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Meet Dr Trebi-Ollenu the Ghanaian scientist who built InSight, NASA’s latest spacecraft to land on Mars

 InSight, a spacecraft belonging to America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) landed the on Mars. According to the New York Times, the spacecraft is expected to study the Mars’

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Google to open Artificial Intelligence research center in Ghana

Google has announced it will open an Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) research center in Accra, Ghana this year, becoming the first A.I research center in Africa. The search engine’s giant made

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Papal iPad fetches $30,500 at auction in Uruguay

CNBC – An Apple iPad which belonged to Pope Francis fetched $30,500 at auction on Tuesday, with proceeds going to a school for the poor in Uruguay, the local auction

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G20 world leaders’ data emailed to football organisers

BBC News -The passport numbers and Visa details of 31 world leaders were accidentally emailed to the organisers of the Asian Cup in Australia before the G20 summit in Brisbane

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Ghana’s burgeoning tech start-ups

Whether you are talking about a Silicon Valley Roundabout, Fen or Wadi – there is no shortage of countries looking to adorn their mantelpieces with a hi-tech hub. But in

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Tech Needs Girls: equipping Ghanaian girls with IT skills

DW – Learning about technology and practical science can help children develop into critical thinkers. That is according to a young Ghanaian entrepreneur who encourages girls as young as six

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Set up special funds for IT business in Ghana – George Boateng

Myjoyonline – The Executive Chairman of Innovative EPS Ltd, Mr George Boateng says government may have to do a little bit more to amply demonstrate its genuine desire to integrate

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Microsoft’s ‘MySkill4Africa’ To Equip African Professionals

Ventures Africa – As part of its 4Afrika initiative, software giant, Microsoft Inc. has launched its “MySkills4Africa” training programme which will help equip about 200,000 African professionals with technical and

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Nigeria: Lagos Partners Microsoft, Oracle to Boost Technology Services

This Day – The Lagos State Ministry of Science and Technology has announced its partnership with Microsoft and Oracle, designed to boost Information and Communications Technology (ICT) service offerings in

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Rwanda’s ICT Industry Grows but Huge Challenges Abound

The New Times – The information and communication technology sector, including Internet and broadband, has suffered from limited fixed-line infrastructure and high prices, but developments in the fixed network market