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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

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At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. Silicon Lagoon: Nigeria is leading the way. What are the most common skills in each category?

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10 Ways Aspiring Entrepreneurs Are Often Victimized

Startup Professionals Musings

Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. Most of these are easy to avoid if you do your homework up front, but can cost you dearly if you get sucked in. Off-shore unsolicited investor offers.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

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2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today. What’s Next in 2012….

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Focus on awareness and metrics are keys to success

Up and Running

Entrepreneurship in Britain continues to remain very much in vogue, ably assisted by heavy backing from most quarters (not least the media and government). Internet entrepreneurs in the UK need to push managing metrics right to the front of their to-do lists. In this guest post, Alan Gleeson, General Manager of Palo Alto Software, Ltd.,

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DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

Both Sides of the Table

As this astute journalist pointed out, DataSift “ likely would have cost a lot more to acquire.” Object Communications (now often called “the Internet of Things”). It is the oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria that is Tweeted before people even know a disruption may happen. ” What gives?

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TECHNOLOGY AND THE AFRICAN GIRL. THE JOURNEY SO FAR…

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Large government donors, NGOs, and the private sector believe girls could play a big role in resolving poverty and making development gains through ICT. It’s mind blowing the number of opportunities available on the internet today. More people around the world now have access to the internet and mobile phones.

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What Asia and Facebook’s Free Internet Project Have in Common?

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According to Nepali government officials, it will cost over $6.6bn and at least five years to reconstruct and rebuild the country. May Mark Zuckerberg’s free Internet project help more on the long run than the one –off donations? Source: Aljazeera). Women represent two-thirds of all illiterate adults globally.

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