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ICT Solutions can empower African Youth in Agriculture, CTA panel says
30/11/2017
In the sidelines of the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum, held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) panel led by CTA Director Michael Hailu affirmed that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are key to attracting African youth to...
WSIS Prizes 2018 submission opens
27/11/2017
WSIS has announced the opening of the WSIS Prizes 2018 and they are encouraging all the stakeholders to SUBMIT their project descriptions to the WSIS Prizes contest from 11 September 2017 – 2 January 2018. The e-Agriculture team encourages eligible projects in agriculture to submit their projects...
Estonia, Rwanda ICT entrepreneurs to create network
23/11/2017
Rwanda and Estonia are reported to have started to create a professional network between ICT entrepreneurs that could benefit these countries bi-laterally. This follows a working visit by the President of Estonia Her Excellency Kersti Kaljulaid who expressed interest in ICT oriented partnerships in...
Digital Technologies for Resilience Workshop (Tech4Resilience) in review
22/11/2017
Digital Technologies for Resilience was the theme of a workshop organized by FHI 360 in Bangkok with funding and support from Rockefeller Foundation and USAID. The workshop intended to create a space and exchange mat for professionals who are using digital technologies to enhance resilience. The...27/ 11
2017
How to integrate innovative ICT technologies into Agriculture and Agribusiness (Interactive Panel)
Nigeria 27/11/2017
The Digitalisation in Agriculture session will discuss how to successfully integrate innovative digital technologies into agriculture and agribusiness.
In this session, young ICT4Ag innovators, service providers, representatives of farmer organizations and policy makers will share their perspectives and experiences and explore opportunities for accelerating digitalization as a major vehicle for transforming African agriculture.
Digital Agriculture: Feeding the Future
20/11/2017
Technology has been applied in various fields and new concepts are emerging in some areas to accommodate this infusion. The concept of digital agriculture is a fairly new one; what does this mean? According to the Project Breakthrough, Digital Agriculture is defined as “the use of new and advanced...
European Union funds digital research and innovation for agriculture to tackle societal challenges
17/11/2017
The European Union avails 100 million euros funding for digital research and innovation that is made available under The Horizon 2020 work programme 2018-2020 which ( inter alia) seeks to advance the development and uptake of digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas. Digital technologies...
Further, faster, together: The vital role of ICTs in mitigating and adapting to climate change
17/11/2017
What has ICTs to do with climate change? Malcolm Johnson the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Deputy Secretary General, answers this question in the published news items coinciding with the COP23 that was discussing The Paris Agreement. He positions ICTs as a solution to the current...
Technology cannot solve all of Africa’s problems, but it can help with many: The promise of innovation
16/11/2017
The historical developmental path runs from the agricultural to the industrial revolution. When it comes to Africa, the question raised is Run or walk first? In essence, will technology leap frog Africa’s development? The Economist Special Report delves into this debate in-depth. Technology and...