http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology EssentialAfrica Drum Technology en 60 http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/25698 A spokesperson for the United Nations Global Compact has said that they “are looking into the issue” of the deal between Siemens Denmark and the Moroccan government to build 22 windmills near El Aaaiun in occupied Western Sahara. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10283 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:23:34 +0200 http://www.humanipo.com/blog/371/A-SMS-app-that-vows-to-ease-Africas-infant-mortality-rates With the current statistics showing Kenya’s maternal mortality ratio at 48.8 per 1000 live births, http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10264 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:06:29 +0200 http://memeburn.com/2012/05/rocket-internet-to-launch-nigerian-amazon-clone-report/ German-based cloning giant Rocket Internet is set to open up an Amazon-style ecommerce site in Nigeria. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10256 Mon, 14 May 2012 15:56:19 +0200 http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Shoe+technology+to+charge+cell+phones++/-/1056/1401998/-/kbtr5d/-/index.html Shoe technology to charge cell phones http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10220 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:54:30 +0200 http://www.eturbonews.com/29197/fiber-optic-cable-seychelles-boost-tourism Fiber optic cable in Seychelles to boost tourism http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10219 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:53:19 +0200 http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107700 In the slums of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, 80 percent of people prefer to skip a lunch so that they can afford having a mobile phone. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10177 Tue, 8 May 2012 16:37:47 +0200 http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/mobile-phone-project-launched-to-enhance-livelihood-of-rural-women Acollaborative initiative dubbed ‘Empowering Rural Women Mobile Phone Project’ by the American Embassy in Banjul and the Forum for African Women Educationalists The Gambia http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10137 Fri, 4 May 2012 16:51:41 +0200 http://www.eturbonews.com/29103/seychelles-set-its-first-underwater-fiber-optic-cable-link Rich in tourism, culture and marine resources, the Island state of Seychelles will be connected to the rest of the world through submarine optic fiber cable to be laid from Tanzania’s city of Dar es Salaam after the arrival of the cable ship this Friday. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10127 Fri, 4 May 2012 10:26:59 +0200 http://news.africanseer.com/business/186921-africa-harnessing-the-african-information-renaissance.html About 140 million Africans are now on the internet. With half of the population under age 15 and 70 percent of the population under 30, social media is becoming an important feature in the continent's development path http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10090 Wed, 2 May 2012 15:40:57 +0200 http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/04/africas-top-ten-countries-with-fastest-internet-speeds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Africa has always been viewed as a continent that isn’t very connected in terms of internet speeds and the number of users http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10032 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:39:10 +0200 http://www.supersport.com/football/ghana-features/news/120424/Ghanaian_football_is_dying_Ahiakpor Heart of Lions' owner Victor Ahiakpor believes the country's football is in decline. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#10010 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:27:22 +0200 http://www.techzim.co.zw/2012/04/zimbile-filling-the-mobile-web-gap-for-african-smes/ A year old Zimbabwean startup, Zimbile, is gunning to fill that gap too and they are thinking differently from Google. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9873 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:03:08 +0200 http://www.itp.net/588553-egypt-and-uganda-sign-ict-agreement Dr. Mohamed Salem, the Egyptian minister of communications and information technology (MCIT) and his Ugandan counterpart Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, have signed a framework agreement on ICT sharing between Egypt and Uganda. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9807 Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:47:52 +0200 http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/04/nigeria-ranks-112th-in-global-information-technology-report/ Nigeria has ranked 112th position out of 142 economies according to the 11th edition of the Global Information Technology Report (2012). http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9786 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 10:25:32 +0200 http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/04/orange-uganda-grants-free-access-to-wikipedia/ Ugandans who subscribe to Orange Uganda’s network can now access Wikipedia for free, according to the company publicist, Patience Tindyebwa. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9785 Fri, 6 Apr 2012 10:24:52 +0200 http://memeburn.com/2012/04/what-kind-of-disruption-does-africas-tech-scene-really-need/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29 Given this idea of competing against non-consumption, Africa could be a great place for disruptive innovation. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9720 Mon, 2 Apr 2012 13:40:23 +0200 http://www.smesouthafrica.co.za/index.php/technology/tech-highlights/mobile-a-telecom/2107?goback=%2Egde_134629_member_104806584 Global Telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel on 30 March 2012 announced the launch of its mobile operation in Rwanda. Airtel has expanded its footprint on the African continent to 17 countries. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9705 Sun, 1 Apr 2012 19:17:39 +0200 http://memeburn.com/2012/03/konza-technology-city-does-kenya-really-need-it/ Konza Technology City, better known simply as, “Konza City”, is a multi-billion dollar totem of Kenya’s vision of a “Silicon Savannah”, http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9660 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:10:10 +0200 http://www.omglobe.com/2012/03/25/science-news/work-on-africas-biggest-wind-farm-in-kenya-to-begin/ A total of 365 wind turbines will be erected near Lake Turkana, where winds blow predictably and regularly, averaging speeds of 11 metres per second. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9600 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:31:18 +0200 http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/CCK+sparks+row+with+fresh+bid+to+spy+on+Internet+users+/-/539550/1370218/-/tw1ikp/-/index.html The telecommunications industry regulator, CCK, is setting up a system to spy on private emails, citing a rise in cyber security threats since Kenya entered the global superhighway with the landing of the undersea fibre optic cable in Mombasa three years ago. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9535 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:22:42 +0100 http://thecitizen.co.tz/business/13-local-business/20764-fibre-optic-cable-to-turn-tanzania-into-ict-hub.html Tanzania is geared towards becoming an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hub when the reliability of the international infrastructural connectivity is assured. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9499 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:55:11 +0100 http://memeburn.com/2012/03/25-brilliant-african-tech-startups/ The methodology behind this list of startups had two simple directives. First, the startup had to have African roots and secondly it had to be brilliant. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9380 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:28:22 +0100 http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2012/03/10/report-south-africa-ahead-in-race-to-host-giant-space-telescope Australian officials were unavailable for comment Saturday on a press report that South Africa is the favourite to host the world's largest radio telescope. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9373 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:09:04 +0100 http://memeburn.com/2012/02/fabrication-and-manufacturing-the-next-frontier-in-african-hardware-innovation/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29 Across Africa there is a vibrant culture of people creating things. Hardware products. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9232 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:12:37 +0100 http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Why+Kenya+is+country+to+watch+for+innovations+in+ICT+sector+/-/539550/1335424/-/af0mk7z/-/ What have World Bank managing director Caroline Anstey, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, and Research In Motion (makers of the Blackberry) technical partnership manager Michael Weitzel in common? The trio believes that Kenya is the country to watch in the ICT sector. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9196 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:25:29 +0100 http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51747:lesotho-goes-big-on-wind&catid=69 Lesotho is reaping the renewable whirlwind – and in a big way... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9152 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:51:46 +0100 http://memeburn.com/2012/02/nokia-to-house-imea-research-centre-in-nairobi/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29 Finnish communications giant Nokia has announced that Nairobi will be the new home of research and investment centre for the entire India Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9011 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:22:19 +0100 http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page535475?oid=561682&sn=2009+Detail&pid=287226 Its CEO says Africans are forced to cough up 20 to 30 times what Americans pay for data. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#9010 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:20:48 +0100 http://www.techcentral.co.za/street-view-coming-to-botswana/29151/ Google Maps and will begin collecting images in Botswana in the next few weeks... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8944 Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:53:57 +0100 http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/16/70063.html Africa's first handheld tablet went on sale in the Republic of Congo on Monday, 30 January 2012, http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8879 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:45:32 +0100 http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/10-african-business-leaders-and-thinkers-to-follow-on-twitter/14382/ A number of African executives are using micro-blogging platform Twitter to communicate ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8628 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:47:01 +0100 http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/app-revolution-changing-the-game-for-mobile-operators-in-africa/14366/ In Africa, the largest mobile social platform; MXit has been growing rapidly, recruiting an estimated 45,000 new users a day. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8571 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:38:44 +0100 http://www.iol.co.za/business/international/new-mozambique-mobile-operator-starts-test-phase-1.1210971 Mozambique's third mobile phone operator Movitel has launched a test phase of its network http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8536 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:25:41 +0100 http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/10/business/funke-opeke-cable-internet/index.html?hpt=iaf_t4 Stretching some 7,000 kilometers along the West African coastline, a submarine fiber-optic cable emerges off the coast of Nigeria to help bridge the digital divide in the continent. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8525 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:28:44 +0100 http://memeburn.com/2012/01/10-african-tech-startups-worth-watching/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29 The First National Bank mobile apps team... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8449 Fri, 6 Jan 2012 07:34:58 +0100 http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2011/12/28/africa-tech-in-2012-12-predictions/ Here’s to a great year in Africa Tech. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8398 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:49:53 +0100 http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2011/12/19/south-africa-seeks-to-bring-in-astronomers South Africa wants to draw leading astrophysicists to the continent with the world’s most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), an instrument that would be able to look back to the infancy of the universe. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8155 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:57:40 +0100 http://www.africagoodnews.com/infrastructure/ict/2817-farming-by-phone-in-kenya.html The Nguruman community, largely composed of the Maasai ethnic group, now has access to an ICT facility locally known as Maarifa ("knowledge" in Swahili) Centre. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8111 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:32:19 +0100 http://memeburn.com/2011/12/four-things-africa-has-to-get-right-for-innovating-into-the-future/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29 Africa has, for the longest time, been relegated to the back of the classroom, the backward, war-torn, black sheep of the world. But today it is emerging, ... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#8057 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:55:39 +0100 http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/12-ways-how-mobile-technology-can-boost-african-agriculture/13382/ In a recent report, titled Connected Agriculture, Vodafone and Accenture identified 12 opportunities for mobile phone technology to increase agricultural income and productivity. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#7632 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:46:58 +0100 http://memeburn.com/2011/11/what-africa-needs-innovate-on-a-global-scale/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29 It’s common knowledge that Africa, as continent, has been a leading innovator when it comes to mobile. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#7575 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:25:08 +0100 http://www.timeslive.co.za/africa/2011/11/09/africa-fastest-growing-mobile-market-report Africa is the world's fastest growing mobile phone market, an industry group report said Wednesday, citing the continent's innovative uses for cell phones. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#7533 Wed, 9 Nov 2011 14:04:38 +0100 http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/SA-takes-lead-on-astronomy-with-Salt-20111108 The National Research Foundation has re-launched the Southern African Large Telescope (Salt) in Sutherland. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#7511 Tue, 8 Nov 2011 13:30:16 +0100 http://memeburn.com/2011/10/five-ways-africa-can-move-up-technologically/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+memeburncom+%28memeburn%29 Africa is lagging in technological innovation says TED Fellow, Ndubuisi Ekekwe. The continent’s obsession with consuming technology has left it lagging as a technological creator. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#7332 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:19:25 +0200 http://www.the-star.co.ke/local/coast/46073-e-waste-recycling-facility-launched-in-mombasa East African Computer Recycling Centre (EACR) which was established by HP and Camara education yesterday launched an e- waste recycling facility in Mombasa. According to the EACR director Ken Mbwaya, the e-recycling plant will help the country to attain proper health and environment condition. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#7242 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:27:06 +0200 http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/36300-top-10-websites-in-south-africa.html Latest DMMA/Effective Measure statistics reveal the top South African websites in September 2011 http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#7205 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:48:31 +0200 http://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-10-13-open-kenya-stimulates-new-app-economy Earlier this year Kenya became Africa’s first country to digitise its information as part of a wide-scale open data initiative. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#6889 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:00:19 +0200 http://afrinnovator.com/blog/2011/09/30/3-memes-on-africas-tech-future-from-internet-father-vint-cerf/ There are a few notable memes on what it will take to move Kenya/Africa in the right direction as far as tech and innovation are concerned... http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#6644 Mon, 3 Oct 2011 12:27:00 +0200 http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/m-farm-boosting-kenyas-agricultural-sector-one-sms-at-a-time/12620/ MFarm Limited, a Kenyan software solution and agribusiness company, was co-founded by an all girl team of Linda Kwamboka, Jamila Abass and Susan Eve Oguya. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#6583 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:13:02 +0200 http://memeburn.com/2011/09/africa%E2%80%99s-android-invasion/ Mobile phone manufacturers, operators and of course Google started a big push on Android into Africa this year. http://www.essentialafrica.com/ea-drum-it/drum-technology#6397 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:13:50 +0200