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Liquid Telecom rebrands to
LIQUID INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
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an-African technology group Liquid Telecoms in March rebranded to Liquid Intelligent Technologies and announced its transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services provider to a full one-stop-shop technology group. Liquid Intelligent Technologies explained in a statement that the rebrand highlights the group’s expansion of its cloud business, cyber security services, and other technologies added to its existing telecoms and connectivity capability. This, it said, furthers the group’s aim of accelerating
growth by providing tailor-made digital solutions to businesses in the public and private sectors across the continent. As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Liquid Intelligent Technologies said it is redefining network, cloud and cyber Security offerings through strategic partnerships with leading global players, bringing innovative business applications, intelligent cloud services and world-class security to the African continent. The group recently launched a cyber security business unit which the company said uniquely delivers security at its core, protecting business data throughout its lifecycle.
ISHANGO, AIMS
partnership to connect top African data scientists with international work experiences
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shango, a London and Berlin-based social enterprise that creates highly skilled jobs in Africa the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) have announced a partnership to connect top African data scientists with international work experience opportunities. Ishango said in a blog post in March that the partnership will boost African data science graduates’ employment prospects through a fully funded, three-month fellowship programme. The fellows, who will be hosted
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at the AIMS Rwanda Centre of Excellence in Kigali, will be equipped with technical and soft skills to prepare them for the international job market. Fellows will also get real-world experience and work remotely on projects where they will add value to international organisations. Ishango co-founder Eunice Baguma Ball pointed out that leveraging data has become increasingly crucial for the growth of businesses and organisations across the globe. “Thanks to the work of institutions like AIMS, Africa now has a growing pool of bright and talented data scientists who have
Liquid Intelligent Technologies group CEO Nic Rudnick said the company’s ongoing investments in its networks and data centres across Africa have uniquely positioned it to use its infrastructure to accelerate the availability of new intelligent technologies including the high computing power of the cloud, artificial intelligence and cyber security to its customers. “We are now excited to be executing our vision of bringing new technological opportunities to the market with a highly differentiated product set supported by our existing infrastructure and digital innovation,” added Rudnick.
the potential to compete at a global level. At Ishango, our goal is to be the bridge between Africa’s top talent and global businesses. Through this partnership with AIMS, we now have access to the very best that Africa has to offer. We look forward to working together to develop the data leaders of tomorrow,” she added. AIMS Industry Initiative director Dr. Charles Lebon Mberi Kimpolo noted that with the growing technological advancements, things are becoming more and more connected.”In today’s smarter communities, traditional data processing software and techniques cannot deal with the analysis required to understand human behaviour. Specialised technical skills and tools are needed to deal with such large data and information. This is why we need to build capacity and create a critical mass of data scientists equipped with the required skills to understand how to perform complex data tasks across various businesses. AIMS is proud to partner with Ishango to leverage its partnerships and networks to provide AIMS alumni with opportunities to learn new skills and contribute to human capital development needed by partner companies. We believe this data science and AI fellowship program will boost AIMS alumni’s employability skills and enhance their transition to relevant employment,” he added.
“Ishango co-founder Eunice
Baguma Ball pointed out that leveraging data has become increasingly crucial for the growth of businesses and organisations across the globe
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