AI-powered health collaboration targets African precision medicine

AI-powered health collaboration targets African precision medicine

The partnership will boost integrated multiome data analysis and AI-driven insights. (Image created using GenAI via ChatGPT) The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a memorandum of understanding and licensing agreement with PromptBio, a California-based data and life sciences company. According to a statement, the partnership will boost integrated multiome data analysis…

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Africa: Uganda Targets 1,000 Electric Coach Orders As Grand Trans-Africa Expedition Showcases Made-in-Uganda Innovation

Africa: Uganda Targets 1,000 Electric Coach Orders As Grand Trans-Africa Expedition Showcases Made-in-Uganda Innovation

Kampala, Uganda — Uganda has set its sights on securing orders for at least 1,000 electric coaches during the Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition, a milestone 30-day journey covering more than 13,000 kilometres across Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa, government officials said in Kampala today. The mission is designed not…

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Africa: Uganda Targets 1,000 Electric Coach Orders As Grand Trans-Africa Expedition Showcases Made-in-Uganda Innovation

Africa: EU Targets Africa-Indo-Pacific Digital Expansion With Major Undersea Cable Push

Nairobi — The European Union is stepping up efforts to expand secure digital connectivity across Africa and the Indo-Pacific through major investments in undersea cable infrastructure–an initiative officials say is critical for economic growth, maritime security, and global stability. Speaking virtually from Brussels to journalists in Nairobi, EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific María Castillo…

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Information Regulator targets spam callers

Information Regulator targets spam callers

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has proposed opt-out registry legislation to block unwanted direct marketing communication. The Information Regulator is creating regulatory confusion because it wants spam telemarketing to fall under its ambit, while the industry says it has no legal authority to take up the fight against illegal marketing callers. This issue…

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