Google AI Sprinters – Capturing the economic opportunity of AI in emerging markets

Google AI Sprinters – Capturing the economic opportunity of AI in emerging markets Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significant potential to drive economic growth and unleash new forms of economic opportunity in emerging markets. Through its capacity to assist, complement, empower, and inspire, AI offers new ways to address some of the world’s most pressing […]

Google builds new cable to connect South Africa and Australia

Google is building a new submarine cable that will connect Africa and Australia Called Umoja, which is the Swahili word for unity, Google says it is the first fibre-optic route to directly connect Africa with Australia.  Umoja joins other under-sea cables − such as Seacom, ACE, SAT-3, 2Africa, Equiano, WACS, SAFE and EASSy − that […]

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2024 Programme Opens

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2024 Programme Opens – Google has officially opened applications for its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program’s eighth cohort. The 10-week equity-free accelerator program is for Seed to Series A startups based in Africa or developing Africa-centered solutions.  Google for Startups Accelerator Africa accepts applications from startups in Algeria, Botswana, […]

New Google Cloud region is now open in Johannesburg

Long term parter to the AI Expo Africa ecosystem, Google, announces new Johannesburg cloud region in South Africa is ready for customer use. Businesses of all sizes across the continent now have access to high-performance, secure and low-latency cloud services. We will host a launch event in Johannesburg later this year to celebrate the opening […]