the work it did in the 2013 Kenyan presidential election. Using data to find, understand, and engage with and persuade voters, CA has boasted how it ...
In April 2013, Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as the country's 4th president in what he called 'the most complex general election in our history' with both praise and criticism in equal measure. In his speech, the jubilant president said his government would be founded on economic growth, strengthened by ...
Technology has dramatically changed most industries around the world in the last decade or so, from retail and security, to healthcare, finance, human resources, and more. One area that is also being increasingly impacted by technology is education. From primary and secondary schools through to universities, online providers, and other ...
Pan-African digital media company Terragon Group has partnered with Pan-Atlantic University's Lagos Business School (LBS) in a move set to use big data to help businesses improve understanding of the digital audience and even further drive relevant research, data and reports into the digital ecosystem. This deal was signed in ...
Dr. Gilbert Saggia Guest post by Dr. Gilbert Saggia, Country Manager, Oracle Kenya. Large companies realize that the big data bell tolls for them, not just for startups. 2015 will be a big year for big data in the enterprise. Here are Oracle’s top 7 predictions: ...
By Jay Kidd, SVP and CTO, NetApp In my 35 years in IT, I have never seen so much simultaneous change in technology. Every part of the IT stack is in transition - end user devices, networks, application design, virtual server software, physical server design, storage systems, and even storage ...
Africa is ripe for e-commerce, but Lanre Oyedotun, co-founder and CEO Delivery Science says it needs to be localized to the nature of the market. According to Oyedotun, the opportunity still remains but the biggest challenges to e-commerce need to be addressed. That's what Delivery Science is up to. It's ...
CEO Nick Bell Business Intelligence is no kid's play, as majority of firms need to transform raw data into meaningful and useful information to power their decision making. A new firm dubbed for Decision Inc has launched in Johannesburg South Africa to do just that, help ...
After a KPMG survey found that an overwhelming 96 percent of top companies were not using data and analytics effectively, KPMG International decided to launch KPMG Capital, an investment fund to accelerate innovation in data and analytics (D&A). The $100 million venture fund based in London will invest in big ...
