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  UK plans African cities centre

  The UK is to set up a specialist centre that will help to improve...

  • Posted January 22, 2020
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  Kenya creates Africa’s first national digital ID scheme

  Kenya has just closed registration on the country’s new digital database, creating the first...

  • Posted June 25, 2019
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  South Africa scouts state-backed digital currency

  The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is calling for solutions providers to help it...

  • Posted June 12, 2019
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  Electronic cash registers boost Ethiopia’s tax revenues, finds bank report

  The Ethiopian government’s promotion of electronic tax registers has increased tax takes significantly, a...

  • Posted June 3, 2019
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  Ghana launches Africa’s first national e-procurement system

  Public sector e-procurement is gathering momentum in West Africa, with Ghana in April becoming...

  • Posted May 14, 2019
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  Egypt legislates for digital payments by public bodies and employers

  Egypt is this month implementing a law requiring that most payments to government, and...

  • Posted May 13, 2019
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  Kenyan government to use AI in affordable housing scheme

  The government of Kenya is planning to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help assess...

  • Posted May 1, 2019
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  New digital centre planned for East Africa

  The members of the East Africa Community are planning to establish an Information Access Centre...

  • Posted April 30, 2019
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  Red Cross allies with African bank to promote gender equality

  The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the International Committee of the Red Cross...

  • Posted February 17, 2019
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  New claims process for staff affected by Phoenix pay failure

  A new claims process for federal employees affected by the troubled Phoenix payroll system has...

  • Posted February 10, 2020
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  Canadian federal IT systems are on brink of collapse, government docs reveal

  The IT systems serving Canada’s federal services are at risk of “critical failure” after...

  • Posted February 3, 2020
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  Majority of countries showing little progress in tackling corruption

  Governments are still failing to deal with corruption of political systems by big money,...

  • Posted January 29, 2020
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  US State Department inspector excoriates IT and staffing weaknesses

  The US Department of State continues to face major management and performance challenges, many...

  • Posted January 28, 2020
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  US lawmakers “extremely concerned” about proposed official time policy

  Two members of Congress have written to the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity...

  • Posted January 28, 2020
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