By Michael Kachitsa When the COVID-19 quarantine hit in mid-March, it created an unprecedented situation in which the number of remote workers skyrocketed beyond anything anticipated. “The only analogue of this scale I would say is 9/11, and that was fairly regional,” says Sean Gallagher,… Read More »IT security at home: Hard but not impossible
Thomson Reuters and Adapt IT, a service provider of leading specialized software and digitally-led business have announced a new collaboration to enable more businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa to gain competitive advantages through the technology solutions both provide. With economic recovery and growth for the region… Read More »Reuters, Adapt IT Expand Relationship to Prioritise Technological Agility in Sub-Saharan Africa
In a rush to digitally transform, enterprises are embracing mobile, smart devices, machine learning, and new, more agile methods of application development, deployment, and management. Never have companies faced so much technological change. The transformation isn’t just about new mobile apps and intelligent new features,… Read More »Zero trust makes business secure by default
In the computer industry, Internet security refers to techniques for ensuring that data stored in a computer cannot be read or compromised by any individuals without authorization. Most security measures involve data encryption and passwords. Data encryption is the translation of data into a form… Read More »The Importance of Internet Security in Africa
By Michael Kachitsa Dr. William Wasswa is an assistant lecturer at Mbarara University in the department of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering. He holds a first class Honors Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering (BCE) awarded by Mbarara University and a masters of medical science in Biomedical… Read More »Emerging Technology in Africa – Dr. William Wasswa
By Michael Kachitsa Life as we all know is never straight forward. It’s full of highs and lows but what’s important is that we maintain our faith and vision for the future. This week, we caught up with David Tusubira, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer… Read More »David Tusubiras’ Innovex during times of Covid
By Michael Kachitsa The evolution of technology has impacted every aspect of our lives from banking to the way that we communicate with each other. In fact, technology has become an integral part of sustaining society, and its infusion with education is therefore inevitable. Technology… Read More »Importance of Technology in Education
One day in 2004, in the Kenyan farming village of Engineer—so named because an Englishman once ran a mechanical repair shop there—a slight and nearsighted boy was walking past the only printing shop when his eyes fell on something he had never seen: a computer.… Read More »How Africa’s Tech Generation Is Changing the Continent
By Michael Kachitsa Victor Boyle-Komolafe, a chartered accountant, helped develop GIVO after he was inspired at a workshop which discussed the waste problem in Nigeria. Fifteen billion units of PET plastic enter Nigeria annually, with less than 10% of them being recycled. The other 90%… Read More »Victor Boyle-Komolafe of GIVO – Making Waste Recycle Profitable
By Patrick Ndawala Machinga, Mana: Minister of Information Gospel Kazako on Friday declared Malawi a digital nation as the country finally switched off from analogue to digital broadcasting. Kazako said Malawi’s total switching off from analogue to digital offers more opportunities for the broadcasting industry… Read More »Malawi finally switches to digital broadcasting