Africa Tech Radio

Wiki Unseen: Redrawing Black History II

To help address this underrepresentation, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, launched a project called Wiki Unseen to address the visual and written underrepresentation of several Black historical figures on Wikipedia.

The commissioned artists, Enam Bosokah from Ghana, Esther Griffith from Trinidad, and Bukhtawar Malik from the United States, had a chat with Tony and Gloria about their involvement in this project.

Wiki Unseen: Redrawing Black History

Of the 30+ articles in the African Royalty category on English Wikipedia, only three pages have the picture of their subjects.

To help address this underrepresentation, the Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit that operates Wikipedia, launched a project called Wiki Unseen to address the visual and written underrepresentation of several Black historical figures on Wikipedia.

The Brand Collaborations Lead at the Wikimedia Foundation, Tas Elias, discusses this new project with Gloria and Tony.

Exploring the World of Programmers

When it comes to coding language, many might imagine it as a series of 1s and Os, as incomprehensible as a different accent it magic. People might not be able to understand what goes on in the world of Programming but developers use their language to create software that you have now come to love and use.

The world of programmers involves more that just the interface a user sees. Behind the curtain of what is visible onscreen is a vast 'back end' with developers, data analayts and a host of others.

Mobile Engineer at Plume Design, Emmanuel Kehinde, divulges what goes on in the World of Programming

Emerging Technologies for Uterine Fibroids

There are new outpatient treatment procedures for women suffering from debilitating symptoms caused by uterine fibroids. The treatment, called radiofrequency ablation of fibroids, is an outpatient procedure that destroys fibroid tissue using a thin needle. It uses controlled radiofrequency energy and heat to ablate the fibroid.

This new procedure is an alternative for this condition that addresses the growing preference of doctors and women seeking a less-invasive procedure that preserves the uterus and minimizes treatment recovery time.

Gloria is joined by The CEO and Founder of Nordica Fertility Centre, Dr Abayomo Ajayi, who examines the new technologies to treat Uterine Fibroids

Digital Economy: The New Oil

Have you heard of the Digital Economy or the New Economy? It promises to bring to the fore the impact of digital technology on patterns of production and consumption.

According to the experts, benefits of the digital economy include improved living standards, lower levels of poverty and social inequality.

The idea of decentralized finance seems to be the promise upon which improved living standards; a lower level of poverty and social inequality will be satisfied.

Co-Founder of Punk Panda, T. W. Dawson, discusses the Digital Economy as the New Oil with Tony and Gloria in this episode.

Cybersecurity Trends And Predictions

CheckPoint Research reported that Africa experienced the highest volume of cyberattacks in 2021 across the five regions that were surveyed. Some groups have described 2021 as the year of the cyberattack pandemic.

What cybersecurity trends should we expect in 2022?

Cybersecurity Professional & Awareness Advocate, Founder and Executive Director of CyberSafe Foundation, Confidence Staveley, shares her Trends and Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2022.

2021 AI Trends In Africa

Your Alexa or Siri, Bolt or Uber ride, stories on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok and Google search are all AI at work.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just about robots and complicated codes but the smart assistant or secretary that takes all your past behavior, web searches, interactions, and everything else that you do when you are on these apps and tailors the experience just for you.

An AI strategist, Lavina Ramkissoon, discusses with Gloria and Tony the AI trends that shaped 2021.

Is Virtual Worship The Future?

From when Churches started owning websites, to when forums, community blog spots and chat rooms started springing up to now, when you can live-stream religious activities, follow and chat with all your spiritual leaders on Social Media in real time and even have applications developed to help meet religious demands of congregation, religions continue to open their doors to tech.

 

We discussed the rise of Virtual Worship and religion in the digital age with a catholic priest who is popular on TikTok and Instagram for using these platforms to evangelize - Father James Anyaegbu.

How To Cook With Clean Energy In 2021

In Africa’s 1.3 billion population, close to a billion people depend on charcoal, firewood and kerosene to cook everyday and the smoke from these kills about 600,000 Africans every year. The impacts are particularly severe for women and girls, who are typically responsible for cooking in most households.

 

Founder of the Award winning CleanTech Startup, PowerStove, which is the first clean cookstove with patented built-in self-powered IoT system that is smokeless and can generate electricity for the household, Okey Esse, discusses Clean Energy Cooking Trends in 2021.

Let‘s Talk Health Trends In 2021

Year 2021 was a year indeed for everyone across the globe, health-wise. From new emerging technologies to vaccines and telemedicine, the world of health care was shaped by breaking trends and happenings.

The Covid-19 wasn't only the major issue humans battled with. Cholera, malaria, HIV and AIDS, mental health issues were some of the many challenges that faced the healthcare system.

How well did we do in combating these challenges? Did we lose focus in our fight against the CoronaVirus? Is there still room for improvement before 2021 runs out?

Medical Doctor, Stepney Glory Emeh, joins Gloria and Tony to answer these questions and discuss the trends that dominated the healthcare systems world over in 2021.