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Local authority handbook to digital transformation
A practical guide for local authorities and those interested in city-level innovation. It offers a way to think about approaching digital transition in your city and includes a range of activities and associated tools you can use to conduct the activity. Where possible, we’ve included an example of how the tool was used by practitioners from the ASToN network.
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Digital signature: The European Union’s eIDAS regulation, explained
In 2014, the European Union (EU) adopted a regulation to establish a single market for electronic identification and trust serviced across its 27 Member States. Known as eIDAS, this is the first regulation of its kind in the world. eIDAS regulates the legal effect of electronic identification and signatures across 27 member states making it the most comprehensive and well utilized framework. Therefore, it offers many opportunities for third countries outside the European Union to draw inspiration and adopt similar security standards.
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Three recommendations to boost innovation through multi-stakeholder collaboration
Across the African continent, governments are investing in digitalisation to foster economic growth and development for all. Despite multiple challenges such as limited connectivity (the latest data indicates that only one-third of Africa’s population is online) and even electricity, some countries are benefitting from leapfrogging and the adoption of digital innovations to provide more effective public services and create opportunities for citizens.
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Namibia’s road to digital transformation
To explore digital transformation opportunities and learn from global leaders, Namibia recently participated in Estonia’s 9th e-Governance Conference in Tallinn. The conference, which attracted lawmakers, policy implementers and delegates from 90 countries worldwide, provided a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration on effective digital governance.
Among the attendees was Namibia’s Deputy Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Emma Theofelus (ET).
She shared her insights and plans for Namibia’s digital transformation during an interview with New Era’s reporter Aletta Shikololo (AS). The conference served as a valuable resource for Namibia, as it seeks to harness the power of technology to drive innovation and enhance governance systems within the country.
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Case study: Building coding skills among Rwandan teachers and their students
Scratc²h 2050, a two-year pilot project implemented from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2022, aimed to improve the relevance of secondary STEM education and to strengthen the link with the world of work, by supporting STEM and ICT teachers in Kayonza district to set up after-school coding clubs in their schools.
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Two recommendations to boost Egypt’s green technology sector
On 4-5 October 2022, Egyptian and European digital actors came together with the purpose of boosting Egypt’s green technology (Greentech) sector. A two-day multi-stakeholder dialogue and workshop gathered over 60 representatives of the private sector, civil society, academia, and government in an effort to draw a common roadmap to support innovation and digital entrepreneurship as a driver to meet Egypt’s sustainability and environmental goals. In particular, emphasis was given to the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in the field of resilient agriculture and sustainable smart cities.
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The Truth Gap: How misinformation and disinformation online affect the lives, learning and leadership of girls and young women
This year’s (2021) State of the World’s Girls report, The Truth Gap, explores how adolescent girls and young women deal with misinformation and disinformation when engaging with political, civic or social topics online.
Plan International interviewed 26,000 girls and young women from 26 countries and discovered alarming findings, including that 9 out of 10 have been harmed by false information and lies online.
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Deployment of eduroam in Uganda: Lessons learned
The Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU) began the rollout of Metro eduroam in 2020. Since then, RENU has successfully deployed over 500 hotspots across the country, connecting 61 educational institutions from 42 service locations. In this interview, RENU Systems and Software Engineer Hellen Nakawungu shares her insights on how RENU has managed this achievement.
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The Power of Earth Observation: Interview with Dr. Adam Lewis of Digital Earth Africa
In this interview, the AfricaConnect3 team speaks to Dr. Lewis about the immense power of Earth Observation in building a better future for Africa and the critical role that effective networks like NRENs have in making this happen.
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Report: Digital Finance Platforms to empower all
To explore how mobile financial services are contributing to financial inclusion and broader Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) impacts, this report by Africa.connected (Vodafone and Vodacom) presents new econometric analysis and primary research.
It focuses on markets dominated by emergent banking systems: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Ghana. In particular, looking at how mobile money platforms like M-PESA are accelerating financial inclusion. It also unpacks the role of mobile money and broader financial services, like those offered by Vodacom, within a more mature financial ecosystem such as South Africa's.
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Meeting in the middle: Harnessing the post COVID-19 rise of digital public health engagement in sub-Saharan Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic opened the world's eyes to new possibilities in the healthcare space. 5G technology has the potential to streamline communication and data sharing between hospitals, clinics and within departments, as well as make medical services more easily accessible to patients in remote locations.
Against this backdrop, Africa.connected (Vodafone and Vodacom) have prepared a report on access to the digital health ecosystem in Africa. Featuring multiple case studies, this report showcases how connectivity can improve the reach of vaccination schemes, help parents provide better care for young children and babies, and even save lives.
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A lifeline, not a luxury: Accelerating 4G access in Sub-Saharan Africa
Although studies have found that increasing 4G coverage in Africa can cut poverty by up to 4.3%, the uptake of 4G technology has been slow across the continent of Africa as many people only have access to older 2G and 3G systems. These challenges contribute to the already existing digital divide: between those using old and inferior technology and those with access to newer and superior technology.
In response, this report, created by Africa.connected (Vodafone and Vodacom), proposes four key partnership-led recommendations to make 4G more accessible across the African continent, with the ultimate objective of reducing connectivity costs for vulnerable groups.
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