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Rwanda: Tigo Rwanda Unveils New Blackberry Z10 Service

[New Times]Tigo Rwanda has launched the BlackBerry Z10 and its services. The new device is fully supported on the telecom’s network across the country, the firm said. Tigo unveiled the services in collaboration with BlackBerry (formerly known as Research In Motion), a Canadian telecom and wireless company. Go to Source ...

Tanzania: Samsung Launches New Generation Phones

[Daily News]TANZANIANS have been challenged to ensure greater penetration of mobile technology to villages and rural communities that can stimulate economic growth, disseminate information and subsequently raise the standards of living. Go to Source ...

Homegrown solar thermal demonstration plant put through its paces

Energy specialist BBEnergy has commissioned its 150 kW concentrated solar thermal demonstration plant at State-owned power utility Eskom’s research and development site, in Rosherville, and aims to deploy larger-scale solar thermal plants to provide process heat for the mining industry, says BBEnergy CEO Dr Steven Bluhm. Go to Source ...

Inclusive Green Growth – Findings from community outreach through the Climate Innovation Center in South Africa

Green growth is attracting increasing attention from both governments and the private sector as a way to simultaneously achieve both environmental and economic objectives. Inclusive green growth ensures that resulting benefits are shared by the poor whose needs and vulnerability are the most acute. Go to Source ...

Progress in Energy Innovation, Development, and Deployment

“As the financial and environmental costs of current-generation energy sources continue to mount, development and implementation of innovative new energy sources have become increasingly important. Belfer Center experts are putting their research to work to foster changes in government and industry alike to push forward these energy technologies.” Go to Source ...

Smart industrial policies for development

To sustain future growth, many developing countries are exploring new opportunities through industrial policies to move up value chains, attract foreign direct investment (FDI), increase South-South trade, and tap new markets created by the emerging middle class, said OECD Secretary-General. Go to Source ...

Africa: Blackberry Plans to Launch Bbm Across Multiple Platforms This Summer

[]If you’re already a fan of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), we’ve got some exciting news designed to make it easier for you to connect with your entire mobile social network. BlackBerry plans to make BBM, our wildly popular mobile messaging service, available for the first time to iOS® and Android™ users this summer, (subject to approval by Google Play and the Apple App Store, as applicable). This means...