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By Kadi Diallo, Portfolio Manager of Africa Tech Festival & Lead of The AI Summit Cape Town Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how industries and institutions operate. In healthcare, finance, education, and national security, AI enables faster decision-making and more efficient service delivery. Until now, most tools, infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks have come from […]
...All the Winners from the 2023 Africa Tech Festival Awards Technological prowess and innovation were on full display at the Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023, which unfolded in spectacular fashion at the prestigious Bay Hotel in Camps Bay, Cape Town on Wednesday night. The gala event, honoured companies, individuals and initiatives that have demonstrated excellence, […]
...The list of finalists – of the projects and people who are powering change and working to bridge the digital divide across Africa – has been announced, with the winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards set to be unveiled and celebrated at a gala evening on Wednesday 15 November in Cape Town. James Williams, Senior Event Director, Events | […]
...Empowering voices – Africa Tech Festival fields a strong and successful line-up of women speakers and women-focused features in 2023 to put the spotlight on female trailblazers who are leading the tech revolution on the continent. Africa Tech Festival in 2023, (Cape Town, 13 – 16 November), will field an impressive line-up of strong African women […]
...Top 10 will battle it out at the AfricaIgnite Pitch Competition in November in Cape Town, as to who will represent Africa in the global finals of the Startup World Cup, powered by Pegasus, taking place in the USA with the ultimate prize a cool USD1 million investment The results are in and today, organisers of […]
...Top notch speaker list, including several government ministers, exemplifies importance of tech to drive Africa’s needed economic big boom Africa has abundant economic potential and the enormous uptake of digital technology socially and in the business sector, has positioned the continent for explosive growth, but there are challenges that lie in wait. Many of these […]
...The opportunities and challenges facing Africa’s tech industry provide an exciting line-up of debate and discussion at the continent’s annual meeting of its greatest tech minds in Cape Town in November. A showstopper this year is likely to be the dazzling new Tech Demo area at the Africa Tech Festival Get ready to be dazzled, […]
...Calling all African start-ups – time to claim your spot in the continent’s most prestigious pitch competition with a USD 1 million investment on offer to the winner of the Grand Finale to be held in San Francisco. Wait for it…AfricaIgnite, formerly AHUB, Africa Tech Festival’s flagship event for the African continent’s start-ups and innovators, has been […]
...Technology and telecommunications heroes heralded for their Innovation, improving lives, and increasing inclusivity across Africa Winners of the 15th Africa Tech Festival Awards (formerly AfricaCom Awards), sponsored by Intelsat, were announced in Cape Town on Wednesday night as the second day of Africa Tech Festival welcomed yet another record attendance. Hans Geldenhuys, Director, Intelsat Africa, said: “It has […]
...2022 is a year of milestones. Not only does Africa Tech Festival – the home of AfricaCom – turn 25 this year, but the Awards that acknowledge Africa’s greatest telecoms and technology contributors to its progression as a digitally inclusive and enhanced continent, will also celebrate their 15th anniversary, and has included three new categories […]
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