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- 15 Jul 2015
IBM Research-Africa, RTI Int’l Partner for Data-Driven Development
RTI International, - a leading nonprofit research institute - and IBM’s Africa research lab, have announced a partnership to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies to help transform…
- 16 May 2017
IBM Research Focuses On Big Data to Tackle SDGs in Africa
As the world today, May 17, 2017 observe ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’ with the theme “Big Data for Big Impact.” ITU and the members are exploring how Big Data can help solve…
- 11 Dec 2018
IBM Research, Hello Tractor Unveil Digital Wallet For Agriculture Based on AI and Blockchain
IBM Research Scientists and start-up Hello Tractor are piloting an agriculture digital wallet and decision-making tool which provides demand and supply visibility for farmers, tractor fleet providers…
- 15 Dec 2021
IBM Appoints Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM Growth Markets in Africa
IBM has announced the appointment of Julia Carvalho as General Manager for IBM Growth Markets, Africa. Julia Carvalho Ms. Carvalho will be responsible for IBM’s business operations, growing our…
- 22 Sept 2016
IBM Joins U.S. President's Advisory Council on 'Doing Business in Africa'
IBM on Wednesday announced that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Takreem El Tohamy, IBM’s General Manager for the Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory…
- 24 Sept 2013
Okere Extols IBM Business Model in Africa
Austin Okere, founder and CEO of Computer Warehouse Group Plc has commended International Business Machine (IBM) business model in Africa, which according to him is customer focused. He stated this…
- 28 Sept 2009
IBM, Canonical Launch Linux-Based Netbook Software
IBM has partnered South Africa’s Canonical okUbuntu to provide flexible, open computing software solution to governments, public organisations and businesses in Sub Saharan Africa. IBM…
- 14 Jun 2019
University of Lagos, U I, others to benefit from IBM's Quantum Computing Program
IBM has announced the expansion of its quantum computing efforts to Africa in a new collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in South Africa. Wits University is the…
- 8 Dec 2017
IBM, OCP Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Africa
OCP Group has collaborated with software giant IBM to provide digital and IT services in sectors ranging from agriculture to industry across Africa. OCP, an African company headquartered in…
- 6 Feb 2014
FG, IBM Collaborate on Technology Development in Nigeria
Ministry of Communication Technology (MoCT) and IBM are collaborating to enable technology driven solutions that will resolve identified challenges in key sectors of the Nigerian economy. In order to…
- 20 Sept 2017
IBM, MTN Deploy IoT Technology to Save Africa’s Rhinos
Ahead of World Rhino Day 2017 this week, IBM; MTN, a leading African telecommunications provider; Wageningen University (WU) in the Netherlands and Prodapt, on Tuesday announced they are harnessing…
- 22 Feb 2016
IBM Supports Nigeria Innovation, Ease of Doing Business Drive
As the saying goes, Economists and development experts hardly agree on any matter. However, everyone involved in Africa’s ongoing development debate agrees that more than any other time in history,…
- 30 Jan 2014
IBM Study Identifies How African Businesses Can Overcome Technology Gap
Research reveals common challenges preventing IT progress in Africa recommends steps to overcome technology roadblocks IBM has announced the results of a new study entitled ‘Setting the pace in…
- 5 Aug 2014
Ghana's Fidelity Bank Seals 5 Year Deal with IBM
At the U.S. Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C on Tuesday, Ghana’s Fidelity Bank announced its choice of IBM to manage its technology infrastructure and services. The five year deal will help…
- 22 Jul 2022
5G Connectivity Holds Enormous Potential to Advance Innovation and Economic Development in Nigeria - Carvalho
Julia Carvalho is the General Manager for IBM Growth Markets in Africa. Julia is responsible for IBM’s business operations, growing the partner ecosystem and driving client satisfaction across…
- 23 Feb 2016
IBM Marks 23 Years of Inventions, Patent Leadership
IBM, the global technology firm reportedly invests as much as $6bn on technology R&D annually; and it continues to shape the future of computing through cognitive computing and cloud platforms…
- 10 Sept 2019
El Tohamy, IBM’s GM Reappointed to the U.S. President's Advisory Council
The President of the United States has reappointed Takreem El Tohamy, general manager, IBM Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA).…
- 18 Aug 2021
How AI is transforming Agriculture and Healthcare in Africa
By TšabiMolapo, Tonya Nyakeya, Sibongile Gumede, Sibusisiwe Makhanya Artificial intelligence has transformed the world – there is no doubt about that. As AI continues to mature, nations around the…
- 16 Feb 2009
IBM Expands Nigerian Operations
International Business Machine (IBM) has announced that it is expanding its operations in Nigeria to capture growth in the West African region. By doing this, the company said it will increase its…
- 7 Mar 2013
IBM Helps Ekiti State Improve Governance, Education Capabilities
A team of IBM specialists completing a month-long pro bono consulting assignment yesterday presented recommendations to Ekiti State Government (EKSG) for strategies that will improve its…
- 24 Oct 2013
IBM Promotes Innovation at Lagos Hackathon
The technology giant flagged off its pan-African hackathon series recently in Lagos, Nigeria’s industrial and commercial hub with the “IBM Lagos Hackathon”, a four-day technology training and ideas…
- 26 Feb 2014
IBM Charges African Leaders To Speed Up IT Innovations
Based on the forecast that 80% of African industrial growth and innovations will be driven by 3rd platform technologies by the year 2020, the International Business Machines (IBM) has urged African…
- 28 Oct 2014
IBM Deploys Mobile, Data Analytics & Cloud Technologies against Ebola
IBM has launched several initiatives to help curb the spread of the viral disease in West African nations, as the human toll of the Ebola epidemic continues to climb up in the critically affected…
- 10 Sept 2013
Johnson, ComTech Minister Commends IBM as Coy Pledges to Establish Centre
Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister of Communication Technology, has commended International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) for its renewed focus and commitment to partnering with the federal…
- 4 May 2018
Safaricom Pilots Messaging App Linked to Mobile money
Safaricom, Kenya's biggest telecoms company, is piloting a social messaging app that will link to its mobile money platform in an attempt to move the company into the application business. Bonga,…
- 23 Nov 2009
IBM Completes Five Projects in Cross River State
International Business Machine (IBM) has successfully completed a program of corporate citizenship activity aimed at helping Cross River State compete in a global marketplace. A first IBM Corporate…
- 23 Jan 2023
The Necessity for Updated Cybersecurity education in a New Digital World
As the world marks International Education Day today 24th January, Check Point® Software Technologies, a leading provider specialised in cybersecurity worldwide, wants to make use of this event. This…
- 26 Mar 2012
Cashless Regime: Experts Warn of Dangers of Storage, Ring Solution
Data experts have painted a gloomy outlook for financial institutions and IT firms in the country in view of the expected explosion in information generation in the current cashless regime urging for…
- 27 Feb 2013
IBM Promotes Safe & Secured Computing, Releases Advanced Security Software Application
The era of complex, disaster-prone computing might just be over, or perhaps, around the corner. These days, computing is as much about people (the soft issues) as it is about devices (hard issues).…
- 9 Apr 2014
MEA Enterprise Hardware Market in Constrained Growth
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) enterprise hardware market, comprising servers and external storage, remains in a passive state according to the latest figures released recently by International…