Cassava Fintech International (CFI), a subsidiary of Econet Global, has announced the release of ‘Sasai TeamTalk’ - a voice and video conferencing service that takes up to 20 people on one call. The service, coming at a time many countries have imposed restrictions on movement to curb spread of the...
In emerging markets, limited ICT infrastructure can compound the challenges of remote working amid coronavirus-related social distancing and lockdown measures. Nevertheless, broadly successful outcomes may lead businesses to consider expanding or formalizing work from home arrangements once the effects of the pandemic have subsided. There are a number of potential advantages associated...
Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, one of 20 new members of an Oversight Board at Facebook, has stated that her new role would not be used to protect Facebook but rather push for transparency and freedom of expression. “I have no intention or interest in protecting Facebook and I would not have...
One of the fastest growing digital payments markets in Africa, Ghana, gives the digital revolution a new meaning. The unprecedented growth of the digital economy in Ghana in recent years, especially its penetration in rural areas, speaks of the opportunities it offers in terms of social inclusion and accessibility....
Huawei has once again supported Ghana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic through the use of innovative technology. The Tech giant has this time donated two sets of ultra-modern intelligent Video Conference facilities and five sets of hi-tech body temperature-sensing cameras to the Presidency. The donation, which took place at Jubilee...
I came across this great article that really touches on what is most important for the digital working world now and beyond. Becky Frankiewicz and Tomas Chamorro wrote this from their talent recruitment and management expertise. I think it is a very good read for all of us as...
Maya Angelou once said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Two weeks ago, I shared a few practical tips on how banks can use relationship banking to protect their customers’ funds. Last week, I...
Telecoms and internet giants unveiled on Thursday a mammoth project to lay a subsea cable around Africa to boost internet access to the underserved continent. The consortium, which includes China Mobile International, Facebook, Orange and Vodafone, said a cable 37,000 kilometres (23,000 miles) long will make landfall in 16 countries...
Ghana’s lockdown saw hundreds of senior high school pupils and university students at home in the president’s quest to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the country. While the action taken by t government was in the right direction, it was also important for these youths to have certain...
An old student of Kumasi Anglican Senior High School in the Kumasi Metropolis, Kwame Opoku Sarkodie who completed in 1983 and is based in the United States, has donated ten brand-new laptops to the school’s ICT centre. Last year, Mr. Opoku Sarkodie donated a brand new laptop to the overall...