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Instagram announces roll out of more restrictive “teen accounts” for users under 18
Starting today, September 17, 2024, Instagram has announced the introduction of a new “Teen Account” setting for all users under the age of ...
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Zambia reports increase in enrollments into technical, vocational institutions
Zambia has achieved a remarkable increase in enrollment at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TEVET) institutions nationwide. Technology and Science Minister Felix ...
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Zambia to digitise 400,000 civil service payslips as part of digital transformation initiative
The Zambian government has announced an ambitious project to digitise over 400,000 payslips for civil servants, covering records from 1972 to the present. ...
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WhatsApp to enable cross-app messaging, calls by 2027
Meta, the developer of WhatsApp, has announced plans to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which mandates interoperability between Meta-owned ...
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Tech minister, Mutati, urges financial sector to develop AI policies for enhanced services
The Zambian government has called on the financial sector to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) policies that will help integrate the latest technologies in ...
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Female engineers lament male dominance of tech sector, call for gender balance
The Zambia Women in Engineering Section (ZWES) has expressed concern over male dominance in the development of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence ...
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Zambia implements digital health systems project to enhance service delivery in hospitals
The Ministry of Technology and Science, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, has begun implementing the Digital Health Systems Project across hospitals ...
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Google to establish AI center of excellence at University of Zambia
The Zambian government has announced that Google will establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center of Excellence at the University of Zambia in Lusaka. ...
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Ampersand reportedly secures $21.5 million to electrify motorcycle transport in Africa
Africa’s electric vehicle (EV) energy tech company, Ampersand, has reportedly raised an additional US$21.5 million in equity funding over the past 12 months ...
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UNZA, South Korean centre partner to combat malaria with AI
The University of Zambia (UNZA) and the Convergence Research Centre for Insect Vectors (CRCIV) of South Korea have signed an agreement to promote ...
