Tech Africa
- Bill Gates meets Qld banana researchers
Philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates have visited Queensland researchers trying to make better bananas for sub-Saharan Africa. While holidaying in Cairns on the weekend, the Microsoft founder and his wife met the Queensland University of Technology …
See all stories on this topic » - Call for caution on W/African monetary union
And will the rich nations of West Africa be willing to invest more in the poorer nations of the region? Even though European nations have been more advanced than Africa in technology, economic growth and development, the “eurozone” crisis has shown …
See all stories on this topic » - West and Central Africa winners of Apps4Africa announced | One …
Where humanity, new media, technology and knowledge meet. … policy-makers, and African technology innovators to address climate change challenges …
mariemejamme.com/…/west-and-central-africa-winners-of-app… - Research and Markets: Solar Thermal Power Market Guide
The sunny regions of Asia, the USA, and North Africa provide an almost inexhaustible space potential. Experts have long agreed that solar thermal technology will enable the replacement of conventional, fossil fuelled, or nuclear power plants in the …
See all stories on this topic » - Eskom, Africa's Largest Electricity Provider, Selects Comverge to Manage …
… Comverge will establish the first sophisticated, broadly available capacity market in South Africa and help launch a network of curtailment service providers. This project requires proven, comprehensive demand response technology and know-how and …
See all stories on this topic » - Building up skills, Building up economies
In South Africa, the number of graduates in civil engineering and technology programmes rose by more than 70% from 2000 to 2006, from 721 to 1228, but is still much lower than needed for the construction sector, one of the keys to unlocking economic …
See all stories on this topic » - Nigeria returns to space with Nigcomsat-1R
It will also promote the economic and technological development of Nigeria's neighbours in sub-Sahara Africa. NigComSat-1 was de-orbited due to the malfunction of Solar Array Deployment Assembly (SADA) on November 10, 2008. China Space committed itself …
See all stories on this topic » - IBM beats rivals to clinch lucrative bank contracts
“End users can now have more choice to pick from within their reach and compare products,” said HP East Africa managing director, Ken Mbwaya. The adoption of advanced technology by financial institutions, government and mobile phone firms is behind the …
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Business Daily Africa - Africa's agricultural revolution will be driven by research and technology
Behind these images of seeming despair, Africa's agricultural revolution is starting to take shape. Unlike the Asian Green Revolution that focused on increasing productivity, Africa's agricultural revolution is focusing on using new technologies to …
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