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...
PwC rated as a Leader among European and Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Consulting Providers
PwC announced that it was cited as a Leader in in
both The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Consulting Services In Asia Pacific, Q4
2019 and The Forrester Wave™:...
New Partnership Aims to Accelerate Technology Innovations and Scale-Up the Circular Economy
The World Economic Forum is creating a new partnership to harness the
potential of technology innovation and smart policy to fast-track the circular
economy.
Launched today, SCALE...
Connected and Vulnerable: Deloitte Shares Top Five Tips for IoT Device Security
With the
number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices anticipated to swell
beyond 41 billion by 2025 according to a forecast from IDC estimates and...
Lives at risk if wireless technology demands are not held in check
Amid growing competition for radio wave space due to
new wireless technologies, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Thursday called on governments to protect
radio frequencies allocated to potentially...
Rapid proliferation of small UAS and their threats boost market growth prospects
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Counter UAS Market, Forecast to 2024, reveals that heightened demand for commercial unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) by the...
Achieving Broadband Access for All in Africa Comes With a $100 Billion Price Tag
Across Africa, where less than
a third of the population has access to broadband connectivity, achieving
universal, affordable, and good quality internet access by 2030 will...