A study completed by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found that African countries committed to the Internet and its potential are most likely to increase efficiency in different sectors that boost the economy
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Indian telecom firm awarded US$289mn tender to supply laptops to Kenyan schools
Indian firm Olive Telecommunications Private Ltd has been awarded the US$289mn laptop supply tender by the Kenyan government, beating rivals in a schools computerisation project
Ugandan teachers acquire ICT skills
An estimated 300 Ugandan teachers from Uganda have completed Information Communication Technology(ICT) training, acquiring the skills to teach the subject as well as teaching other subjects to students
SEACOM plans further African expansion
Pan-African ICT service provider SEACOM is seeking to extend its operations across Africa in 2014
Kenya's data and smartphone usage fuelling East African connectivity
Spurred by increased connectivity to the world through underwater cables, data usage in Kenya is on the rise with the countrys is set to become home to an estimated 4.3mn smartphone users by the end of 2013