Author: Akin Naphtal

Speaking at the 2022 Annual Lecture of the Global Development Hub at Imperial College London, Dr Kalibata, the President of AGRA, called for urgent action to save farms across Africa. “If we don’t stay within 1.5 degrees we really are in for trouble, all of us, not just Africa.” Dr Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA She added; “What happened last summer is something no one had foreseen. “If we don’t stay within 1.5 degrees we really are in for trouble, all of us, not just Africa – which gets impacted first because it is very close to the equator.” Professor…

It’s now clear to U.S. officials that China, once considered a possible economic and political ally, has become an emerging threat to national security, U.S. companies and American workers, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in a recent statement. “Over the past decade, China’s leaders have made clear that they do not plan to pursue political and economic reform and are instead pursuing an alternative vision of their country’s future,” Raimondo said in a speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “China’s reprioritization away from economic growth toward national security and its assertive military behavior means that we have to rethink…

The UK government has awarded £12m to support innovative projects that range from testing delivery drone flights in Scotland, to developing new tech that could reduce the backlog of court cases. The Regulators’ Pioneer Fund is supporting 24 regulator and local authority led projects across the UK. It has awarded £250,000 for Argyll and Bute Council to partner with Skyports and Air Navigation Solutions Limited to undertake trials over the west-coast of Scotland testing the integration of drones within manned and unmanned airspace. The government said this could enable the timely and safe delivery of medicines and cargo in remote…

NHS patients are set to benefit from cutting-edge new treatments and technologies as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling some of the biggest public health challenges facing the UK. The government has announced over £113 million to fund research into 4 healthcare missions – cancer, obesity, mental health and addiction – to unlock the next generation of medicines and diagnostics to save lives, transform patient care and ensure UK patients are the first to benefit from medical breakthroughs. Building on the Vaccine Taskforce model which led to one of the most successful vaccines roll outs in…

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd announces the launch of its cloud-based Workplace Pure platform. Formally known as bizhub Evolution, Workplace Pure provides highly cost-effective 24/7 access to a platform of constantly evolving services including centralized upload to cloud repositories, cloud print, secure guest print, smart document conversion and translation – all automated and streamlined from a single trusted source.With many organisations looking to embrace the flexibility of Digital Transformation (particularly to facilitate remote/hybrid working and business agility), cloud-based services provide an obvious and compelling solution. For many this means moving from an over-reliance on physical documents to streamlined electronic…

The leading technology communications company in Europe and Africa, Vodafone has partnered with Rankin, world-renowned photographer to commission a series of images that depict the many faces of digital exclusion in the UK.According to the report, the ‘Faces of Disconnection’ photo series, released today, comes as the brand reaches the milestone of donating connectivity to one million people living in digital exclusion and extends its commitment to help a total of four million people cross the digital divide by 2025.Over 1.7 million households are digitally disconnected, with a million more at risk due to the cost-of-living crisis. But a new…

In line with its strategic intent to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact with the aim of becoming net zero carbon by 2040, the Telecom operator, Orange has revealed various steps it has taken to reduce its energy consumption across Europe.Orange 5G mobile business orange’s strategy is in line with the Council of Europe’s proposal for a voluntary reduction in electricity consumption between December 2022 and March 2023.Orange is working in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Spain to optimize energy consumption. Overall, IT and networks represent around 85 percent of the Group’s energy requirements, with the…

J.P. Morgan Private Bank has invested in two Swiss fintech companies that specializes in software that helps advisers customize portfolios for wealthy clients in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, it said recently.It gave no financial details of what it called a “strategic” investment in Edge Laboratories SA and Evooq SA (Evooq), which were already partners.Their software focuses on analysing risk, building and optimising portfolios, and offering advisory platforms. “With this investment, Edgelab and Evooq gain capital at a critical stage of growth for the companies that will help increase resources needed to deliver core portfolio products and…

Following directives from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), Bosch and Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) have received approval for a fully automated self-parking software which enables cars to drive themselves into a pre-booked parking spot at a Stuttgart Airport parking lot and back out again.According to the company, it states that the software relies on communication with sensors in the parking location to detect obstacles in its path, and has for now only been approved for use in one parking house in Stuttgart Airport which is fitted with the technology.In addition, the driverless parking system allows users to drop their Mercedes S-Class…

The leading provider of observability for critical edge software, has announced Adrian Leufvén as its new CEO to accelerate the strategic roadmap execution and drive global growth.Adrian Leufvén joins as CEO from neighbouring Swedish telecoms software developer. The company is aiming to expand the adoption of its IoT monitoring tools.Commenting on the appointment, Dr. Johan Kraft, said that, “I’m confident that Adrian is the right person to lead Percepio in the next phase of growth. I am immensely looking forward to working together”. READ ALSO:Bereal Wins Apple’s App of The Year For 2022. Here are The Other Award-Winning AppsBuckzy Payments…