Merry Christmas to all our Christain readers and followers! One interesting tech related Christmas fact for you – did you know that the first widely disruptive computer worm was the Christmas Tree EXEC, which paralyzed several international computer networks in 1987: the worm drew a crude Christmas tree as text graphics and then sent itself
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One big idea – the twin enemies of progress and innovation Everything we have and see in the world today is the result of thousands of years of human innovation and progress. In all that time, one thing we have learned is that progress isn’t automatic. Dogma, conservatism and sheer fear of change have resisted
Read More One big idea to reflect on this weekend Strategists like Sun Tzu encourage us to begin with the end in mind. That’s sometimes easier said than done. If you are working on a project or startup, a simple practice that can shorten time to market is to imagine what the product will look like if
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We are committed to bringing you the best curated news in the world of Tech and related matters. 1 Big idea for you to reflect onThis week, the global attention is on the elections in the United States of America. Even if you deny it, American elections matter, and provide us with the best political
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This week, we looked at the Digital Africa 2020 fireside chat with Dr Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman of the Board at MTN Nigeria and former Chief Executive at the Nigeria Communications Commission. You can watch the full video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVV2Fu6I8iE We did learn that MTN, NCC and other partners ran a test of 5G this year.
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As part of our continued commitment to acting as advocates for all things technology, we are starting a roundup of the tech news that caught our attention this past week. This made us sit up Elon is now worth $100 billion. There are two schools of thought – the short sellers who think that Tesla
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Managing resilience and vulnerabilities of connected systems in the era of 4IR and Society 5.0 by Prof. Joe E Amadi-Echendu In general, connected systems encompass our ecological, physical, technological and socio-political worlds. Given that the era of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and Society 5.0 is characterized by the fusing of these worlds, then ‘socio-technical
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Imagine a society that solves problems and creates value instead of leveraging economies of scale; a society where diversity is celebrated; a society where equal opportunities exist for everyone and not just a small concentration of elites; a society where people can confidently live and pursue ambitions without a of constant fear of vulnerability; a
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Welcome to Nigeria’s First Digital Startup Accelerator Program by Forbes. This historic launch is seeking 100+ of Nigeria’s top SME business and startup companies to train digitally, provide Forbes resources and perks from global partners. Are you ready to scale? About the Program: Forbes announces Nigeria’s First Digital Startup Accelerator program. The free virtual accelerator
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Since its flagship event in 2013, the Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition has been one of Africa’s foremost technology event that brings together key stakeholders of the Nigerian and African tech ecosystem such as development agencies, innovators, governments, investors, corporate organizations, media, academia, policy makers, etc. with hundreds of participants drawn from various sectors as
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