Innovation
Providing a comprehensive view of the developments in various fields, including artificial intelligence, renewable energy, healthcare, and more. Additionally, the category provides insights into the business and economic implications of innovation, including discussions of intellectual property, funding models, and the impact of innovation on society at large.
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Facial Recognition Technology adopted to Help Conserve Lions in Kenya
The Lion Identification Network of Collaborators (LINC) has adopted the use of facial recognition software and images of the profiles of…
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Kiira EV to push ahead with ‘risky’ car plans
By 2018, Uganda’s planned automotive industry will be making 7,000 hybrid cars a year, says Paul Isaac Musasizi, acting CEO…
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AIF announces IPA 2016 Call for Applications
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has called for applications to the 2016 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), the fifth edition…
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UNFPA’s Hack4Youth; Challenging the smartest brains
7 teams from across the globe came together to compete at the #HackForYouth hackathon sponsored by UNFPA’s Innovation Fund, at…
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MTN App Challenge winners, Yoza laundry service launches in Beta
Yoza Tech today announced the launch of their award winning application, Yoza laundry service in Kampala. The laundry service app…
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Kenyan startup Bitsoko receives $100k grant from the Gates Foundation
Kenyan digital currency wallet and development provider Bitsoko has received a US$100,000 grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative…
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Very soon, we will have tyres which don’t need Air Pressure
Last week, Hankook Tire announced that it had successfully completed its ride and handling tests for its latest non-pneumatic tire…
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Microsoft Offering $100K for the Best HoloLens Ideas
Software giant Microsoft is awarding $100,000 and development kits to schools that can find research applications for their augmented-reality headset. The…
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University students develop app that detects Pneumonia
A team of five students of Makerere University have come up with an app, Mama-Ope, that will help diagnose Pneumonia earlier…
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