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Leveraging Digital Technologies Towards Management And Distribution Of Covid-19 Vaccines In Africa

This is the 14th post in a blog series to be published in 2021 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED) Globally, populations wait in earnest for the effective eradication of the coronavirus. The COVID…

In the Wings of Hope: Combating COVID-19 through Drone Technology Applications in Africa

Authors: APET Secretariat This post is the 5th in a blog series to be published in 2020 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED). Life, as we know it in our societies, have changed since the advent of…

Education during a Pandemic: Accessing Education through Technological Innovations in Africa

Authors: APET Secretariat This post is the 6th in a blog series to be published in 2020 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED). The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has affected almost every…

A Bird’s-Eye View: The Application Of Drone Technology In Rapid Disaster Response Management

Authors: APET Secretariat This is the 5th post in a blog series to be published in 2021 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED) Natural disasters in Africa such as drought, earthquakes, epidemics,…

Let there be Light - Harnessing Microgrid Energy in Africa

Authors: APET Secretariat This post is the 7th in a series of blogs made available by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED). Recently, there has been significant progress made by innovators towards…

Redefining Africa’s Digital Economy Through Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Technologies

Authors: APET Secretariat This is the 6th post in a blog series to be published in 2021 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED) Blockchain technology is defined as an open and distributed ledger…

Doctors without Borders: Can Telemedicine help Africans access proper healthcare?

Authors: APET Secretariat This post is the 8th in a blog series published in 2020 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED). The utilization of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a…

Detecting Cervical Cancer Through Artificial Intelligence Powered Digital Microscopes In Africa

This is the 7th post in a blog series to be published in 2021 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED) The diagnoses and treatment of cancer have progressed remarkably in recent decades across the…

Can Africa Accelerate A Post COVID-19 Socio-Economic Transformation Through Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Technologies?

Authors: APET Secretariat This post is the 9th in a blog series published in 2020 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED). Effectively harnessing Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) has been…

Is Africa Addressing The Food Security Dilemma Through Modern Agriculture Technologies?

Authors: APET Secretariat This post is the 10th in a blog series published in 2020 by the Secretariat on behalf of the AU High Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) and the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogues (CJED). The 4th Goal of Agenda 2063 is an Africa with “healthy and well-nourished…

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