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Cybersecurity: Assuring the future of organizations in the post-COVID era
- October 13, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Business Strategy, Technology, Technology & Telecommunication, Worldwide
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The increase in Cyberattacks incidents is common in times of crises and 2008’s worldwide economic recession is the most recent proof. From Heartland’s biggest credit card scam in history to Virginia’s prescription monitoring hack, the 2008 economic recession has witnessed a considerable increase in breaches and cybercrimes. As recorded by the Financial Fraud Action (UK),
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Global datasphere amid Covid-19 pandemic
- May 27, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Economics, Technology, Technology & Telecommunication
A 2019 study shows that we spend on average 6 hours and 42 minutes connected to the internet per day. These estimates do not take into consideration the impact of Covid-19 implied quarantine. We are more and more connected to the internet via our computers, tablets, and smartphones. Internet of Things (IoT) is also connecting
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Microinsurance sector : An overview of the market development and distribution strategies in Africa
- April 29, 2020
- Posted by: marketing
- Category: Africa, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Financial Services, North Africa, Technology, West Africa
Home to more than 700 million low-income citizens, Africa is considered a major market for micro-financial offerings, including microinsurance. According to the 2018 Landscape of Microinsurance in Africa study conducted by the Micro Insurance Network, only 2% of Africa’s low-income population is currently served by microinsurers. Microinsurance at its core is a type of insurance
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“Power to X”: What role could Morocco play in this new paradigm?
- April 13, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Africa, Economics, Energy, North Africa, Sustainable Development, Technology
“Power to X” in few words “Power to X” or “PtX” is a technology that consists in transforming electricity into another energy vector. This “X-vector” could be heat (Power to Heat) to meet industrial needs or to supply heating networks. It could also be a synthesis gas (Power to Gas) such as hydrogen for mobility
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The Upsurge of Blockchain Market in Africa
- June 21, 2019
- Posted by: marketing
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Central Africa, East Africa, Economics, North Africa, Technology & Telecommunication, West Africa
It is obvious that Africa needs technological innovations to jump a generation and catch up with other countries. The continent can indeed turn the lack of infrastructure from a disadvantage into an asset. It offers a blank playground to test and validate new concepts such as mobile payment, which has quickly gained ground, as it
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GCC Retail Sector : A shift toward Artificial Intelligence
- April 22, 2019
- Posted by: marketing
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Economics, Technology & Telecommunication
With a growing understanding of the impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to have on customer relations and sales, retailers across the world are exponentially investing in AI with an estimated global annual spending reaching around 7,3 billion dollars by 2022. Artificial intelligence has become a future strategic imperative for retailers. Through enabling process automation,
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African Smart Cities: a solution to the booming urbanization process in the continent?
- May 25, 2018
- Posted by: infomineo-admin
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, Technology & Telecommunication, West Africa
Africa is undergoing impressive urban growth. The continent who was alongside with Asia one of the least urbanized in the world back in 2014, is now demonstrating fast urbanization rates[1] and is envisioned to reach a 2.4 billion population within the next decades favoring cities over rural areas[2]. By 2030, it is expected that 6 -
Could 3D printing revolutionize manufacturing in Africa and the Middle East?
- February 23, 2018
- Posted by: Mona Abisourour
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Middle East, Technology & Telecommunication
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is a truly disrupting phenomenon whose market, technologies, knowledge, and field of applications are witnessing an exponential growth along the last 10 years. Counted among the main technologies leading the 4th Industrial Revolution, Additive Manufacturing is currently transforming industrial production: At a company level, in the sense of redesigning the -
Digitalization to Spur African Growth
- December 18, 2017
- Posted by: Mona Abisourour
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Technology & Telecommunication
Digitalization, a term commonly confused with digitization, is currently a burgeoning phenomenon and the rise of the fourth industrial revolution has a lot to do with that. According to Gartner’s IT Glossary, digitalization is the use of digital technologies to change a business model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities [1], whereas, digitization is the -
Investments in Agribusiness in Africa
- October 30, 2017
- Posted by: Mona Abisourour
- Category: Africa, Agriculture, Blog Category, Sustainable Development, Technology & Telecommunication
Can Africa feed the world? Africa’s agriculture sector has been growing at a steady pace and might turn the continent into an economic power. Africa might be able to feed itself and the world if it keeps putting a focus on enhancing efficiency in using its resources. The focus on agriculture emerged from the willingness
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