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Deloitte Leader Nitin Mittal Named AI Innovator of the Year by AI Business

Deloitte today announced that Nitin Mittal, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and analytics and cognitive practice lead and artificial intelligence (AI) strategic growth offering co-lead, is the...

Africa-Europe Alliance: EU boosts pan-African Internet connectivity with €30 million

EU has announced additional €30 million for the project “AfricaConnect”, that will provide affordable, high-capacity Internet for research and education networks across Africa. Commissioner...

AT&T and Deloitte to Explore the Future of Learning with 5G

AT&T* and Deloitte signed an agreement to bring 5G network connectivity and edge computing services to Deloitte University to help it transform the future of digital...

Nepal Solve-a-thon 2019: Young data enthusiasts tackle development challenges

A two-day Solve-a-thon, the first of its kind, was organized by the World Bank and The Asia Foundation with support from UKAID at the Kathmandu University...

Record number of requests for climate technology transfer

Demand for the services of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) reached a record high in 2019. The CTCN reported that requests for technology...

Deloitte TMT Predictions 2020: Previously Hyped Innovations Become a Reality

Deloitte today released the 19th edition of its “Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions,” which looks at three overarching themes: individual technologies are becoming ever more interconnected...

African Development Bank launches digital tool to help African youth learn to code

The African Development Bank and technology firm Microsoft today launched the ‘Coding for Employment’ digital training platform, an online tool to provide digital skills...

ADB’s First Satellite Financing to Expand Internet Access in Asia and Pacific

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $50 million agreement with Kacific Broadband Satellites International Limited (Kacific) to provide affordable satellite-based, high-speed broadband internet connections to countries in...

Cybersecurity: A Crucial Element of Socio-economic Stability and Prosperity

Cybersecurity has become a key safeguard to future socio-economic prosperity and stability as industries are transitioning towards data- and technology-driven business models and governments grapple with...

Building Emerging Technology Governance Key to Realizing Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030

Governments and companies around the world are investing heavily in emerging technologies to boost growth. The Middle East and North Africa region could see approximately $400...

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