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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Africa Program Zainab Usman is director of the Africa Program at Carnegie. Her fields of expertise include institutions, economic policy, energy policy and emerging economies in Africa. Education MSc, International Political Economy and Development, University of Birmingham BSc, International Relations, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Languages Zainab Usman is a senior fellow and director of the Africa Program at the Carnegie Endowment for Internationa...

TransUnion Expands Its Global Capability Center in Chennai to Pune Tuesday, February 23, 2021 12:00PM IST (6:30AM GMT) New center with a rapid growth plan to staff top technology talents in 2021   Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Pune, Maharashtra, India:  TransUnion, a leading global information and insights company, today announced the opening of a new functional center in Pune as an expansion of its existing global capability center (GCC) in ...

Students first to pilot virtual reality at South Essex College HEALTH, science and counselling students at South Essex College will be the first to pilot a new Employability virtual reality programme by BODYSWAPS. The pilot will begin on the March 01 2021 and will be accessible through the BODYSWAPS VR app, with plans to utilise the VR headsets when it is safe to return to campus. The partnership will allow students to view and challenge their own body language and communication ...

EU Monitor The Commission proposed today to set up 10 new European Partnerships between the European Union, Member States and/or the industry. The goal is to speed up the transition towards a green, climate neutral and digital Europe, and to make European industry more resilient and competitive. The EU will provide nearly €10 billion of funding that the partners will match with at least an equivalent amount of investment. This combined contribution is expected to mobilise additional investmen...

South African Parliament set to grill Mark Zuckerbergs Facebook 18 February 2021 3:19 PM election interference Share This: The Govt wants to know how Mark Zuckerberg’s company is planning to avoid spreading misinformation about the upcoming elections. Parliament will invite Facebook to answer questions about misinformation surrounding the 2021 elections. The Democratic Alliance (DA) requested that the Parliamentary Committee of Communications and Digital Technologie...

The Atlantic The Atlantic As of January 10, nine brokerages had set the one-year target stock price for GameStop at about $10. But that’s not where it would stay—at least for a while. It climbed in price because a subreddit, r/WallStreetBets, engineered a short squeeze. That kicked off a wild ride, revealing many things not just about how digital technologies are transforming our world, but also about how they are not. It was yet another stark demonstration that technology is not simply a ...

Neo4j Continues Exceptional Growth in 2020, Bolstered by Customer Wins, Mainstream Adoption and Community Expansion As Organizations Accelerate Their Digital Strategy, New and Existing Customers Turn to Neo4j to Address Critical Business Challenges News provided by Share this article SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Neo4j ®, the leader in graph technology, experienced significant momentum in 2020, with key customer and partner wins, strong developer adoption, and unparalleled ...

The Parliamentary Committee of Communications and Digital Technologies has agreed to invite Facebook to answer questions around misinformation surrounding the…

By DION HENRICK  CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa’s main opposition says its request for Facebook to account for its alleged role in misinformation an

More than 110 000 South Africans against proposed TV licence regulations 110 000+ South Africans voiced opposition against plans that will force users of laptops, tablets and streaming accounts to pay TV licences. The South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) confirmed thousands of South Africans “have voiced their opposition against plans that will force users of laptops, tablets, decoders and streaming platforms” to pay TV licences. More than 110 000 South Africans have signed a petit...