Vodafone and Google announce 10-year AI deal
11 October 2024
Vodafone and Google have announced a ten-year strategic expansion of their existing partnership to bring new services, devices, and TV experiences to millions of Vodafone’s customers across Europe and Africa, supported by Google Cloud and Google’s Gemini models.
The agreement will bring storage, security, and AI assistance to Vodafone’s customers in 15 countries, as well as its partners in an additional 45 markets worldwide, while Google will use Vodafone’s fixed and mobile connectivity services to improve workforce productivity.
Find out more Malawi begins Smart Village plans
10 September 2024
Malawi has announced plans to launch a Smart Village Initiative with Huawei.
This effort seeks to bring digital transformation to rural areas across the country, improving connectivity and access to digital services.
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Egypt and Indonesia consider joining forces for digitalization
04 September 2024
During the 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) held in Badung, Bali, the Egyptian government offered Indonesian companies the opportunity to invest in various sectors, including data centres and digitalization.
“The Egyptian government wants Indonesian companies to invest in their data center projects. Indonesia, as a large and experienced country, can share its experiences on how digitalization improves the national economy and progress,” said Budi Arie Setiadi, Indonesian Minister of Communication and Information Technology.
Find out more GSMA: Nigeria pivotal in AI’s future
21 August 2024
The GSMA has identified Nigeria as a pivotal player in the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) for driving socio-economic progress and climate impact in its new report, ‘AI for Africa: Use Cases Delivering Impact – Nigeria Deep Dive.’
It follows the continent-wide report, which highlighted that while Africa currently accounts for only 2.5% of the global AI market, emerging AI applications hold the potential to boost African economic growth by an astonishing $2.9 trillion by 2030. The newly-released analysis on Nigeria highlights AI’s transformative capacity in the country in key sectors such as agriculture, energy and climate action, and underscores Nigeria’s potential to lead in AI-driven development across the continent.
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