Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 2nd, 2010
Safaricom’s M-Pesa innovation is spreading in uptake. We know that the stories in Afghanistan, KenyaKenya reviews
and Tanzania have been unique but South Africa’s Vodacom has just dipped its hands into the pudding jar and hope to come out with something worthwhile. M-Pesa was launched in South Africa on 1st SeptemberSeptember reviews
as promised.
Vodacom launched the innovative money transfer solution in SA together with Nedbank. We will see how that works but I don’t think that much headway will be achieved when the service is launched anywhere with partnerships from banks. Banks are rigid and bereaucratic. They are also a competition and whether you work with them or not, they will always look at you with some envious eye.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 1st, 2010
KenyaKenya reviews’s telecoms operator Safaricom has moved to reassure its subscribers in the wake of widespread rumours asking them not to receive calls from certain numbers which subscribers have come to call “The Death Number” or REDCALL by tweeps.
The specific information, being relayed through text messages and e-mail, asks subscribers not to pick calls from the following numbers: 7888308001, 9316048121, 9876266211, 9888854137, 9876715587. It says the numbers “come in red and if received, one would get brain haemorrhage due to high frequency.” The messages also claim 27 people had died from receiving the calls. It urges recipients to inform friends and relatives and confirm the information by watching DD News.
Said Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph: “This is a hoax and not technically possible. It is a popular urban myth that has been perpetuated, especially in some Asian markets. We wish to reassure our customers and all users of mobile phones in the Kenyan market to ignore these rumours and continue enjoying our services. It is unfortunate that some people are perpetuating this rumour, causing fear and stopping many from the convenience of enjoying our services.”
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on September 1st, 2010
Following three days of interactive workshops, teacher exhibitions and judging by a renowned panel of African education experts, Microsoft PartnersPartners reviews in Learning announced the regional winners of the 2010 Innovative Teacher Awards at the Pan-African Innovative Education Forum. Hosted at the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, Microsoft recognised and rewarded teachers that demonstrated exemplary uses of technology in the classroom to improve student learning. The 18 winning teachers were chosen from among the 54 representing more than 15 countries at the ForumForum and will go on to represent AfricaAfrica reviews at the sixth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum being held in South Africa later this year.
“Gathered here in Mombasa are the pioneers of African education,” said Zeid Shubailat, Education Director, Microsoft Middle East and Africa. “We are here to celebrate the impressive work that these teachers and school leaders are doing to help every student in African realize their full potential.”
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on August 31st, 2010
Mobile Phone operators have been ordered by PS Bitange Ndemo to disconnect numbers that are not registered in their database by SeptemberSeptember reviews 16. This move follows the expiry of the SIMSim reviews card registration exercise, whose deadline expired on TuesdayTuesday reviews 31st AugustAugust reviews.
InformationInformation reviews and Communication Permanent Secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo said that operators had been given the next 15 days to compile their databases. But the move is likely to be met with opposition with consumer rights organisations asking which laws are being used to buldoze Kenyans into accepting every roadside declaration?
The PS says he based the decision on section 23 of the Kenya Communications Act 2009 which in part reads: ‘the Communications Commission of KenyaKenya reviews (CCK) shall so far as is reasonably practicable ensure there are provided through out Kenya such telecommunication services and in particular emergency, public payphone and directory information services as are reasonably necessary to satisfy public demand thereof.’
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on August 31st, 2010
Kenya ICT Board today announced the first batch of winners of the public sector grant. This competition was open to all content creators including but not limited to software developers, film, animation, advertising, publishing, gaming and education professionals’ . The competition closed on JulyJuly reviews 19th, 2010 with 667 applications submitted.
The grant is to promote local innovations in the content, applications and web categories.
The Tandaa Local Digital Content Grant worth Ksh 300M which is around USD 4M, is the largest content grant in AfricaAfrica reviews and will be disbursed over three years. In the first round, the board will disburse Ksh 60M or USD 800,000. TodayToday reviews, the Kenya ICT Board announced winners of one category within this first round. – ( FIRMS – under category – Government Information Portal)
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on August 31st, 2010
Safaricom says through a press release that it expects to begin technical trial of the 4G (fourth generation) technology on its network within the next two months.
The roll out of the next generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology (4G) will be carried out by Chinese Company, Huawei Technologies.
The two companies signed a three year strategic partnership that will see Safaricom select Huawei as its vendor of choice for the supply of its core network requirements, and roll out the 4G network, at a cost of Shs12 billion.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on August 31st, 2010
Although the United Arab of Emirates (UAE) has banned the use of Blackberry mobile telephones, one of Tanzania mobile phone communications providers, Zantel, has said that the decision was only applicable in the UAE and so wont affect it. Zantel is a subsidiary of Etilasat which has been affected by the UAE ban. This assurance from Zantel comes as a growing number of its clients are worried that the UAE ban might affect them.
Zantel Acting CEO Norman Morris tolda weekly magazine in DarDar reviews es SalaamSalaam reviews last weekthat the blockade of Blackberry services in the UAE will absolutely not affect its operations in Tanzania. He added that the decision to block the Blackberry in the UAE only applies to that country not Etisalat subsidiaries like Zantel.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on August 30th, 2010
Zain Kenya which is soon to be called Bharti Airtel is not relenting in its effort to be the Kenyan communication market leader. It has today launched Sh5 and Sh10 denomination scratch cards.
The move follows the company’s aggressive entry into the mass market segment and subsequent 50 per cent reduction in call charges to any network in KenyaKenya reviews.
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on August 30th, 2010
East Africa’s rapidly expanding ICT sector will receive a further boost next month when computing and communications professionals from throughout the region convene in Nairobi for the first AITEC East Africa ICT Summit. Held under the auspices of the Ministry of InformationInformation reviews & Communications, the Summit will gather ICT suppliers, service providers, innovators, managers and policy-makers to share knowledge and network in a two-day conference and expo over 7-8 SeptemberSeptember reviews.
Sean Moroney, Chairman of AITEC Africa, organisers of the event, said that the event is designed to further catalyse East Africa’s ICT industry following the landing of undersea fibre cables on the coast. “Now that we have substantial international bandwidth available in the region, the ICT industry needs to get its act together to deliver world-class services, enabling the regional economy to compete internationally. The Summit has an important role to play in establishing best practices for a robust ICT sector in the region. We also want to showcase the region’s emerging ICT innovators at the event to give them exposure to customers, partners and even investors. There is a tremendous reservoir of ICT talent in the region which needs business direction and investment.”
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Posted by Tech Mtaa on August 29th, 2010
According to a report from Tanzania’s Guardian on Sunday, Silicon Valley VCs led by Paul Bragiel who is a partner with I/O Ventures, a business incubator and angel investment fund, met on AugustAugust reviews 18 with President Kikwete and top government officials in DarDar reviews es SalaamSalaam reviews to discuss plans to set up an ICT incubator, which is expected to be operational by NovemberNovember reviews.
Bragiel was joined by Tanzanian entrepreneurs Mbwana Alliywho is a Stanford MBA and former Microsoft employee and is currently living in Silicon Valley. He is also establishing a website for booking accommodations and tours in the East African region, YellowMasai.com. He was also accompanied by Natalino Mwenda, the founder and managing director of Raspak Advertising and creator of the search portal Rasello.com.
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