Visitors to the ITU Telecom World 2018 Exhibition were able to discover the types of solutions delivering fintech services that are helping boost digital financial inclusion, and providing local solutions for local challenges. Rwanda’s Casual Payroll deploys a high-tech facial recognition system enabling casual, cashless payment to be made, facilitating casual workers receiving their salaries on their mobile phones. It …
A distinguished panel comprising H. E. Dr. Siyabonga Cyprian Cwele, Minister of Telecommunications of the Government of South Africa, Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General, H.E Lindiwe Daphney Zulu, Minister of Small Business Development, Brahima Sanou, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), and Tinyiko Ngobeni, Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services described the formation of the African Digital Transformation Centre. The …
With the emergence of AI, machine learning and robotics, big data is transforming industries, businesses and the way work. Disruption in the labour market will be on an unprecedented scale as automatization spreads across all sectors – and, like all disruption, its impact may be threatening, hugely positive, or both. The ecosystem of the 4thindustrial revolution could be game-changing, as …
lnnovative tech solutions with the potential to change lives across the globe were highlighted at the ITU Telecom World Awards 2018 ceremony on the closing day of ITU Telecom World 2018, the global event for governments, corporates and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, held this week in Durban, South Africa. From digital agriculture, mobile …
Opening a positive and affirming session on the empowerment of women in the ICT sector with a very high-level panel and an engaged and enthusiastic audience, keynote speaker H. E. Lindiwe Daphney Zulu, Minister of Small Business Development, urged government to create a conducive environment for women by working together across ministries, entrepreneurs, academia, policy makers, state development agencies and …
