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It was celebrated as a lads mag in the 90s, and now it’s making a return. What’s changed?
Not even online shopping is free from gender bias.
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Not even online shopping is free from gender bias.
An election official uses the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to take a picture of a voter during Nigeria’s presidential election.
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The use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System or BVAS and the result-viewing portal IReV improved the running of the elections.
A group of voters showing their cards.
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A digital tool to help citizens know the candidates better has been developed for Nigeria’s 2023 elections.
Many NFT creators come from a practice of 3D modelling, graphic design, animation or video game design.
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Creators of NFT art are organizing themselves into new art scenes, but they are still searching for cultural legitimacy while museums remain skittish.
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The digital transformation of Kenya’s agriculture will become a reality if it can link viable digital solution providers with potential beneficiaries.
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The metaverse could open up more access to travel, entertainment and work for all.
Technology companies need to tackle data-related emissions, not just electronic waste.
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Online life produces a surprising amount of emissions that need to be tackled alongside physical e-waste.
Streaming platforms are facing a tougher economic outlook.
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The way streaming platforms operate is changing to tackle falling subscriptions due to the rising cost of living
The pandemic shifted many concerts, events and performances online.
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We can emerge from the pandemic a culturally stronger and more forward-looking and resilient country than before if we support the culture sector and digitalization.
Card readers were used to confirm permanent voter cards during the 2019 Presidential elections in Nigeria.
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Digitisation has enhanced the conduct of elections in Nigeria but there are still some drawbacks affecting its efficiency.
Real-time surveillance has been key to the global pandemic response.
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A post-pandemic healthcare service in Ghana and beyond may usefully incorporate elements of mobile health programmes.
Ghana’s population has expanded its data categories
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Ghana’s latest population census offers a window into the contested terrain of population statistics.
Kenya’s universities face huge challenges going digital.
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The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going away any time soon. Kenya’s universities must adapt.
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Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
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The 97-year-old media conglomerate has changed its business strategy and is focusing most of its energy on its streaming platform, Disney+.
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Estonia has digitised 99% of its public services.
A volume of the Law of Kenya sits on a judge’s desk during trial.
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A great deal still needs to be done to ensure that Kenyans have proper access to the justice system.
Nigerian teenagers need knowledgeable digital mentors and coaches.
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Nigeria must give more attention to teaching of digital skills and issues surrounding digital life as digital technologies have come to stay.
The time we invest in our digital lives is time we don’t get back. But, it’s not impossible to knock your digital-dependance - and the holidays are the best time to start.
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As the head of a media and communications program, my life’s digital-analogue balance was off. Four weeks at sea with no devices refocussed my views – even on things that had been there all along.