Song Liuping, Huawei's Chief Legal Officer Huawei has published a new white paper focused on innovation and intellectual property at its Forum on Innovation and IP Prospects in 2021. The white paper focuses on how Huawei has been a leader in innovation and intellectual property (IP) management since the 1990s.
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Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija More than three years since the idea to rationalize government agencies ministries and departments was mooted, the prime minister is still decrying the overlapping or duplication of roles in government. Apart from this pushing up the cost of public administration, Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda says it
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By Isabel Papadakis, Head: Africa Industry Value Advisory at SAP Organisations have experienced immense disruption over the past year. Many have had to reinvent their operating models, their product or service offerings and, in some cases, even their entire business model. In the face of such disruption, there is no
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The children were so excited to meet Messi's doppelganger/Reuters An Egyptian painter has reportedly found an unlikely fan base in the North African nation - Barcelona football supporters, especially those who love star player Lionel Messi. This is because 27-year-old Islam Mohammed Ibrahim Battah looks remarkably like the 33-year-old Argentine
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Kennedy Odhiambo (R), the Marketing Manager Lato Milk showing off the new Beverage Creamer Pearl Dairy Farms Limited, the producers of Lato Milk products have introduced their latest product, Lato Creamer, to its range of offerings in the Ugandan market. In its effort to bring high quality affordable products to its
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BoU Executive Director for Supervision Dr Twinemanzi Tumubweine The Attorney General has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss a case challenging the appointment of Bank of Uganda (BoU) Executive Director for Supervision Dr Twinemanzi Tumubweine.The state wants the case filed by activist Arnold Anthony Mukose dismissed on grounds
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Burial of COVID-19 victim in Namisindwa district Uganda lost control of the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020 after the government opted to re-open certain sectors that had been closed, failed to trace contacts and rolled out a political campaign. This is according to the Senior Presidential Advisor of Epidemics, Dr
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The Kenyan authorities have given the UN refugee agency a 14-day ultimatum to close one of the world's largest refugee camp, local newspaper Daily Nation reports quoting officials. The government has threatened to forcibly repatriate Somali refugees living at Dadaab camp to the border if the deadline elapses, the newspaper
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Umeme has resumed operations on illegal power connections Umeme Ltd, Uganda’s leading power distributor, has posted a net profit of Shs41.1bn in 2020, down from Shs139.2bn in 2019. This represents a decline of 69%. According to financial results for the year ended 31st December 2020 released yesterday, Umeme’s energy losses increased to 17.5%
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His Lordship Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, the Chief Justice of Uganda The Director of Public Prosecutions has asked the Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate to take over the private criminal proceedings against Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo.The proceedings were instituted by lawyer Male Mabirizi on Monday arising from Owiny-Dollo's conduct on March 18th
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