Monday, September 16

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Ghana tackles rabies with innovative tech; a game changer for pet health
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Ghana tackles rabies with innovative tech; a game changer for pet health

Ghana has unveiled a groundbreaking approach to tackle the country's long-standing rabies problem. Dr Edem Apewokin of the Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) highlighted that the existing system for recording dog vaccinations has been inefficient. “To address this, we partnered with ISCI Lab from South Korea, which has developed cutting-edge technology for creating electronic pet certificates,” he told Joy News at the launch on Saturday. According to Dr. Apewokin, “By implementing this technology, we aim to modernize the tracking of dog vaccinations across the country. "We are optimistic that the government will adopt and support this initiative, providing veterinary services with the necessary resources for nationwide implementation.” He added that the technology pro...
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Atlanta tech conference bridges the gap between music, tech and Black entrepreneurship
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Atlanta tech conference bridges the gap between music, tech and Black entrepreneurship

Render ATL CEO Justin Samuels (center), Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (right), and his Senior Tech Advisor Donnie Beamer (left) posing for a photo alongside members of Atlanta's tech ecosystem at the conference's kickoff event in April. (Marlon Hyde/WABE) Atlanta-based tech conference Render ATL begins Wednesday. The three-day event seeks to be a platform for Atlanta’s innovators. The event’s CEO, Justin Samuels, says Atlanta’s innovator ecosystem sits at the intersection of hip-hop and the business world, redefining innovation through the lens of young Black and brown creators.  “What I’ve built rendered to mean is that the South is tired of being picked over and tired of having our talent taken away,” Samuels said.  This year, Render is expected to have over 5,000 att...
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Ruto champions tech integration for AfCFTA’s trade evolution
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Ruto champions tech integration for AfCFTA’s trade evolution

Kenya’s President Dr. William Samoei Ruto is championing the integration of technology into the trade strategy of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to enhance intra-continental trade. Mr. Ruto, speaking during a high-profile visit to the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra, urged stakeholders to harness the power of innovation to expedite the movement of goods and services across the continent. “We are great believers that technology democratises opportunities; it improves efficiency and accountability; therefore, technology is going to dictate the pace we move our goods and services,” he said. He encouraged AfCFTA to work closely with the other agencies of the African Union (AU) to fast-track cross-border trade using technology. President Ruto’s call for te...
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Tech: Togo hosts Make Africa 2023 innovation festival
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Tech: Togo hosts Make Africa 2023 innovation festival

Make Africa 2023 is currently ongoing in Lomé, the capital of Togo. This is an African festival on tech innovation and maker culture. This year, the theme of the festival is “Faire Ensemble”(Do Together). Around 300 innovators, from different Fablabs (local laboratories focused on invention, creation, and research), will take part in the event. They are all from French-speaking African countries. 1 make The forum will host conferences, workshops, and demonstrations, to show the world more of the potential of young innovators, and above all to catalyze and promote technological innovation within the continent's Faire spaces. This, in particular, by encouraging collaboration, diversity, and entrepreneurship, and by strengthening the digital skills of all concerned. "We want to create an ...
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Ghana Startup Ecosystem Primer: A Landscape Overview of the State, Opportunities, and Challenges of Ghana’s Burgeoning Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
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Ghana Startup Ecosystem Primer: A Landscape Overview of the State, Opportunities, and Challenges of Ghana’s Burgeoning Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Contents Details Why This Matters Key Highlights What They’re Saying Spearheaded by the Accra Angels Network in collaboration with The Innovation Spark, Innohub, and Asime Ventures, the group has announced the release of the “Ghana Startup Ecosystem Primer.” Full report available here: GHANA Startup Primer. Details This comprehensive report offers a multifaceted view of the Ghanaian entrepreneurial ecosystem, presenting not only the successes but also the obstacles and stark realities faced by entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders. Why This Matters The last five years have been monumental in the lifecycle of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Although still nascent, there has been an increasing number of innovative youth-led startups and solutions and entrepreneurial support organisat...
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Start-ups from across the globe look to woo investors with transformational tech shifts at world’s largest start-up event in Dubai
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Start-ups from across the globe look to woo investors with transformational tech shifts at world’s largest start-up event in Dubai

Expand North Star 2023 (https://www.ExpandNorthStar.com/) accelerates global VC investment revival as deep tech game-changers choose Dubai as launch-pad for global growth. Record number of Indian start-ups to converge at four-day event’s new iconic Dubai Harbour venue. India’s burgeoning entrepreneurial spirit and proliferation of next-gen deep tech talent will take centre-stage next week in Dubai, as the world’s largest start-up event prepares to host the biggest showcase of Indian start-ups ever seen outside the south-central Asian nation. Hosted by Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, one of the three chambers under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, Expand North Star 2023 together will feature more than 1,800 exhibiting start-ups from 100-plus countries at its new Dubai Harbour venue from ...
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Morocco unites global tech community’s commitment to advancing African digital economy at momentous GITEX Africa launch
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Morocco unites global tech community’s commitment to advancing African digital economy at momentous GITEX Africa launch

Debut of Africa’s largest tech and start-up show to welcome 900 companies to explore, discover, and connect to real opportunities in world’s rising digital economy; H.E Dr Ghita Mezzour: “We’re witnessing a historic event, the largest tech networking and business event in the African continent” Morocco will centre the global tech community’s attention on Africa’s united commitment to advancing the digital economy next week, converging the best minds from governments, businesses, big tech, start-ups, investors and youths to accelerate and catalyse the continent’s ambitious digital transformation journey.  GITEX Africa 2023, now the largest tech and start-up show in the African continent, will make its highly anticipated debut from 31 May-2 June, with the final preparations underw...
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Digitizing the supply chain drove investment increase in African agrifood tech in 2022
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Digitizing the supply chain drove investment increase in African agrifood tech in 2022

Africa was the only region globally where agrifood tech investment increased in 2022, according to AgFunder’s latest agrifood tech investing report in collaboration with Temasek. Startups raised $640 million in 2022, up from $528 million in 2021. African agrifood tech funding has steadily increased since 2019, and investment trends have looked promising over the years. The realization that food systems are highly susceptible to world events and that technology could make these systems more resilient appears to have shocked and spurred industry players into action. Image credit: AgFunder A closer look at Africa’s top five deals indicates that the most-funded startups have a supply chain strengthening angle and an overall mission to make food trade easier and more efficient. Almost ...
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Hindering, Accelerating Extraterrestrial Intervention for Tech Advancement in our life via The Impact of AI on Foreign Intervention and Technological Advancement
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Hindering, Accelerating Extraterrestrial Intervention for Tech Advancement in our life via The Impact of AI on Foreign Intervention and Technological Advancement

The entry of artificial intelligence (AI) into our lives has brought about a seismic shift in how we approach technology, research, and collaboration. As AI continues to evolve and become more sophisticated, it raises questions about its influence on foreign intervention and its role in promoting our technological development to advance our understanding and interaction with outsiders. This article will explore whether the introduction of AI has hindered or facilitated the intervention of foreign entities in promoting technological advancements for the purpose of global understanding and cooperation. The different aspects of AI's influence on foreign intervention, technological advancements, and global understanding. By exploring these various dimensions, we will seek to determine wheth...
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UCC commissions Arm Technology and Ecosystem Laboratory
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UCC commissions Arm Technology and Ecosystem Laboratory

The Department of Physics at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in partnership with Arm, the world’s leading semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) company with speciality in computer processors, has commissioned an Arm Technology and Ecosystem Laboratory to train students.The arm (E3) NGAGE UCC Ecosystem Lab is furnished with a variety of outstanding computing equipment, including computers and microprocessors to empower students to build their own technologies and companies to address human problems.The facility was built through the British company’s Education Division and is accompanied by a curriculum to adequately prepare young people for the 21st Century and a variety of certification programmes and opportunities for internships.The laboratory is open to students of UCC and Senior...
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