BRCK Education's BRCK Kio Kit , a solution that turns every classroom into a digital classroom to enable millions of children in schools across emerging markets to access to digital educational tools for better learning and EasyPrep, a web-based educational platform seeking to provide well researched educational content to high school students ...
As the world marks the June 17th global deadline for analogue switch-off as per the International Communications Union (ITU) Geneva 2006 Agreement, Kenyans are expected to start paying for content from local TV stations apart from the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) which is free. According to a report by the ...
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has revealed Africa is the continent that has the lowest broadband penetration in the world, despite the increasing mobile penetration on the continent. In the latest ITU's ICT Facts & Figures report, it said mobile broadband subscriptions in Africa currently stands at 17.4%. According to ...
The International Telecommunications Union has launched this year’s Young Innovators Programme and is now calling for applications from innovative young people from all over the world who use technology to transform their communities and their social reality. The programme has been an integral part of ITU Telecom World events since ...
ITU, UNICEF update guidelines for online child protection The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and UNICEF in conjunction with partners of the Child Online Protection have come up with new guidelines to guard against online exploitation of minors. The Guidelines for Industry on Child Online Protection provide advice on ...
Internet users are set to enjoy 1,000 times faster than normal broadband internet speeds with estimated broadband speed of 10 gigabits per second. This will be about 10 times faster than Google Fiber that currently offers the fastest speeds in the market. This comes after Bell Lab researchers came up ...
With the international Telecommunication Union deadline for global migration to digital terrestrial television set for June 17, 2015, countries across Africa are on the run to have the transition in good time ahead of the later. According to Tanzania’s Minister for Information, the operation has been smooth so far with ...
“The country is ready to migrate but the Court cases filed by the private sector are delaying the shift” at least according to Information Communication Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i who has blamed the private sector for sluggish digital migration process. With only 600,000 set top boxes bought in the last ...
Migration to from analogue to digital broadcasting could earn Nigeria close to $2 billion from the sale of frequency in the spectrum which will have been freed up as a result of the transition. This was said by Mr. Edward Amana, The Chairman, Fatora Consult Limited, while speaking at the ...
The ITU has launched The Young Innovators Competition in a move to foster innovation among the next generation of social entrepreneurs working to change the world through technology. According to the ITU, the competition is open to entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 26 with an original tech idea ...
