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MTN Uganda Launches ‘API as a Service’ to Accelerate Digital Transformation for Enterprises

MTN Uganda Launches ‘API as a Service’ to Accelerate Digital Transformation for Enterprises

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MTN Uganda has announced the launch of its new MTN 'API as a Service', a solution that provides third parties access to its proprietary software platform. This new service enables businesses to create innovative services that will accelerate digital transformation and innovation. With the launch of the API service, MTN Uganda positions itself as a digital transformation enabler and partner for businesses in both local and international markets, in line with MTN's Ambition 2025. “The commercialization of MTN APIs, will provide developers with access to MTN's software platform, allowing them to create new innovations and better ways to satisfy customers faster,” the Chief Marketing Officer, Somdev Sen said at the launch. He emphasized that the service presents a significant opportunity for ...
Fortebet rewards it’s customers.

Fortebet rewards it’s customers.

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Fortebet in collaboration with NBS Sport TV, hosts the most popular Lunchtime sports show in various Fortebet branches across the country. The show starts every Thursday between 1:30 pm - 2:00pm where the host will interview Fortebet’s staff and their clients. The clients will be able to mingle with their favorite presenters and also get to win fabulous prizes. All are welcome to be part of the show! The previous show was held at Owino Main branch whereby Fortebet’s clients got a rare opportunity to participate in the sports show. Fortebet dished out goodies like cool mobile phones, sports jerseys, T-shirts, pens, wristbands and many more. The Bodaboda riders who were present got reflector jackets to help in road safety. On this coming Thursday, NBS Sport TV and Fortebet team will be a...
“Huawei’s Seeds for the Future can be used to beef up Uganda’s investment in technology”, says Minister Babalanda

“Huawei’s Seeds for the Future can be used to beef up Uganda’s investment in technology”, says Minister Babalanda

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The Minister for Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda has commended Huawei for skilling Ugandans through different ICT programs like Seeds for the Future Hon. Babalanda made the remarks during the launch of the 2022 Huawei Uganda Seeds for the Future Program on Friday. The program kicks off today online. "In a special way, I would like to commend Huawei for living what they preach as one of the top ICT companies. That even with COVID-19, their business and program has continued online, such are fruits of ICT. I continue to thank the job well done by Ministry of ICT, Ministry of Education and universities for coordinating and seeing to it that our students benefit from such wonderful opportunities," said the Minister who was the Guest of Honor at the event. She also revealed that the ...
ERA On Mission ”safety first” To Train, Certify Qualified Electricians

ERA On Mission ”safety first” To Train, Certify Qualified Electricians

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Properties worth billions of shillings and lives have over the years been lost in Uganda as a result of illegal or poorly done electrical installations done by unqualified electricians. As one of the solutions to this problem, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) launched a campaign to train and grant certification only to qualified electricians, in a bid to save lives and property. To achieve this goal, the Authority recently established an Installation Permits Committee Coordination Centre, aimed at strengthening the supervision of licensed companies and extend services to consumers. Besides ensuring that only certified electricians are employed in the sector, this Centre will also be the main interface between the Installations Permit Committee (IPC), the installation wire perso...
Huawei’s TECH4ALL project in Africa Wins GSMA award

Huawei’s TECH4ALL project in Africa Wins GSMA award

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Huawei's TECH4ALL project in Africa Wins GSMA award At MWC 2022 Barcelona, Safaricom, Close the Gap and Huawei received the Global Mobile GLOMO Award in recognition of the TECH4ALL DigiTruck project's outstanding contribution to the UN's sustainable development goals. The DigiTruck project was launched in Kenya for the first time in 2019. It was launched by Huawei in collaboration with international NGO Close the Gap, Kenya’s Ministry for ICT, Computer for Schools Kenya, GSMA and operator Safaricom. The project aims to bring digital technology to resource-poor regions and enable people to receive quality education and improve their lives. By the end of 2020, the project has provided services to 13 Kenyan rural areas,1300 students and teachers, clocked up to 22000 hours for training. Digi...
Huawei Cloud – A GDPR Compliant Cloud Service Provider

Huawei Cloud – A GDPR Compliant Cloud Service Provider

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The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) is a regulation in the law on data protection and privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). The regulation also addresses the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas with a primary aim to enhance individuals' control and rights over their personal data, as well as to simplify the regulatory environment for international business. The regulation has become a model for many other national laws outside Europe, including United Kingdom, Turkey, Mauritius, Chile, Japan, Brazil, South Korea, Argentina and Kenya, among many others. In the Cloud context, Huawei acts as a data processor, where controllers (usually the customer) using Huawei solutions, maintain control over data hosted on this i...
Museveni Vows To Hunt Down Pigs Behind Komamboga Bomb Blast

Museveni Vows To Hunt Down Pigs Behind Komamboga Bomb Blast

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President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has warned backers of suspected terrorists behind the Komamboga bomb blast not to start complaining when Ugandan security agencies start crushing them In his second statement since the attack, Museveni condemned the “action of the ‘parasite pigs’ that planted a bomb at Digida Pork Point where they sell pork, sodas and alcohol.” Museveni, also the Commander-in-chief of the armed forces, further noted that although the owners and managers of Digida Pork Joint had flouted Covid19 prevention guidelines such as curfew restrictions, “still the criminality of the perpetrators must be condemned.” “Ever since my May 2018 speech in Parliament on crime and the 12 measures I announced, although only partially implemented, it is almost impossible for a crimi...
5G Cybersecurity is a growing need and Encryption a Must for every user

5G Cybersecurity is a growing need and Encryption a Must for every user

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The evolution of communication technologies has for the past 2 decades upgraded from 1G which enabled users to make Voice calls, 2G that introduced Short Messages (SMS) and Multi Media Messages (MMS) in the 90s, to 3G as an Internet connection enabler paving way for 4G as the current fast connection technology making Video sharing and streaming possible. Now, 5G is the latest communications technology that is currently in its late design and deployment stages. With 5G, low latency is expected to be a main factor with applications running in Virtual Reality (AR), Augmented Reality (AR), and the Internet of Things (IoT) as much anticipated use cases. However, with the emergence of 5G comes a rising need to secure user traffic and reduce on the rate of cyber attacks across the world. In the r...
Kampala International University signs MoU with Huawei Uganda to establish an ICT Academy.

Kampala International University signs MoU with Huawei Uganda to establish an ICT Academy.

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At KIU Main Campus – On Friday, July 23, 2021, Kampala International University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Huawei Technologies Uganda Company Limited on the establishment of an ICT Academy with KIU, a school-enterprise cooperation project that helps higher education institutions to build talent ecosystem From left, Wilbert Ayebazibwe from Directorate of Quality Assurance KIU, Fouziya Sooma Public Relations Manager Huawei Uganda, Jean Gao Deputy Managing Director Huawei Uganda, Assoc. Prof. Janice Busingye, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Finance and Administration KIU, Dr. Margaret Kareyo, Dean School of Mathematics and Computing (SOMAC) and Obinna Osigwe from Directorate of Marketing and Public Relations KIU.The representatives from Huawei were well received by the Deputy Vice-Chanc...
Huawei Cloud Ranked world’s 5th largest IaaS Provider

Huawei Cloud Ranked world’s 5th largest IaaS Provider

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HUAWEI CLOUD IaaS revenue surge by a stunning 202.8%, placing it in the top five list of cloud IaaS providers in the world, according to a report from market research firm Gartner Inc. According to the research firm, this is the second consecutive year of over 200% growth for Huawei Cloud in the IaaS market, braking Huawei Cloud into the top five IaaS vendors with 4.2% in global market share. HUAWEI CLOUD was one of the first vendors to invest in cloud-native technologies. HUAWEI CLOUD helped establish the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in 2015, and is the only founding member and the first platinum member of the CNCF, contributing more than 130 core features to the CNCF community. By December 2020, HUAWEI CLOUD had launched more than 220 cloud services and more than 210 solution...