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Innovation

Insightful Speeches by ChatGPT: Impressions and Disappointments of Aliens towards Humanity

Artificial intelligence strides have been significant in recent times. The impressive language model ChatGPT is good example. This AI model has the capability to generate impressive and insightful speeches on a wide range of topics. This blog post includes communication with aliens, two such speeches generated by ChatGPT: one speech where the aliens were impressed […]

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Innovation

Unlock Your Creative Potential: The Power of Curiosity in Improving Innovativeness

Innovation is essential for growth and success, but what does it take to become more innovative? It’s simple. Curiosity must be in the picture. Curiosity is the force driving creativity and innovation. And by nuturing and cultivating it, you can unlock your full potential, generate new ideas and solutions and add new value. To improve […]

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Career Innovation

Empowering Women in Tech: ALX Launches All-Female Software Engineering Cohort in Lagos

ALX Africa has announced the launch of its first-ever all-female Software Engineering cohort in Lagos, starting from 27th March 2023. The programme aims to bridge the gender gap in the tech industry. It will empower women to boost their skills and launch their careers in one of the world’s most exciting and in-demand fields. As […]

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Innovation

Deep Learning Indaba: Advancing Machine Learning and AI in Africa

Are you an African machine learning enthusiast or expert with the desire to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our continent? Then you should consider the Deep Learning Indaba! The annual conference is dedicated to advancing machine learning and artificial intelligence in Africa, and promoting diversity, inclusivity, and representation in these fields of […]

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Digital Economy Innovation

The Fragility of Cashless Nigeria: Urgent Need for Reliability in our Digital Economy

The present failure of cashless transactions in Nigeria has raised serious concerns about the fragility of our digital economy. While there are certainly benefits to a cashless economy, introducing such a policy requires cooperation and planning from all stakeholders, as well as realistic implementation plans including proper testing. @iamjidaw Is cashless in Nigeria’s Digital Economy […]

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Digital Economy Innovation

Going Cashless: Why the Nigerian Railway System Needs to Follow Suit

As the government promotes its cashless policy, it is puzzling why the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), the government-owned enterprise with the exclusive right to operate railways in Nigeria, still insists on cash payments for certain routes (Lagos/Ibadan). The move to cashless transactions is necessary to ensure modern, convenient, and secure payment methods for the citizens, […]

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Innovation

2023 NCC ICT Innovation Competition: Empowering Nigeria’s Youth to Bridge the Digital Divide

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has officially announced the 2023 ICT Innovation Competition, providing a platform for start-ups, tech hubs, investors, and the ICT ecosystem to showcase their ideas, skills, and solutions. @iamjidaw Nigerian Communications Commission NCC Annual ICT #Innovation Competition for #startups #Tech #techhubs #Nigeria #iamjidaw #jidaw ♬ Skelem Key (feat. Sour Man Bw) […]

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Cybersecurity

2022 ICT Nigeria – Data Protection and Privacy

In 2022, there was more focus on data protection in the ICT sector. People and organizations became more aware of the need to keep sensitive data safe from misuse and unauthorized access, use, and changes. @iamjidaw 2022 ICT developments – #Dataprotection and #privacy #Regulation #Legislation #data #gdpr #Nigeria #Africa #iamjidaw #jidaw ♬ original sound – […]

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Career

The Information Technology Professional and Society

Who is an Information Technology (IT) / Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professional? Knowledge, competence, and character are the foundation of professionalism. True technology professionals must meet the standards in these areas. People build capacity in a variety of ways. Training is quite popular and simple. Training programs aim to close or fill any gaps […]

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Innovation

Solutions looking for Problems

Very often an interesting service or product comes along that captures our attention. But the red flag starts to appear when it has no problem it addresses. Fascinating, but of what value? Such solutions may eventually actually create more unwanted issues. Strangely, a large number of solutions seek problems. In the business space, academia or […]