Gender balance makes for better teams. Yet in Tech the numbers are disappointing. This article gives a personal reflection on this important topic.
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Are We Creating An Insecure Internet of Things (IoT)? Security Challenges and Concerns
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been an industry buzzword for years, but sluggish development and limited commercialization have led some industry watchers to start calling it the “Internet of NoThings”. Double puns aside, IoT development is in trouble. Aside from spawning geeky jokes unfit for most social occasions, the hype did not help; and, in fact, I believe it actually caused a lot more harm than good. There are a few problems with IoT, but all the positive coverage and baseless hype are one we could do without.
Read MoreThis StartUp is Giving Girls a Leg Up in Tech Business
In Akan dialect, Soronko means ‘different’ and the company is doing just that, standing out in providing quality services to its clients. The company sees its purpose as that of creating and managing enterprises that apply technology to promote social development. Sonkoro has developed an app for the deaf , "the signing monkey".
Read MoreThe Internet of everything: Is Zimbabwe Ready?
Currently Zimbabwe's average Internet speed sits at 3.05Mbps which is way below the global average of 17.9Mbps. Zimbabwe is ranked 106 in the world in-terms of Internet speed. At such speeds not much can be done in the connected world thus a lot of investment needs to be done to improve the bandwidth capacity to make sure that everyone benefits from the Internet of Everything.
Read MoreZimbabwe jumps onto the Startup wagon
A new form of youth empowerment is visibly growing in Zimbabwe. A lot of techpreneurship challenges and competitions have sprouted all over the country, some of which have managed to capture the attention of organizations as big as the United States of America Embassy
Read MoreMobile money accelerates financial inclusion in Zimbabwe
Considering the country’s liquidity crunch, mobile money has ushered in a new convenient way of doing business. With current mobile money services you can now send and receive money, pay for groceries in retail outlets, pay for public transport, make newspaper subscriptions, buy airtime, pay utility bills like water bills, rent, satellite TV in the absence of hard cash. Most recently EcoCash introduced EcoCash Save which allows you to save any amount of money and get zero percent interest loans after 3 months. EcoCash has also gone the extra mile by allowing companies to pay salaries through mobiles.
Read MoreZimbabwe's Growing Demand for Data
At only 40% penetration, Zimbabwe still has an untapped potential market of 60% of its 13 million population, yet to be connected to the Internet. This presents an opportunity to service providers to build relevant and affordable Internet packages which will enable them to reach the remaining 60% as well as to maintain the growth trend. As
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