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SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
NEWSLETTER MAY 2018 |
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Join us at Mobile 360 – Africa |
Taking place on 17-19 July 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda, Mobile 360 Series – Africa gathers leaders across Sub-Saharan Africa’s tech and telecom landscape to shine the spotlight on Africa’s Digital Revolution. |
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Transform Africa Summit 2018 |
The event brought together delegates from various countries to discuss economic trends and promote policies and regulations needed to propel the continent in the global “ongoing digital revolution.” |
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Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development |
During this two-day event, Mats Granryd, GSMA Director General took part in a panel that focused on examining the current status of 5G under development, and whether the mobile industry can afford 5G in an era of declining margins. |
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Creating mobile health solutions for behaviour change | | |
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The mHealth programme have launched their new global report and case studies, presenting key findings of eight services in the mNutrition initiative portfolio. |
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Join our webinar taking place on Thursday, 24 May, where we'll share our learnings on the implementation of the mNutrition Initiative and mHealth service design and results on improved nutrition behaviours among mHealth service users across eight markets. |
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Mobile Money Leadership Forum |
Taking place on 19 July, the third day of Mobile 360 – Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, the Leadership Forum will gather industry thought leaders to explore current and future trends in mobile money. |
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Introducing the GSMA Mobile Money Certification |
Safaricom, Tigo Tanzania, Vodacom Tanzania and Orange Côte d’Ivoire have all received the mobile money certification. This a global initiative bringing safer, more transparent, and more resilient financial services to millions of mobile money users around the world. |
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Girls in ICT Day |
The GSMA Nairobi office supported the ITU’s Girls in ICT day by partnering with FunKidz to show school girls a variety of examples of women working in technology and how they can play a part. |
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The Annual Debate – Connecting Businesses Across Africa |
Akinwale Goodluck, Head of SSA was a key speaker at this event held in London. He also spoke on a panel focusing on ‘The Digital Dividend: Leveraging the Power of ICT’. |
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Start-ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets Issue 2 |
This report showcases some of the Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund grantees; highlights recent collaborations between operators and start-ups; and explores how start-ups are applying mobile technology in the agricultural sector. |
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Humanitarian Connectivity Charter Annual Report |
This year’s report shares how our signatories across Sub-Saharan Africa continue to contribute to three key trends in digital humanitarianism: displacement and connectivity, humanitarian cash transfers and innovation. |
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Benefits of P2G Payments via Mobile Money |
What benefits can mobile person-to-government unlock for consumers, governments, and mobile money providers? The second in our two-part blog series explores the opportunities in Ghana. |
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IoT and Remote Water Stands in The Gambia |
Find out how Africa Water Enterprises introduced IoT for monitoring and pre-payment for 100 eWATERtaps in our new Mobile for Development Utilities case study. |
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