[The Conversation Africa] Humans are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to inform decisions about our lives. AI is, for instance, helping to make hiring choices and offer medical diagnoses ..read more

[UNDP] New York -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today released a report - Small Island Digital States: How Digital Can Catalyse SIDS Development, highlighting the transformative potential of digital for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The report calls on UN member states, the international community, development partners and innovators, that efforts in the digital direction must continue and accelerate, without which some of the greatest challenges faced by the global island community cannot be ..read more

[savethechildren_uk] The Save the Children Immunisation Accelerator is open for applications from community-based organisations, and from local and national NGOs, research teams, social enterprises and tech companies. The most promising approaches will get the opportunity to increase their impact through financial and technical support and pilot their innovations in a live setting ..read more

[Nyasa Times] Dek Engineering Company has introduced, the locally made, first of its kind LED bulbs in Malawi called Eka-Lite LED Bulbs to be launched on 29th May in Lilongwe ..read more

[Vanguard] Nigerian scholar, Dr Abdulrazak Ibrahim, invented an insect control technology that is protecting farmers' crops in Brazil ..read more

[Nile Post] The Government of Belgium has committed financial and technical assistance to support research, agriculture, innovation, and tourism initiatives in the country's public universities ..read more

[The Conversation Africa] When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news articles in top media outlets, including The New York Times, covering his research would demonstrate his "extraordinary ability" in the sciences, as called for by the EB-1A visa ..read more

[Vanguard] A young Nigerian graduate, Usman Dalhatu, invented solar-powered kiosks for fast food sellers who operate mostly at night ..read more

[Vanguard] The Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Dr Tunji Olowolafe, has announced a N1 billion innovation fund designed to empower agro-tech companies founded by present graduands and students of the institution ..read more

[Government of Mauritius] In view to create a bespoke interactive and immersive 3D virtual tour of the Aapravasi Ghat, the Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation in collaboration with the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council, initiated the Immersive Discovery: 3D Virtual Visit of a National Heritage Site Project ..read more