AfricaCom Newsletter Archive

 In this week's round-up from Africa Tech Festival you'll find:
 

• Free copies of our 3 most-read reports from 2020.
• Building and motivating your workforce, with Sterling Bank's CFO for Corporate and Investment Banking (you don't want to miss this if you're looking for some inspiration).
• East Africa's response to COVID-19.
• The latest news and updates from Connecting Africa.

Africa's largest tech event asks what will this year hold and where will your biggest opportunities lie? In this newsletter, we share a brand new report covering the top trends for 2021 as well as the most recent tech, media and telecommunications news from Connecting Africa.

Last week, thousands of people across the world joined us for our first ever virtual Africa Tech Festival. It was a week filled with inspirational talks and hours of networking. This newsletter also features the Africa Interconnection Report from Console Connect by PCCW Global.

Microsoft's National Technology Officer, Asif Valley, shares insight into Microsoft's projects, including AI, agritech, and more.

COVID-19 is having a profound effect on how the telecoms and media stakeholders conduct businesses, interact with their clients and perceive the future of their businesses. This newsletter features a brand new report including new research from Omdia and the AfricaCom audience's insights.

What does it truly mean to build connectivity for everyone, with everyone? In this newsletter, we cover connectivity for the continent - and importantly, how to make it inclusive for women, including an interview with the Alliance for Affordable Internet.

one month away from the Virtual Africa Tech Festival, we look at how the upcoming event will keep people connected and support local NGOs and charities: La Difference, The Kolisi Foundation and CodeSpace Trust.

We caught up with Tunde Fafunwa, Lead Advisor at Digital Centre for Excellence, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, to learn about the role of Digital ID across Africa, including the importance of Digital ID for banking the unbanked.

As we head towards the end of 2020 into 2021, companies are asking how best to drive workplace innovation and upskill their teams. Following many conversations with our community on this topic, this Africa Tech Festival newsletter is dedicated to the Future of Work.

The report looks at African technology investment priorities for the next 12 months and compares Africa’s view of the transformational potential of 5G with global expectations.

Today's newsletter features a new interview with Space In Africa's founder, a brand new artificial intelligence report, and announcements on the Awards. We're also giving you an overview of what's coming up at Africa Tech Festival, and highlights from East Africa Com - including news from Safaricom.

We're delighted to announce registration is now LIVE for Virtual Africa Tech Festival.

Currently thinking about your digital transformation? Here's a new, free white paper for you.

Exclusive: How to win public performance benchmarks and save costs.

Introducing Our Charity Partner: CodeSpace Trust.

Register for this webinar to discover the digital online products and services that could help you in 2020.

Find out how AI is powering African business.