Jonathan Allen, AWS executive in residence. Amazon Web Services (AWS) says its Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) business will help organisations across Africa increasingly shift their focus from artificial intelligence (AI) exploration, to real-world business transformation. This, after the cloud computing giant in June announced it was investing $1 billion to set up the new AWS…
Addis Ababa — The U.S.-based Cable News Network (CNN) has spotlighted Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as one of Africa’s most remarkable engineering achievements. The media company also portrayed the project as a symbol of the country’s broader economic transformation and infrastructure-driven development strategy. In a feature on its Connecting Africa program, CNN journalist…
The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched its 2027 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a special call out to engineers and innovators in South Africa, the home to two shortlisted candidates this year. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, which is part funded by the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, is the…
Read about their recent collaboration with European manufacturer F. ENGEL demonstrating how engineers integrated seamlessly with internal teams, modernised a complex B2B commerce platform, and supported scalable, cost-efficient digital growth. Scaling digital delivery through collaborative hybrid teams In response to the deepening worldwide shortage of skilled tech professionals and the accelerating pace of digital transformation,…
Can Artificial Intelligence, AI, play a transformative role in addressing the long-standing gaps in engineering education across Nigeria and Africa? This question is gaining momentum as researchers and education experts explore how AI can bridge the persistent divide between theory and practical application in engineering training across the continent. For decades, engineering education in Africa…
OceanGate’s Titan submersible imploded on its journey to the wreck of the Titantic because of poor engineering and multiple failures to test the vessel, according to an official report. Titan imploded in June 2023, killing all five passengers on board including OceanGate’s chief executive. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found the engineering process…
WeThinkCode and Spatialedge partner to empower the next generation of data engineers. Software development academy WeThinkCode has rolled out its data engineering elective, in partnership with Spatialedge. The course, introduced as part of WeThinkCode’s 2024 curriculum expansion, was designed and delivered in close partnership with Spatialedge, whose experience in solving real-world, data-driven challenges helped shape…
