Uganda Partners China to Launch Satellite TV Project in Rural Central Uganda… The Ugandan government together with China, have inaugurated a new satellite TV project in the central Ugandan district of Wakiso that will benefit over 500 rural villages.
Still, in Uganda, Uganda Development Bank [UDBL], has secured a $20 million loan from Africa Development Bank to support Ugandan SMEs.
Google is Bringing Blockchain Technology to Its Cloud Services… the tech giants announced a partnership with the Australian-based start-up Digital Asset, which makes tools to build blockchain-based apps. The partnership adds to one Google already has with BlockApps, another startup that helps people make decentralized apps, which announced the collaboration last Wednesday on Twitter.
Nigeria’s Heartland Hub has picked 15 start-ups to participate in the Slush Global Impact Accelerator Programme, which will culminate with finalists heading to Helsinki for a bootcamp and the main Slush event.
Enthusiasts, professionals and other practitioners in the New Media Industry converged at Glitz Event Centre, Lekki last Friday for the 4th Edition of New Media hosted by popular blogger and new media entrepreneur- Tosin Ajibade, Olorisupergal. This year’s conference was themed “Connecting the Dots” and the conversations were centered around various aspects of new media. Read Quick Highlights from New Media Conference 2018.
That’s all for today. See you tomorrow.