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The Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies, together with broadcasters, have started with the phased switch-off of analogue television transmitters in the Free State. This comes at the back of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during the State of the Nation Address last month that the phased switch-off of analogue TV transmitters would begin this month. It is anticipated that this process, which will be done province-by-province, will be completed by the end of March 20...

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will launch an urgent appeal against the North Gauteng High Court’s decision to grant Telkom…

Share this article Share this article HONG KONG, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited ("NetDragon" or "the Company", Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that the Company will launch an E-Resource platform for teachers around the globe in a joint project with UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE). The project, namely "Teacher Capacity Building with AI and Digital Tec...

The new Creative Assembly Legacy Scholarship provides financial support and expert mentorship. The scholarship is specifically open to underrepresented or disadvantaged individuals to address existing cultural and socio-economical barriers which may limit their chances of success. Those who are interested in studying on the Games Design degree at Teesside University can apply if they meet the following eligibility criteria; a household income below £25,000 a year and/or identifies as fem...

Reuters | Cape Town | Updated: 09-03-2021 17:06 IST | Created: 09-03-2021 16:33 IST Representative image Image Credit: Twitter (@SANDFCorpEvents) South Africas telecoms regulator ICASA said on Tuesday it will appeal a court order restraining it from proceeding with an auction of radio frequency spectrum licenses, needed to lower data costs, expand 4G capacity and roll out new 5G technology. On Monday, High Court Judge Selby Baqwa passed an order prohibiting the regulator from going ahead with...

MultiChoice has echoed calls from the country’s public broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), for South Africa’s current TV licence model to be eliminated — favouring the implementation of a public broadcasting tax on households. However, the service operator has said it is opposed to the SABC’s proposal that subscription broadcasters be required to collect this levy from subscribers, arguing that the funds be collected by the SA Revenue Service (SARS).  “We ...

SCHOOLS in Wiltshire are being urged to apply to a fund that will help disadvantaged children gain access to laptops and tablets enabling them to…

Innovation underpinned by trustworthy governance, says CDEI Public support for greater use of digital technologies such as AI depends on how much trust people have in its governance, says report Share this item with your network: By Published: 05 Mar 2021 10:28 Trustworthy governance of new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) is needed to ensure public support for their adoption, the UK’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) has warned. To evaluate the publi...

The events industry that was steadily growing on a double-digit growth rate industry has seen a halt since Covid-19 has entered the global economy. Manish

IIITD CALL FOR PhD APPLICATIONS (2021-2022) The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Indraprastha Institute for Information Technology Delhi, invites applicants for PhD positions in Economics and Sociology/ Anthropology in the following areas of research: Economics: Experimental and behavioural economics Sociology/ Anthropology:  Ageing/ Smart Aging; Migration & Transnationalism; Medical Anthropology; Care; Family and Kinship Studies, Future of Work; Precarious work; Commons and Livel...