Vodafone Ghana has reopened its pioneering Healthline Medical Call Centre to empower Ghanaians with accurate COVID-19 information and refer suspected cases to the Rapid Response Team (RRT).
Healthline Call Centre, which has been a resounding success, was established in 2013 by the Vodafone Ghana Foundation to provide expert medical advice...
Communications and Digitalisation Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has called for a careful approach to the development of Extended Reality (XR) in Africa - particularly considering the interdependencies in technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) for software algorithms, connectivity, video standards for visualisation, among others.
XR is an emerging umbrella-term for all...
Samsung Electronics has opened the next chapter in foldable innovation with two new smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G.
Both devices are premium foldable smartphones built with the craftsmanship and flagship innovations Samsung users have come to love and expect. The third generation of these...
The National Information Technology Agency (NITA), a state agency, is to review its regulations next year to compel government institutions to use digital solutions developed for their operations.
Veronica Boateng, ICT Applications Specialist at NITA said: “Strong and stringent policies will have to be adopted to ensure that the users...
It’s no secret that Africa suffers from incredibly high levels of economic inequality, with South Africa taking the top spot on a global level. In terms of wealth inequality, seven in ten of the world’s most unequal countries are located in Africa.
Moreover, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, World Bank Country Director...
Broadspectrum Limited, an Information Communication Technology (ICT) company, has been awarded the Best Agritech/Agridata Company of the Year award at the 2021 Agribusiness Excellence Awards. Broadspectrum Limited was awarded for its contribution toward supporting the agriculture sector with advanced technology to increase productivity and efficiency.
Leveraging its connectivity and digital...
Waya Money, a start-up in the fintech industry, is enabling customers to send and receive money across platforms at no charge - especially this Christmas season.
The wave of Coronavirus brought to the world’s attention the importance of cashless transactions. Statistics prove that more mobile money was used in 2020...
Eight entrepreneurs from across sub-Saharan Africa, including Young at Heart Ghana’s Josephine Marie Godwyll, have been awarded funding to harness the engineering and business skills of their organisations to help tackle the spread of COVID-19.
With UK government funding through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Project...
eTranzact Ghana Limited, a leading provider of innovative payment technology solutions, has been awarded the prestigious honour of "Leading Payments Technologies Service Provider of the Year," at the Ghana Fintech Awards (GFA 2023).
The laurels recognized the company’s excellence in innovation, its commitment to delivering cutting-edge payment solutions and dedication...
New technology has unleashed a wave of opportunities to secure formal land rights for hundreds of millions of people, but it is not a solve-all solution in countries with weak institutions, said a senior World Bank economist.
Satellite imagery, drones, cloud computing and blockchain are among technologies with the potential...