IT News Africa

IT News Africa
Type of site	News and reviews
Available in	English
Website	http://www.itnewsafrica.com/
Launched	2007
Current status	Active

Last updated November 05, 2019

IT News Africa is a Johannesburg-based technology news website. It focuses on news surrounding information and telecommunications (ICT), broadband, IT security, software, gadgets and gaming, and mobile operators from across Africa. IT News Africa also produces the bi-monthly Innovation Dinner, a gathering of senior-level executives from the ICT industry across Africa hosted with the partnership of IBM;^[1] and is the publisher of the African Innovator Magazine.

Johannesburg, informally known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa and one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. While Johannesburg is not one of South Africa's three capital cities, it is the seat of the Constitutional Court. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade.

Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audiovisual systems, that enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.

The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries. The company began in 1911, founded in Endicott, New York, as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924. IBM is incorporated in New York.

Interviews

Being a news and information website, IT News Africa has conducted interviews with several high-profile executives in the African ICT industry, such as Samsung's Managing Director For South Africa,^[2] Nigeria’s Communications Commission’s Executive Commissioner,^[3] MTN’s CEO Sifiso Dabengwa,^[4] and SAP’s President Of Europe, Middle East And Africa.^[5]

Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol.

MTN Group Limited, formerly M-Cell, is a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African, European and Asian countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg. As of 30 June 2016, MTN recorded 232.6 million subscribers, making it the eighth largest mobile network operator in the world, and the largest in Africa. Active in over 20 countries, one-third of company revenue come from Nigeria, where it holds about 35% market share.

Innovation Dinner

IT News Africa is responsible for producing the bi-monthly Innovation Dinner series, which brings together senior-level executives from various ICT companies from across Africa to network and discuss the event's pre-determined topic. The event was first hosted in South Africa, but has since expanded into Nigeria and Kenya. On average, the dinner is attended by 90 invited-only guests which has included in the past executives from Hewlett-Packard, MTN, Ericsson, Motorola, Dimension Data and Huawei.

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa, bordering Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its coast in the south is located on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The federation comprises 36 states and 1 Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The constitution defines Nigeria as a democratic secular state.

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors. At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 52.2 million people, Kenya is the 27th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and also an inland port on Lake Victoria. Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret.

The Hewlett-Packard Company or Hewlett-Packard was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components as well as software and related services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors. In 2015, it was split into two separate companies, HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

African Innovator Magazine

IT News Africa is the sole publisher of the African Innovator Magazine, with its inaugural issue to be launched in 2012. The magazine will have a strong focus on innovation on the African continent, and spans a number of industries including mHealth, ICT, telecommunications and gadgets, as well as having in-depth articles and profiles on leading figures in the various industries.

Innovation in its modern meaning is "a new idea, creative thoughts, new imaginations in form of device or method". Innovation is often also viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs. Such innovation takes place through the provision of more-effective products, processes, services, technologies, or business models that are made available to markets, governments and society. An innovation is something original and more effective and, as a consequence, new, that "breaks into" the market or society. Innovation is related to, but not the same as, invention, as innovation is more apt to involve the practical implementation of an invention to make a meaningful impact in the market or society, and not all innovations require an invention. Innovation often manifests itself via the engineering process, when the problem being solved is of a technical or scientific nature. The opposite of innovation is exnovation.

mHealth is an abbreviation for mobile health, a term used for the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices. The term is most commonly used in reference to using mobile communication devices, such as mobile phones, tablet computers and PDAs, and wearable devices such as smart watches, for health services, information, and data collection. The mHealth field has emerged as a sub-segment of eHealth, the use of information and communication technology (ICT), such as computers, mobile phones, communications satellite, patient monitors, etc., for health services and information. mHealth applications include the use of mobile devices in collecting community and clinical health data, delivery of healthcare information to practitioners, researchers and patients, real-time monitoring of patient vital signs, the direct provision of care as well as training and collaboration of health workers.

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SAP SE is a German multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. SAP is headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with regional offices in 180 countries. The company has over 425,000 customers in over 180 countries and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.

Jacobs Edo has been the System Coordinator for the OPEC Fund for International Development since 2010. He is notable for his work in enterprise systems architecture, including design, implementation, upgrades, enhancements and support for over a decade.

CeBIT was the largest and most internationally representative computer expo. The trade fair was held each year on the Hanover fairground, the world's largest fairground, in Hanover, Germany. In its day, it was considered a barometer of current trends and a measure of the state of the art in information technology. It was organized by Deutsche Messe AG.

ForgetMeNot Africa was created in 2009, when ForgetMeNot Software joined forces with investment company Lonzim Plc to create ForgetMeNot Africa, a subsidiary that's solely focused on providing unified messaging and financial services in Africa, and began deploying its technology on the continent that same year, in Lesotho. Lonzim Plc owns 51% of ForgetMeNot Africa and ForgetMeNot Software own the remainder of the company.

The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association that represents companies from the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. As an advocacy organization, ITI works to influence policy issues aimed at encouraging innovation and promoting global competitiveness.

Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd. (BCX) is a South African-based information and communications technology (ICT) company. BCX is also listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) The ICT group has a wide footprint with operations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. In Africa, Bcx expands to Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia and Tanzania. The group also has offices in the United Kingdom as well as the Middle East. BCX has the largest data centre capacity in Southern Africa.

Digital Skills Global, formerly Digital Skills Academy is a provider of higher education programs and courses for working professionals. The Academy offers a range of programs including online international BSc Degrees, Professional Certificates and Short Courses. Graduates are located in 33 countries across six continents and work for organisations such as Google, PayPal, Facebook, LinkedIn, Deloitte, IBM and EY.

Afrinolly is a mobile application (App) which enables African entertainment enthusiasts to watch African movies, movie trailers, short films and music videos that have been made public by content owners or their legal representative most especially from the Nollywood film industry. Afrinolly is available for free on Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Phone, Windows 8 and Java-enabled phones.

Omobola Johnson Nigerian Cabinet Minister

Omobola Olubusola Johnson is a Nigerian technocrat and the Honorary Chairperson of the global Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). She is also a former Minister of Communication Technology in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Ernest Ndukwe Officer of the order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is a Nigerian Electronic/Electrical engineer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.

Phase3 Telecom is an aerial fiber optic network infrastructure provider, providing connectivity, network management and data storage services to wholesale, enterprise and retail customers across West Africa.The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria. In 2014 and 2018, the company added over more kilometers to its existing coverage area with footprint expansion of its MPLS network and fixed broadband services. They now operate a 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) open-access aerial fibre optic network. The company has been vital to growth in Africa's growing ICT market, implementing the Wire Nigeria Project—conceived by the Nigerian Communications Commission to help provide broadband communications access to rural communities. Phase3 has a broad range of wholesale and enterprise clients including Glo, MTN, 9Mobile, Ntel, Airtel, Smile Communications, World Bank, Julius Berger, Unity Bank e.t.c.Some of the African countries where the company currently has partner operations include Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Republic of Niger.

The Computer Village is an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) accessories market located in a community called Otigba, located at Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The market is the largest ICT accessory market in Africa. It is a Perfect competition market, under the umbrella of Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN).

Issam "Sam" Darwish is a U.S. entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He is Chairman and Group CEO of IHS Towers, the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events such as the 2015 Wendel Investor Forum and the 2016 Economist Nigeria Summit, as well as on international broadcast channels.

MTN Group, a major multi-national telecom company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, was handed down a $5.2 billion fine by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The commission exercised section 20(1) of the Telephone Subscribers regulation (TSR) law on MTN, for not meeting the deadline set up by the Mobile network operators (MNOs) for disconnecting the Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) with improper registration. The compliance audit carried out by the NCC on MTN network revealed unregistered 5.2 million customers lines un-deactivated. This led to the NCC fining MTN with the sum of $1000 for each unregistered SIM, which amounted to $5.2bn.

Ethel Delali Cofie is a Ghanaian IT professional, entrepreneur and consultant. She is the founder of Women in Tech Africa.

Steven L. Canepa is an American business executive. He is currently the Global Managing Director and General Manager of IBM Global Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment Industry. He previously held the positions of Global General Manager of Media & Entertainment Industry and director of IBM Consulting and Services in Los Angeles. He has received three Emmy Awards for innovation and is recognized for his insights in digital transformation. Frost and Sullivan recognized his team as the Digital Media Company of the year and he has been named a key industry influencer by AlwaysON and Digital Media.

Exergy is software developed by SilverBridge Holdings, a South African developer of business software for the financial services market in Africa.

Joseph "Olasunkanmi" Tegbe is a Nigerian management consultant, tax advisor, auditor and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants with experience in institutional transformation, reforms, strategy formulation and blue print development project management, change enablement, diagnostic reviews and ERP/IT solution review and implementation, and other financial services related roles.

References

↑ Alex Robinson (Feb 20, 2012). "IBM Makes Africa IT Deal". StocksandShares. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
↑ "Q&A: Samsung's Managing Director for South Africa | IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
↑ "Q&A: Nigerian Communications Commission's Dr Bashir Gwandu | IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
↑ "Q&A: MTN's CEO Sifiso Dabengwa | IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
↑ "Q&A: SAP's President of Europe, Middle East and Africa | IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.

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[1] Alex Robinson (Feb 20, 2012). "IBM Makes Africa IT Deal". StocksandShares. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[2] "Q&A: Samsung's Managing Director for South Africa | IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.

[3] "Q&A: Nigerian Communications Commission's Dr Bashir Gwandu | IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.

[4] "Q&A: MTN's CEO Sifiso Dabengwa | IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.

[5] "Q&A: SAP's President of Europe, Middle East and Africa | IT News Africa – Africa's Technology News Leader". www.itnewsafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.