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- 16 Apr 2019
Google Expands GNI Innovation Challenge to Africa
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is launching in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey in June. The GNI Innovation Challenge is inviting proposals…
- 14 Jul 2021
How 22 Media Innovators Were Selected for the Second GNI Innovation Challenge for Africa, Middle East & Turkey
Google has announced the names of 22 media innovators set to receive $2.1 million in funding through the second Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge for Africa, Middle East, and Turkey.…
- 25 Jun 2019
Google Dangles $150k on Journalists As GNI Innovation Challenge opens in Africa
Google has announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is open for application submissions in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The company disclosed this on Tuesday…
- 23 Feb 2022
Google Opens Portal for News Initiative Innovation Challenge, Seeks News Innovators in Middle East, Turkey & Africa
The Google News Initiative (GNI) has announced the opening of the third Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. The selected innovation projects will be eligible to receive up to…
- 28 Jul 2022
5 Nigerian Firms Among 34 Recipients of 3rd Google News Initiative Challenge
Google has announced 34 recipients of the third Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge drawn from Africa, Middle East, Israel & Turkey. The recipients, among them 21 journalists and…
- 9 Aug 2022
Tech Companies Making a Difference in Africa
Africa has long been touted as the continent with the most growth potential when it comes to tech and innovation. Many African countries are building their own equivalents of Silicon Valley and tech…
- 23 Feb 2021
Google Opens Portal for Second Google News Initiative in Africa
Google has called for application for the second Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey with an open call for projects that increase reader engagement and…
- 25 Oct 2021
Google to Partner with UNESCO to Support Digital Journalism Training in Africa
Google has launched the Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education to enhance journalists’ training in Africa. The announcement was made during the inaugural Google News Initiative…
- 28 Sept 2021
IFC, Telecom Infra Project Partner to Advance Digital Connectivity in Emerging Markets
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), a global community of companies and organizations focused on infrastructure solutions to advance connectivity worldwide,…
- 18 Oct 2019
Broadband for All in Africa to Gulp $100-billion - Report
To achieve universal broadband access, African countries will need to bring about 1.1 billion more people online Less than a third of Africa's population has access to broadband connectivity and…