Tech & Innovation
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1.1KWhy WIPO Chief’s visit is a big win for Uganda’s fast-growing innovation economy
Dr Tang’s visit comes at a time when Uganda is accelerating reforms in intellectual property (IP) management, strengthening support systems for creators,...
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1.2KUCC trains Kotido youth in ICT, multimedia skills
Kotido, Uganda: The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), under the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, is conducting a five-day ICT and multimedia...
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1.2KDon’t Cry for Facebook, innovate your own – Museveni minister tells Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda: The Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has urged Ugandans to channel their efforts into developing homegrown...
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1.4KUganda loses billions to cybercrime, experts call for countrywide youth training
Bugolobi, Kampala: Uganda’s cyber professionals have raised alarm over the country’s growing exposure to digital fraud, warning that the surge in online...
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5.0KMeta’s AI messaging tool: Can Ugandan SMEs tap into the next digital frontier?
Kampala, Uganda: Meta has unveiled an AI-powered business messaging tool designed to automate and personalize customer interactions on WhatsApp and Messenger, a...
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7.1KKenya’s EU Ambassador Prof Bitange Ndemo to headline Law Society’s inaugural Digital Transformation Festival
Kenya’s digital trailblazer, Professor Bitange Ndemo, currently serving as Kenya’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, will be the keynote speaker...
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8.2KVictoria University researcher Dr Lillian Tamale breaks ground in AI-powered TB detection
Kampala, Uganda: Victoria University Researcher Dr. Lillian Tamale has broken new ground with a landmark study demonstrating that simpler artificial intelligence models...
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7.5KVictoria University unveils BeTV, sets stage for Uganda’s next generation of TV stars
Kampala, Uganda: Victoria University has launched BeTV, a professional-grade television station designed to train and showcase Uganda’s next generation of broadcasters and...
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8.0KElectric Vehicles: Govt to set up 10 charging stations in Kampala
Kampala, (UG): The Minister of State for Minerals, Hon Peter Aimat Lokeris, has revealed that the government has finalized plans to set up...
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8.2KBODAWERK rebrands to GOGO, partners with Watu in Boda Boda electrification
Kampala, (UG): In a landmark move set to redefine the future of transportation in Uganda, homegrown electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BODAWERK has...
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7.2K30 teams to compete in HiPipo’s 2023 Women in FinTech Hackathon
30 teams from Uganda and Kenya have been selected for this year’s Women in FinTech Hackathon scheduled for August 10-17. The selection...
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7.5KWhatsApp rolls out Channels feature to more countries: Here is what you should know!
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Tuesday announced that it is rolling out channels to more countries including Egypt, Chile, Malaysia, Morocco, Ukraine,...
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7.6KTwitter unveils X logo to replace famous blue bird in rebrand move
Twitter has replaced the social media platform’s famous bird logo with an X as part of owner Elon Musk’s plans to create...
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7.9KHow 23-year-old Atukwatse won $20,000 Seed Funding Capital in NSSF’s Hi-Innovator Program
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Sometime back in 2021, Ms Tracy Atukwatse, a Computer Science graduate accompanied her pregnant aunt to a hospital in Mbarara...
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7.9KUgandan developer invents Shamosbot: A ChatGPT-powered app that answers your questions
Shamosbot is an artificial intelligence chatbot based on OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 Language Model. It is an advanced chatbot that is able to communicate...
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10.2KElon Musk’s Starlink targets Ugandan market to revolutionalize internet service
Starlink is currently the world’s first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet across the globe.
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8.3KMoses Eteku: The illustrious brain behind Shamos Tech Solutions digitalizing companies and organizations
Eteku's story in Tech business begins in 2019 after founding Shamos Tech Solutions Ltd, a startup that was just repairing computers but...
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2.2KMinister Musenero urges innovators to form networks to get govt support
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero has told Ugandan innovators they must stop working in isolation and rather...
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24.6KHow to Easily Download Any Video from the Internet On a Mobile Phone?
There is no need to go and find some method to do so on the internet. This blog post will enlighten you...
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8.4KFULL LIST: HiPipo unveils nominees of 2022 Digital Impact Awards Africa
The Awards now in their 9th consecutive edition will be held on Friday 18th November 2022 at Kampala Serena Hotel as part...