University of Lomé introduces two new mining-oriented courses
KND Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Two new courses - Mining Geology and Analytical Chemistry Mines and Environment - have been introduced by the Faculty of Science [...] Full text...
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Liquid Telecom is official partner of MIT in Inclusive Innovation 2019 competition
MTA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The pan-African telecommunications operator, Liquid Telecom, has been selected as the official partner in Africa of the American Research Institute [...] Full text...
Humanoid robot Sophia to feature at Transform Africa Summit in Kigali
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (Rwanda) - One of the famous social humanoid robots and the world's first robot citizen, Sophia, will interact with participants at the 5th [...] Full text...
First Tunisian satellite to be launched
MTA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian group, ''TELNET'', and the Russian group, GK Launch Services, on Monday signed a contract to launch the first Tunisian [...] Full text...
Tunis hosts second Chinese-Arab forum on ICTs
MSA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO) holds the second session of the ‘’Chinese-Arab cooperation forum’’, on Monday and Tuesday, [...] Full text...
First symposium of African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics opens in Bamako
MTA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first symposium of the African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics (ACE-B) opened Tuesday in the Malian capital, Bamako, officials told [...] Full text...
Mauritius minister highlights ICT role in timely disaster management
NA Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Technology, Communication and Innovation minister Yogida Sawmynaden on Wednesday said that Information and Communication Technology (ICT), “without a doubt”, plays [...] Full text...
Mauritius to launch first Infrared Satellite end 2019
NA Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) The first Mauritian Infrared Satellite (MIR-SAT1), a project of the Mauritius Research Council (MRC), will be launched by the end of this [...] Full text...
Mauritania launches optical fiber laying project "WARCIP-Mauritania"
KND Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday flagged off the construction of a fiber optic network for telecommunications in the [...] Full text...
AIMS opens registrations for Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence
MTA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) announced on Monday in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, the opening of registration for the [...] Full text...
'Geospatial technology a tool for sustainable development of ocean economy'
ACK Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping Minister Mr Premdut Koonjoo, on Monday urged scientists to ensure that the [...] Full text...
German Ministry of Education launches competition for innovation
MTA Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The German Ministry of Education has launched a competition in Tunis for the Germany-Africa award for innovation worth 150,000 euros, the [...] Full text...
Brazzaville hosts Internet Governance Forum in Africa
KND Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - States and governments in the Central Africa sub-region must invest to improve not only access, but also to ensure good Internet [...] Full text...
Niamey hosts maiden edition of African Science Week
KND Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The first edition of the African Science Week, aimed at discovering the world of science, research and technology, through scientific days [...] Full text...
Internet milestone reached, as more than 50 per cent go online - ITU
MA New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, more than half of the world’s population of nearly 8 billion will be using the internet [...] Full text...
Morocco to host forum on artificial intelligence in Africa Dec. 12-13
MSA Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – UNESCO and the Mohamed VI polytechnic University will organize a forum on artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa, organisers said on Wednesday.
The [...] Full text...
Artificial Intelligence Show opens in Mauritius
ACK Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) – A three-day World Artificial Intelligence Show and World Blockchain Summit 2018 opened on Wednesday night in Mauritius where the United Nations [...] Full text...
Korea invests $9 Million to support development of science and technology in Sub-Saharan Africa
AR Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE on Friday signed an initial US$ 3.8 million grant agreement with the [...] Full text...
Marginalised voices must be ‘included and amplified’ in digital technology space: UN Chief
MA Paris, France (PANA) - New thinking is needed to better address deep gender gaps in access to digital technologies, seek out networks of the increasingly [...] Full text...
Cutting-edge tech a ‘double-edged sword for developing countries’: UN report
MA New York, US (PANA) - The latest technological advances, from artificial intelligence to electric cars, can be a “double-edged sword”, says the latest UN World [...] Full text...
SADC workshop focuses on cyber security
ACK Ebène, Mauritius (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) capacity building workshop focusing on cyber security and the SADC Regional Cyber security Drill opened [...] Full text...
UNESCO invites experts to open discussion on Artificial Intelligence
VAO Paris, France (PANA) - In order to reflect on the significant impact of emerging and smart technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of [...] Full text...
NPT marks first anniversary, but still lacks sufficient numbers to become law - UN chief
MA New York, US (PANA) - On Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the first anniversary of the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of [...] Full text...
Fund for science, technology established in Côte d'Ivoire
MSA Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government on Wednesday announced the adoption of a bill governing the organisation and functioning of a Fund for [...] Full text...
Science, technology, innovation crucial to ‘transformative impact’ of SDGs, UN forum told
MA New York, US (PANA) - If everyone is to enjoy a future of peace, dignity and opportunity, then science, technology and innovation need to be [...] Full text...
UN highlights importance of science and technology
MA New York, US (PANA) - Science and technology offer part of the solution to climate change, inequality and other global issues, a United Nations official [...] Full text...
Make every day a day for girls in ICT, says UN
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From Switzerland to Somalia girls are creating their own apps; they are programming the robots they build.
On Girls in Information [...] Full text...
Kenya moves to protect data ,internet users' privacy
DJ Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya government is in the process of putting in place the requisite legislation to protect data and enhance cyber security, ICT [...] Full text...
South Africa, France complete satellite project
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and the French South African Institute of Technology (F’Sati) have teamed up [...] Full text...
Global anxiety deepens over online data and privacy protection – UN agency
MA New York, US (PANA) - Internet users worldwide are becoming more worried about their privacy online and many question the protections offered by Internet and [...] Full text...
UNESCO rewards 3 for outstanding research in Life Sciences
VAO Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - UNESCO has named three laureates who will receive the UNESCO–Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences, at [...] Full text...
UN chief urges new push to free world from nuclear weapons
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warning that nuclear weapons pose catastrophic risks to human life and the environment, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called [...] Full text...
Trump salutes South African-born billionaire
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – US President Donald Trump has saluted South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who this week launched the world’s most powerful [...] Full text...
‘Protect children and their digital footprint,’ urges UNICEF
MA New York, US (PANA) – Every half a second, every day, a child goes online for the first time – tapping into all the great [...] Full text...
World’s most vulnerable countries on track to achieve universal Internet access by 2020 – Report
MA New York, US (PANA) – The world’s least developed countries are narrowing ‘digital divide,’ and with millions of people now taking advantage of smart phones [...] Full text...
Kigali to host first East African centre of excellence in astrophysics
TWA Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The East Africa Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR), a new regional centre of excellence, will be established in Kigali by May [...] Full text...
South African billionaire launches new rocket
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African billionaire, Elon Musk, has launched his latest rocket into space under the code name, Zuma.
Musk’s SpaceX rocket [...] Full text...
UN chief highlights need for Internet governance to support innovation
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Adequate governance is critical to realising the vast promise of the Internet for a better world for all, Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
UNICEF: Make the digital world safer for children
MA New York, USA (PANA) – Despite children’s massive online presence – 1 in 3 internet users worldwide is a child – too little is done [...] Full text...
China tops patent, trademark and design filings in 2016
MA New York, USA (PANA) – Worldwide filings for patents, trademarks and industrial designs reached record highs in 2016 amid soaring demand in China, which received [...] Full text...
UN designates 2021-2030 ‘Decade of Ocean Science’
MA Paris, France (PANA) – The United Nations on Wednesday designated the years 2021 to 2030 as the ‘Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development’ to [...] Full text...
UNESCO - MERCK Africa Research Summit (MARS) opens in Mauritius
ACK Ebène , Mauritius (PANA) - The third edition of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - MERCK Africa Research Summit (MARS) opened [...] Full text...
AU completes installation of internet exchange connection in 33 countries
AO Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union Commission (AU) has completed the landmark rollout of an internet exchange in 33 African countries, helping carriers [...] Full text...
All countries should benefit from fast-moving ICT revolution, urges UN agency
MA New York, USA (PANA) – Revolutionary advances in technology have the potential to “fundamentally transform” billions of lives, but the threat that many people – [...] Full text...
'Science and technology can help tackle key sustainable development challenges'
MA Paris, France (PANA) – Integrated science is essential to strengthen water management, sustainably use the oceans and tackle climate change, the head of the United [...] Full text...
Germany set to assist Congo in scientific research
MSA Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The German ambassador in Congo, Klaus Peto Schick, said on Thursday that his country is willing to back scientific research in [...] Full text...
US: Robot Sophia joins UN meeting on artificial intelligence, sustainable dev't
MA New York, US (PANA) – Artificial intelligence has the potential to accelerate progress on global development goals, but also poses a range of complex challenges, [...] Full text...
Belgium: EU gives final go-ahead for free WiFi4EU Internet hotspots
AR Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) will sponsor free wireless internet access points in town halls, libraries, parks and other public places under [...] Full text...
US: UN aspires to create ‘space’ for women in science and technology
MA New York, US (PANA) – A three-day event on how to, among other things, improve women’s involvement in the aerospace sector as well as in [...] Full text...
UK: Mobile broadband boosts economy, report reveals
C F London, UK (PANA) - In a report conducted in collaboration with the Imperial College of London, Ericsson Research has confirmed that when a country adopts [...] Full text...