Building sustainable cities
04 July 2024
Smart cities are changing the way we live. From ‘greenscaping’ major urban centres with sustainable initiatives, to enhancing citizen safety, smart cities have a lot to offer…
Smart cities are big business. As per Statista, African smart city revenues are expected to expand at 16.28% annually over 2024-2028 to reach US$19.71 billion. During the same period, the number of smart city connections is forecast to more than double, from 231.40 million in 2024 to 543.10 million in 2028.
Africa’s smart cities integrate a wide array of technologies and data-driven solutions to enhance the quality of life for its residents, improve efficiency, sustainability, and economic development. Relying on robust ICT infrastructure, data analytics of traffic patterns, energy consumption, air quality and waste management enable city planners to prioritise sustainability by targeting green buildings and eco-friendly practices.
Satellite: enabling Industry 4.0 and IIoT
03 July 2024
Majdi Atout, senior consultant, APPLIOT
Businesses worldwide are looking to the future. They are modernizing, becoming more efficient and automating a large portion of their operations. Industry 4.0 is beginning to permeate industry on a global scale, bringing forth smart factories and other innovation that can be leveraged to increase production and profit.
An important part of this transition is the Internet of Things or IoT. IoT is a network of connected devices and the technology that enables communication between those devices and the cloud, where the data is stored. Across Africa, IoT is gaining traction and overall, the sector is set to experience significant growth. Statista forecasts that the IoT market in Africa will reach US$25.76 billion in 2024. That is staggering growth and demand is coming from many sectors. IoT knows no bounds, because it can be applied anywhere to anything, enabling monitoring of limitless things – there are so many applications we are not even aware of at this time.
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Telecom Egypt and Huawei join forces on cloud
30 May 2024
Telecom Egypt and Huawei Cloud have joined forces to launch Huawei’s first locally based public cloud platform in Egypt and North Africa.
This launch aligns with Telecom Egypt’s strategy to position Egypt as the premium regional digital hub and underscores Telecom Egypt’s and Huawei’s commitment to enabling Egypt’s transformation in the digital era.
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30 May 2024
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see Algeria and China collaborate in the field of digitalization and the digital economy.
As part of this partnership, the two countries will examine avenues of cooperation in various digital fields. Training and transfer of expertise will also be implemented to strengthen local skills and promote technological innovation. This collaboration will allow Algeria to benefit from Chinese experience and IT, facilitating modernization and economic development objectives.
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