Around the world, national and municipal governments have been deploying smart city technology in the fight against the coronavirus, using it to track the spread of the pandemic and support the implementation of medical strategies. As well as demonstrating the value of smart technologies, these new applications are helping shape the future of...
The burgeoning demand for digital financial services in Africa has brought about an unparallel increase in the size of the population with access to formal financial services on the continent – in Egypt, home of the biggest banking sector in North Africa and also the banking powerhouse of the...
Academic City University College, a premium Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics tertiary institution has announced the introduction of a degree programme in BSc. Industrial and Systems Engineering, the first of its kind in Ghana.
This innovative and demand-driven programme has successfully received the necessary approval from the National Accreditation...
The Trust Hospital has introduced a new service that leverages technology to continue serving its clients whether they are at home or in the office.
Dubbed ‘The Trust Hospital Telemedicine Service’, the introduction of the service, though in the works since 2019, was fastracked by the impact of COVID-19 on...
We all thought that cosmetics is meant to be experienced with regard to physical touch and smell but digitization has usurped that completely.
AVON, a company that paved the way in door to door selling in cosmetics has been bought. The selling strategy adopted was so effective and relevant to...
Last week’s feature introduced some new normal to expect for the future of work including;
Working from home and not in offices.
Need for ‘Hybrid leaders’ in high demand.
Working with an organization with purpose
Management of the ‘always on’ culture caused by technology
The concept of a job...
Huawei has held its 17th Analyst summit on the theme ‘seamless AI life’ in Shenzhen, China. The event officially commenced on 18th May 2020, and had a Consumer business session on the 19th - having in attendance a wide range of experts to discuss the latest industry trends and...
Ford, Volkswagen sign agreements for joint projects on Commercial Vehicles, EVs & Autonomous Driving
Will collaborate on commercial vehicles - city van created and built by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and later 1-ton cargo van engineered by Ford, plus Volkswagen medium pickup built on Ford Ranger platform - from 2022
During the lifecycles of the products, the companies expect to produce up to...
Hollard Insurance has launched the first virtual insurance chatbot in Ghana, with the goal of making insurance more accessible to Ghanaians via popular messaging channels such as WhatsApp.
The innovative product, called Hollard ChatInsure, is currently hosted on WhatsApp by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot called ‘Araba Hollard’. Araba is...
With the ever-increasing adoption of technology, it is necessary to be fully aware of what digital footprints are and how to use them in our favour.
Every Facebook post, tweet, click on a pop-up porn site and assignment sent via email to lecturers leaves evidence of our presence online whether...