By Loren Bosch, The Chief Operating Officer at Echo Kenya The Internet has transformed many aspects of our lives today and continues to disrupt our normal way of doing things. It has made the world “smaller” ..
By Loren Bosch, The Chief Operating Officer at Echo Kenya The Internet has transformed many aspects of our lives today and continues to disrupt our normal way of doing things. It has made the world “smaller” ..
By Joshua Ndemenge, a student of Dedan Kimathi University. Ngemenge was team leader of Team RemDe, the winners of Season 1 of the Game of Learners Competition sponsored by Microsoft In March, the Microsoft’s ..
Article by By James Bayhack, Sub-Saharan Africa Director at?www.CM.com In today’s digital world, data-driven customer analytics have become the heartbeat of modern businesses. Customers are engaging ..
“What are COVID vaccines for” is question a friend asked on his Facebook after the Ministry of Health posted this, “Vaccinated persons should continue to follow all current guidelines ..
By Wanjira Kamwere, Business Development Manager, MySkills4Afrika Programme According to a UNESCO report titled, “Cracking the Code: Girls’ and Women’s education in STEM”, only 35 percent of STEM ..
There is this short documentary video by Safaricom Foundation that I recently watched and it got me thinking – what was hard for the school to mobilise the community to do just what Safaricom did? ..
By Kendi Nderitu, the Country Leader at Microsoft Kenya While it’s likely few people outside the supply chain industry would have given much thought to the sector before 2020, it didn’t take long for COVID-19 ..
The setbacks experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have been unlike any seen before. The impact seen on the financials of industries and organisations across the globe has been unprecedented ..
By Mohamed El Nemr, Modern Workplace and Security Business Group Lead for Microsoft Middle East and Africa Emerging Markets In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many consistent challenges have been experienced ..
By Siwar Zein, Human Resource Director, Microsoft Middle East & Africa Emerging Markets The way we work has been irrevocably changed by the challenges we have been faced with in this difficult and uncertain ..
By Martin Ndlovu, Skills Programme Manager – Microsoft 4Afrika Much has been said of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and how it will impact the jobs of today. 4IR is the age of intelligence, ..
By Kendi Nderitu is Country Manager, Microsoft Kenya This year has been one of uncertainty and unexpected challenges. While it’s nothing new to say that things have changed as we’ve all experienced ..
By Amrote Abdella is Regional Director: Microsoft 4Afrika One of most the prominent challenges facing Africa is providing food security for its citizens. While many farmers still rely on traditional techniques ..
By Soromfe Uzomah, Head, Strategic Partnerships at Microsoft 4Afrika One of the great challenges of the 21st Century is the need to reduce poverty levels and economic inequality globally. Economic growth ..
By Chrystèle Dumont, Marketing and Operations Lead, Microsoft Middle East Africa – Emerging Markets The COVID-19 pandemic can be said to have played a major role in streamlining the move to a more digitally ..
By Vincent Chen, CTO, Global Financial Industry, Huawei Enterprise Business Group In the banking industry, the stable running of IT systems is imperative. This is what drove the industry to begin IT construction ..
By Ibrahim Youssry, Regional General Manager MEA Multi-Country Cluster for Microsoft Africa is sitting on a well of potential that if tapped could lead to substantial growth and development along with ..
By Amrote Abdella, Regional Director: Microsoft 4Afrika Africa faces many challenges on its path to becoming a global economic competitor. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Africa’s development ..
By Jack Ngare, Managing director, African Development Centre. More than ever before, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the place of technology and elevated the need for employees to have digital skills ..
Last week my LinkedIn connections reached the maximum 30,000. The first thing I did after realising I could no longer add new connections to my network was to download a csv file so that I could inspect ..
By Amrote Abdella – Regional Director, Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative The current global crisis has highlighted several areas, from the need of efficient information management to the need of accurate ..
It’s no doubt the coronavirus has gripped the whole world. Hundreds of thousands of cases and deaths have been reported leaving many students, educators in academic institutions and employees in companies ..
Due to lack of critical thinking skills, a 40 year old Kikuyu adult with University degree supported tano tena in 2017 because Uhuru Kenyatta is a Kikuyu. Similarly, lack of critical thinking made a 60 ..
The key to running and hosting a more successful panel is to ensure that you have done your planning well. It’s very easy to forget some of the core basics when you’re rushing around and booking ..
The more people get connected via the Internet, the more businesses leverage the power of the Internet to reach consumers, and governments, NGOs, companies, and individuals acquire data capturing and data ..
An article by the Star highlights the recently released 2019 Census data in which it is reported that Kenya has 755,750 atheists. Unless different questionnaires were administered to different people ..
BBI HAS SOME GOOD IN IT Today I saw this post on a WhatsApp status, “Our bus is badly driven. Wheels have come out; Engine has knocked; Tank is empty; and Gearbox has been stolen. The driver ..
Author: Trevor Charles Many questions hover at the backs of our minds every time we resolve to visit a new place. Is it safe? Will I enjoy the trip? What fun things can I expect? Worry no more- well, for your ..
In June of 2011, The United Nations adopted a “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework”, a document that ..
There are 47 million Kenyans. On average, four to five of these Kenyans live together as a family, meaning Kenya needs to have approximately 10 million decent houses to accommodate everyone. However, the number ..