Toby Shapshak, Contributor

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Microsoft Launches $100m Development Centres In Nairobi And Lagos

In another sign of Africa’s growing importance as a global hub for talent, Microsoft has launched a $100 million Africa Development Centre with offices in Kenya and Nigeria, just months after the launch of its first Azure data centers on the continent …

How Incentives — And a Free Apple Watch — Make People Healthier

South Africa’s largest medical insurer Discovery reveals that a two-year “landmark study” of 400,000 people using an Apple Watch delivered “dramatic and sustained improvements in physical activity levels”.

Why Context Is King For Unicef’s Innovative Life-Saving Solutions

Unicef is exploring how innovation, technology and a start-up approach could disrupt how to solve pressing humanitarian problems and achieve more with less.