| COVID-19 ICT Advisory Committee - 11/11/2020 |
| AFRALTI (NAIROBI - KENYA) |
| International and Regional Organizations | Africa | Kenya (Republic of) |
| The COVID–19 ICT Advisory Committee was appointed through Gazette Notice No.3236 of 2020 by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs Mr. Joe Mucheru on 21st April 2020 to coordinate ICT specific responses to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond in Kenya. The objective was to harness local ICT innovations that address the impact of COVID-19 in Kenya in these p (...) |
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| UNDP and Government of Rwanda Deploy Smart Anti-Epidemic Robots to Fight Against COVID-19! - 19/05/2020 |
| UNDP and Ministry of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda |
| International and Regional Organizations | Africa | Rwanda (Republic of) |
| The UNDP Accelerator Lab partnered with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation to acquire and deploy five smart anti-epidemic robots for use in two COVID-19 treatment centers, and at the Kigali International Airport. The robots will support detection of COVID-19 cases including among returning citizens, test patients, and provide other services in the hospitals. The robots were acquired through ZoraBo (...) |
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| Innovations , Growths And Developpements ; - 15/05/2020 |
| OL"SHO ENTERPRISES |
| International and Regional Organizations | Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Entire Planet And Universe Unified Diversified Innovations , Growths And Developments , At Midst Of Centuries Climates Changes And Pandemies While Eradicating Poverty/Frauds/Undevelopments/Diverts/Etc ; |
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| Niger launches a chatbot on Whatsapp to answer COVID-19 queries - 04/05/2020 |
| UNICEF |
| International and Regional Organizations | Africa | Niger (Republic of the) |
| Thanks to a collaboration between Facebook Inc., the Ministry of Public Health, the National Agency for the Information Society (ANSI) and UNICEF, Niger officially launched today a “chatbot” on the WhatsApp social network, to provide users accurate and timely information on the situation of COVID-19 in Niger and answer any COVID-19 queries. |
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| African Telecommunications Union calls for harmonised action by telecommunications regulators and operators in Africa to combat Corona-virus Pandemic - 24/03/2020 |
| African Telecommunication Union based in Nairobi Kenya |
| International and Regional Organizations | Africa | Kenya (Republic of) |
| Working with Africa for preparedness. Call for harmonised action by telecommunications regulators and operators in Africa to combat Coronavirus Pandemic. |
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