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Digitalisation Tops Africa Growth Agenda at Conference
on October 15th, 2023
Africa Change Development Studies Institute (ACDSI), a specialized unit of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is leading the industrial digital technologies-driven 2023 ASC AfCFTA Digital Technologies International Conference from October 25 to 27. The conference’s line-up, expected to attract global interest and participation, will seek to and address expectations of Africans, global Africans in
There is no doubt that inflation has been devastating. Food inflation alone has forced many to choose between food on the table or medicine in the body. To contain inflation, interest rates were hiked and most agreed that the tightening of monetary policy was necessary, despite the resulting economic slowdown. Rising interest rates made Canadian
New App Designed in Vancouver Aims for Safer Interactions Between Drivers and Police
on June 28th, 2023
Honore Gbedze, sat in the driver’s seat both literally and creatively when he acted on his concern for public safety on our streets. It moved him to design the International Driver’s License Application (IDLA). With so many news reports covering roadside encounters that lead to needless violence, harm and often fatalities, he was compelled to
Bill C-11 Raises Concerns over Online Freedom.
on May 15th, 2023
Bill C-11 expands CRTC’s control over the internet, igniting fears free speech will be curtailed The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has long been known as the regulator of Canadian content. However, with the introduction of Bill C-11, the CRTC’s role is expanding to encompass control over the internet and the online activities of
Modern Monetary Theory was too Good to be True
on April 25th, 2023
The promise of modern monetary theory – endless unlimited government spending – is a fool’s game If it is too good to be true, you are probably better off not believing it. If a stranger calls you and says you have just won a fortune and all you have to do is send access to
Stagnant Regulations Impair Innovation and Economic Growth
on February 17th, 2023
Regulatory stagnation can cause harm because technologies, products and business models are rapidly changing, and our regulatory frameworks are not keeping up. This creates increasing economic and public risks. The response to this stagnation is often to promote deregulation — but this, too, can increase the risk of public harm through unsafe products, underperforming services
How Machine Learning Can Produce Better Health Outcomes
on December 13th, 2022
We are just beginning to discover its potential In the past two decades, health-care spending in Canada has more than tripled. Among the 38 countries in the OECD, Canada’s per capita spending on health care is among the highest, at $7,507 – less than in Germany at $8,938 but more than in Australia at $7,248. Per
Data Management key to Zimbabwe, Africa tsetse Wipe-out
on November 29th, 2022
The importance of availability of relevant baseline data in the fight and eradication of tsetse cannot be overemphasized, veterinary experts at a regional meeting that opened today in Harare, say. The five-day training course on entomological baseline data collection and management is being attended by several African countries. The tsetse fly has been a pest
The Toxic Truth Behind “Green Energy” Technologies, Cobalt, and the Exploitation of the Congo
If there’s a hell, it’s a teenage mother with a sick child strapped to her back, breaking rocks and putting them into a sack while she and her baby breathe in toxic dust. If she’s lucky, she’ll make a dollar or two and they will buy something to eat. They will both be dead in