Many African countries have made significant progress towards creating an Internet sector, with broad reforms that focus on increasing broadband availability. There have been further successes within countries in developing online platforms, fostering growth of local companies and increasing the incentive to go online-- says a new report launched Thursday
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The nine winners of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017 have Thursday been given their cash prizes from MTN Uganda. The nine winners picked their cash prizes totaling $27,000 (Shs97.2) during a handover ceremony and interaction with the MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer, Olivier Prentout. The nine came top at the
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Uganda has moved up 5 places in the ICT Development Index (IDI). Previously 158 in 2016, the improvement to 152 is indicative of the steady success the multifaceted approach being undertaken by the Government of Uganda and the Private Sector in driving the Digital agenda in Uganda. Additionally Uganda improved
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Mobile phone subscribers especially on the MTN and Airtel network in some parts of Uganda have complained of being charged unusual extra money off airtime scratch cards. For example, a Shs500 card is now sold at Shs600 while a Shs1, 000 card is sold at Shs1200. Airtime agents say telecom
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Dubai-based flydubai marked its fifth Dubai Airshow by unveiling its brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8. This is the first aircraft to be delivered from the largest single-aisle Boeing aircraft order placed in the Middle East in the 2013 edition of the show. The new aircraft, bearing the UAE registration mark
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The battle for who will control Uganda’s data market is on, with telecom giants MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda unleashing one of the best internet offers on the Ugandan market in recent weeks. Airtel that is under the stewardship of VG Somasekhar as Managing Director now offers 300 MBs at
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MTN Uganda Wednesday announced the winners of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017 at a gala dinner on hosted at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Nine innovations were recognized, each walking away with $3,000 and a plaque. The nine winners were selected by a panel of judges from a nominee list of
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This evening, nine innovations will be recognized at the gala dinner of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017. The first ever MTN Innovation Awards were held in 2015, recognizing several developers for their products that were helping in improving the livelihoods of Ugandans. The winners from each category were awarded $1,000
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Emirates Monday celebrated the milestone delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 aircraft at a special ceremony with Airbus at the manufacturer’s delivery centre in Hamburg. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Emirates’ Chairman and Chief Executive officiated the ceremony. He was joined at the event by Sir Tim Clark,
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Twenty of the most promising African digital start-ups will take part in the XL Africa residency, the flagship initiative of the business accelerator launched last April by the World Bank Group’s infoDev program. From Nov. 6-17 in Cape Town, the entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn from their mentors
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