Microsoft is reportedly delighted with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a natural-language artificial-intelligence programme capable of generating text that reads as if a human wrote it. Taking advantage of easy access to finance over the past decade, companies and venture-capital funds invested billions in an AI arms race, resulting in a technology...
Today, March 8, 2023 marks this year’s edition of International Women's Day (IWD 2023), a global holiday celebrated annually as a focal point in the women's rights movement - bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
IWD 2023's campaign theme aims to get the...
How to effectively outsource tasks and make the most of your time
Running a business can be challenging and time-consuming, especially when you are trying to do everything on your own. But what if there was a way to take your business to the next level without burning yourself...
The big techs use a vast amount of the world’s digital infrastructure but do not pay for its improvement. This needs to change if we want increased connection quality for users, faster deployment of newer technologies, and lower prices, writes Igor Galo.
“When a product is free, the product is...
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Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh, Microsoft’s National Digital Transformation Lead for Africa, has been accepted into Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs, and technology executives.
Angela was selected by a review committee based on the depth...
A survey conducted by Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) to assess the extent to which men and women in rural and urban communities are taking advantage of e-government services - public digital and electronic platforms, has revealed that women patronage is very low.
This report assesses the extent to which...
The Growing Challenge of Flooding in Ghana
Flooding, once considered an occasional natural occurrence, has become more prevalent in Ghana. As the frequency and severity of these floods continues to increase, it poses a formidable challenge to our communities, infrastructure, and livelihoods of our citizens.
Floods have become an unwelcome guest,...
Historically, instances of nation-state cyberattacks were relatively sporadic, particularly those that could be unequivocally ascribed to a specific nation-state actor. Notably, certain major cyber incursions - such as the Stuxnet worm's impact on the Iranian nuclear programme - were widely suspected to be the work of nation-states but never...
Huawei hosted the 5G Beyond Growth Summit at MWC Barcelona 2024 on Sunday, February 25. At the summit, Li Peng, Huawei's Corporate Senior Vice President and President of ICT Sales & Service discussed how carriers can achieve business success in 5G and how 5.5G will further unlock the potential...
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Cameroon, Uganda, and Kenya are benefiting from a South Korean developmental initiative as a swift response to the danger over food security in Africa by helping these countries to increase rice production and reduce their reliance on imports.
Known as the K-Ricebelt project, it is...