Recently, it seems that the global community has jumped aboard the digital currency bandwagon with China’s exploration of a digital yuan, to Facebook’s Libra. Now, Japan are working on a proposal for the county, to issue its own digital currency – the digital yen. This is said to be a joint initiative between the government and […]
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Has the development of tools and software really changed the way we are running our businesses? Or, is all this talk of a digital transformation just a way for companies to tap into our consumer weaknesses for fad technology. Whilst there is simply no denying the fact that we are witnessing a fascinating shift in […]
The idea of discussing 6G technology might seem a little ridiculous, especially, when we have yet to fully deploy 5G technology. But, based on our current observations of an increasingly digitised, hyper-connected, data driven society, is it any wonder that excitement is brewing over 6G technology and its future implementation? 6G refers to the sixth […]
The Government of Pakistan and mobile industry leaders, GSMA, have launched a report which takes a close look at the transformative opportunities offered by mobile-enabled digital services in Pakistan. The meeting was held in partnership with the GSMA and Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), […]
SEATTLE (AP) — An election for a volunteer board in the Seattle area is so obscure that voter turnout is typically less than 1%. Officials are giving online voting a trial run this year to try to boost turnout and explore how it might work in a bigger election. It will be the first election […]
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ self-driving car company will attempt to deliver on its long-running promise to provide a more environmentally friendly ride-hailing service in an unorthodox vehicle designed to eliminate the need for human operators to transport people around crowded cities. The service still being developed by […]
Last year, the GSMA announced selected four mobile network operators, STC, Telenor, TELUS and Turkcell, as challenge leaders, to take part in the first GSMA Global AI Challenge. The Challenge investigated three specific areas: connectivity in rural areas, mobile energy efficiency and enhanced services in urban areas. The GSMA challenge is in partnership with The Alan […]
The password is the most commonly used mechanism to access mobile devices, networks, computers and accounts. As citizens of a digital society with multiple devices at our finger tips, and with access to more remote services, security requirements intensify. This can present challenges in the practice and management of passwords, especially in times of stress. […]
By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei started in a Vancouver courtroom Monday, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diplomatic uproar between China and Canada and complicated high-stakes trade talks between […]
Countries around the world are now on the verge of the era of 5G Deployment. This year, commercial 5G services will be accessible in countries around Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East, with the 2020s seeing more widespread deployment and adoption of the technology around the world, including in Sub-Saharan Africa. Digital tech […]