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Innovative e-commerce approaches can help small businesses in Africa

Posted on June 4, 2018 (May 7, 2019) by rael

Several elements are needed for an innovation ecosystem to be successful. Innovation centres, universities, industry bodies, complementary resources and capabilities are also vital. These include knowledge resources, technology related skills and funding to support the creation and commercialization of products and services. This helps to ensure that each member of an innovation ecosystem derives value that’s […]

Did You Know the next Einstein will be an African?

Posted on June 4, 2018 (May 7, 2019) by rael

When you finish university, where do you go? If you haven’t already had to travel oversees to get the best education, you may have to now travel oversees to get an internship with the best firm. This paints a very negative view on education in Africa, this is certainly a generalisation, with a huge population, […]

Why Africa Should Embrace Artificial Intelligence

Posted on May 28, 2018 (May 7, 2019) by chris

Machines might scare policymakers from Brussels to Washington, but artificial intelligence could yield a significant developmental dividend in the developing world. In African markets, the technology behind Alexa and Siri can be harnessed to diagnose illness or address traffic gridlock. With better predictive models tapping into the alternative data that does exist, AI is helping small […]

African Innovators Break New Ground With Scientific Research

Posted on May 28, 2018 (May 7, 2019) by rael

The Next Einstein Forum is setting up a U.S.$1 million fund to encourage scientific breakthroughs in Africa. This comes after the winners of the NEF Challenge of Invention to Innovation (Ci2i). The winners include; cameroonian medical doctor Conrad Tankou who won the organisation’s top health award for his invention of a portable digital microscope that […]

South Africa’s National Research Foundation joins the Next Einstein Forum as a member

Posted on May 25, 2018 (April 30, 2019) by rael

Delhi, India, 25 May 2016 The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), Africa’s global forum for science, is pleased to announce that South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) has joined the Next Einstein Forum as member. The NRF, with the generous support of South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology, joins the NEF’s scientific community of practice, […]

GIVE1 Project: Bridging the digital divide, advocating for girls involvement in ICT by David Jeng

Posted on May 22, 2018 (May 8, 2019) by rael

In recent years, the importance of programming has become a subject of increasing international awareness, immensely contributing to socio-economic developments in all parts of the world. And meanwhile figures suggest that women continue to be underrepresented within traditionally tech-heavy, ICT-related roles, it is seen as not just a moral imperative. In light of this, encouraging and motivating […]

New 3D Printer Can Make Complex Body Tissues

Posted on May 16, 2018 (May 7, 2019) by rael

David Grossman writes in popular mechanics that scientists are hoping that a specially adapted 3D printer made to build therapeutic biomaterials will help aid medical research by printing test materials so complex as to closely approximate real human tissue. Khademhosseini’s 3D printer has two key parts that give it this complexity. One of them is […]

Senegalese Michel Seck simplifies mathematics with his software SimulaMath

Posted on May 15, 2018 (May 7, 2019) by rael

Young Senegalese Michel Seck, has designed SimulaMath, a simulation and computation software that de-complexes the teaching of mathematics. A subject mostly seen as a subject of worry and tension among the students, can be a good learning experience with the advent of new software and techniques. Michel Seck made it one of his goals to simplify […]

It is your life, Own it: A biotechnology narrative

Posted on May 15, 2018 (May 7, 2019) by rael

As a researcher in biotechnology, Aneth David relates with science on a personal level, she testifies first-hand to the difference that biotechnology makes in Africa and elsewhere. She has been a Next Einstein Forum Ambassador for Tanzania for the past two years. She is also undertaking doctoral research in Biotechnology that will directly impact the farmers in Tanzania.There is […]

LʹAfrique, nouvelle terre des sciences 1/3: les défis

Posted on May 14, 2018 (May 7, 2019) by rael

Le Next Einstein Forum sʹest déroulé fin mars à Kigali, au Rwanda. Son but est de valoriser la recherche scientifique sur le continent africain. Plus de 1500 personnes y ont participé, dont 40% de femmes, des scientifiques africains mais aussi des décideurs, des politiques ou des entrepreneurs. Lire la suite […]