This presentation illustrates how digital is transforming Africa, through figures and examples (health, education). It has been created for "Semaine du Web" event in Algiers. (www. semaineduweb.com)
This presentation illustrates how digital is transforming Africa, through figures and examples (health, education). It has been created for "Semaine du Web" event in Algiers. (www. semaineduweb.com)
Loh Siew Meng presented a comparative study of ICT planning and development in Singapore and Nigeria to an audience at the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Beyond Digital Divides in Asia, Oceania, Middle East & Africa, talk for Partnership for Progress on Digital Divide 2015 conference, ASU Scotsdale, AZ, 21-22 Oct 2015
REVIEW AND ANALYSIS ON TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NORTH...IJCSES Journal
Telecommunication network infrastructure determines the strength of a country for successful communication with other parts of the world. Due to the rapid increase of internet usage and mobile communication in every part of the world, specifically the third world countries, Nigeria is among the
countries that is advancing in the used of telecommunication contraptions. The Nigerian Telecommunication Industries play a vital role in boosting the social and economic infrastructure of the country. This paper is aimed at investigating the Telecommunication Network infrastructure in the Northwestern part of Nigerian and propose some technologies that increase data bandwidth and internet penetration in the region. Problems and future solutions to the existing network infrastructure in the
province were discussed and basic analysis is conducted to justify the importance of the study. Mobile market analysis, current infrastructure, parameters evaluation and the way forward to the problems are discussed. Comparative analysis between the existing network infrastructure that is 3G networks and the proffer solution to the existing standard which is 4G network is also conducted. This paper also conducts
an analysis on the existing Network providers in the region with their draw backs and the quality of services they provide to the customers within the region. The paper concludes with a future plan of coming up with an analytical solution in order to study the implementation process of a full 4G network in the Northwest region of Nigeria and to use a simulated environment to test the proposed model for viability.
Current ICT Status - Economic, Social & Legal Aspects of The Internet in Nige...ChineduOkpaleke
A Powerpoint Presentaion giving a concise overview of the state of ICT development and growth in Nigeria with particular emphasis on existing socio-economic and legal regulatory framework. The presentation also gives an overview of the telecommunications sector and attempts to rate what role it plays in the current and expected growth in Internet access, use and ICT growth generally in various sectors of the economy and the Nigerian populace as a whole.
Slides for a conference on "Ubiquity, Mobility, Globality: Charting Directions in Mobile Phone Studies" hosted by the Center for Global Communication Studies, at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.
See: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events/ubiquity-mobility-globality-charting-directions-mobile-phone-studies
I participated in a Panel on: "Mobile and its Effects on Global Markets" - http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/app/uploads/2014/10/ubiquity-mobility-globality-agenda2.pdf
Mobile Internet - Africa's Digital BackboneAdeyemi Fowe
A presentation at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to the students in Faculty of Engineering on the state of the art of Mobile technology in Africa.., the hopes and what the future holds.
The objectives set out by the initiative Digital Moonshot for Africa aim to ensure that every individual, business, and government in Africa is digitally enabled by 2030.
Read more: https://johnsonsalako.com/affordable-and-universal-internet-access-the-key-to-africas-growth-and-development
Loh Siew Meng presented a comparative study of ICT planning and development in Singapore and Nigeria to an audience at the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Beyond Digital Divides in Asia, Oceania, Middle East & Africa, talk for Partnership for Progress on Digital Divide 2015 conference, ASU Scotsdale, AZ, 21-22 Oct 2015
REVIEW AND ANALYSIS ON TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NORTH...IJCSES Journal
Telecommunication network infrastructure determines the strength of a country for successful communication with other parts of the world. Due to the rapid increase of internet usage and mobile communication in every part of the world, specifically the third world countries, Nigeria is among the
countries that is advancing in the used of telecommunication contraptions. The Nigerian Telecommunication Industries play a vital role in boosting the social and economic infrastructure of the country. This paper is aimed at investigating the Telecommunication Network infrastructure in the Northwestern part of Nigerian and propose some technologies that increase data bandwidth and internet penetration in the region. Problems and future solutions to the existing network infrastructure in the
province were discussed and basic analysis is conducted to justify the importance of the study. Mobile market analysis, current infrastructure, parameters evaluation and the way forward to the problems are discussed. Comparative analysis between the existing network infrastructure that is 3G networks and the proffer solution to the existing standard which is 4G network is also conducted. This paper also conducts
an analysis on the existing Network providers in the region with their draw backs and the quality of services they provide to the customers within the region. The paper concludes with a future plan of coming up with an analytical solution in order to study the implementation process of a full 4G network in the Northwest region of Nigeria and to use a simulated environment to test the proposed model for viability.
Current ICT Status - Economic, Social & Legal Aspects of The Internet in Nige...ChineduOkpaleke
A Powerpoint Presentaion giving a concise overview of the state of ICT development and growth in Nigeria with particular emphasis on existing socio-economic and legal regulatory framework. The presentation also gives an overview of the telecommunications sector and attempts to rate what role it plays in the current and expected growth in Internet access, use and ICT growth generally in various sectors of the economy and the Nigerian populace as a whole.
Slides for a conference on "Ubiquity, Mobility, Globality: Charting Directions in Mobile Phone Studies" hosted by the Center for Global Communication Studies, at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.
See: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events/ubiquity-mobility-globality-charting-directions-mobile-phone-studies
I participated in a Panel on: "Mobile and its Effects on Global Markets" - http://www.global.asc.upenn.edu/app/uploads/2014/10/ubiquity-mobility-globality-agenda2.pdf
Mobile Internet - Africa's Digital BackboneAdeyemi Fowe
A presentation at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to the students in Faculty of Engineering on the state of the art of Mobile technology in Africa.., the hopes and what the future holds.
The objectives set out by the initiative Digital Moonshot for Africa aim to ensure that every individual, business, and government in Africa is digitally enabled by 2030.
Read more: https://johnsonsalako.com/affordable-and-universal-internet-access-the-key-to-africas-growth-and-development
Nigeria... Yes, it's big, ugly, dangerous, poor, too big, too hot, too rainy. And it's Africa's biggest country and economy, so the potential for startups and entrepreneurs is huge.
During our trip to Lagos to attend the Mobile West Africa 2014 conference, we listened to the speakers, met the key players of the local tech ecosystem, and were amazed, just like all the other emerging markets we explore, by the creativity, the will, and the startups we saw.
Take the trip with us to dive into Nigeria's startup scene. As usual, we love to look back in time to see what are the milestones explaining why the country is where it is today. Oddly enough, Nigeria has long been a very isolated country, with few exports else than natural resources.
Since Nollywood and the most creative movie industry of the continent, it's changing.
Despite the kilometric list of challenges the country is facing, a lot of spots and startups are to be discussed. Wecyclers, BudgIT are among the secret gems we discovered in Lagos, and for sure, there's more than that.
Most Arab nations have made significant progress towards becoming knowledge-based economies by making major improvements in ICT diffusion since the mid-1990s
However, the difference in ICT use across the region is so wide that it almost creates a digital divide with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on one side and the rest of the MENA countries standing on the other side of the divide.
Therefore, despite making significant progress towards becoming a knowledge-based economy, a lot needs to be done for expanding broadband capacity and spreading ICT usage in non-GCC Arab nations to create a true Arab Knowledge Economy.
Both innovation and new technologies, have an important role to built tomorrows´Africa by overcoming traditional infrastructural constraints (communications but also transport constraints) and reducing business costs.
CEO Mediatecas Angola presentation at the Youth Engagement Summit MauritiusAdrian Hall
This keynote address showcases the achievements on Angola in southern Africa, with special focus on high-level initiatives to engage youth. Much potential rides on the shoulders of youth in the digital age, and an enabling hand and inspiring light by government is called for, as this keynote shows.
Information and communications technology in south africa slideshare versionDibussi Tande
A lecture given to the Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) South Africa program at Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management), Evanston, IL, USA.
The new millennium is beginning to realize the continual efforts Africa is making in quest for greater connectivity. Internet connectivity is very crucial to make Africa engage competitively in the global economy because we are in an emerging Internet age in which information equals power. This paper presents how the Internet, the Information Superhighway, can help in developing countries in Africa. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Adedamola A. Omotoso | Sarhan M. Musa ""Africa's Connectivity"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-2 , February 2020,
URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30042.pdf
Paper Url : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/30013/obtaining-modal-parameters-in-steel-model-bridge-by-system-identification-using-artificial-neural-networks/hakan-aydin
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
Get an inside look at the latest Neo4j innovations that enable relationship-driven intelligence at scale. Learn more about the newest cloud integrations and product enhancements that make Neo4j an essential choice for developers building apps with interconnected data and generative AI.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
1. Trends driving Africa’s Digital
Landscape:
1. A study by the World Economic Forum
notes that “effectively leveraging ICTs has
been shown to contribute to a 50 percent
increase in productivity”;
2. The number of mobile subscribers in Africa
doubled from 2010 to 2015 to almost one
billion mobile phone subscribers;
3. The internet bandwidth grew 30-fold
between 2008 and 2016.
Innovation INDABA: Accelerating Digital Job Creation in Africa
Since the year 2000, Rwanda has achieved the
following:
• ICT grew at 25 percent, while the rest of the
economy grew at about 7 percent.
• Phone and internet penetration is at about 70
percent and 28 percent respectively
• The country is well on its way to providing 4G
LTE coverage for 95 percent of Rwandans by
2017.
• Over 5,000 kilometers optic fiber have been laid
throughout the country.
Rwanda
• is the world’s fastest developing country,
• has annual growth rates of about 8%,
• is the second easiest place to do business on the
continent
• is the safest to walk at night in Africa and fifth
globally
• Africa is catching up fast with Europe and the US
in building the NEW Economy
• SAP created Africa Code Week to teach
software coding skills to young people from age
8 to 24.
• In 2015, the initiative reached 89,000 youth in
17 countries goal for 2016 is to train more than
150,000 youth across 30 countries
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), if the Digital Economy is
harnessed fully in Africa, “an estimated 150 million new jobs could be created in
this sector for young Africans”
(WEF Report on “Shaping Africa’s Transformation”)