ISLAMABAD: In February 2016, Pakistan’s parliament did what it had never done before. It became one of the world’s first parliaments to formally adopt United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development ...
Like the UAE as a whole, Dubai has one of the most advanced telecoms and IT markets in the Middle East, boasting high levels of smartphone and internet penetration, fast mobile internet speeds and a ...
The world is entering the era of digital economy and society. Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are increasingly integrated into and enabling every economic and social aspect. The ...
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA), in partnership with WAPA and WASPA, has introduced an ICT Skills Registry. The registry, currently in phase one of its iteration, is a ...
Revolutionary advances in technology have the potential to “fundamentally transform” billions of lives, but the threat that many people – especially in the world’s poorer countries – could be left out ...
South Africa needs to scale up its role in international ICT diplomacy, says John Omo, secretary-general (SG) of the African Telecommunications Union. Omo made this plea while delivering his virtual ...
The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), is proffering ICT-driven solutions to a myriad of Ghana’s developmental needs. The Fund hopes the roll out of the data transformation ...
This paper studies the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT), especially mobile phone rollout, on economic growth in a sample of African countries from 1988 to 2007. Further, we ...