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The new details were contained in sworn depositions from NSO Group employees, portions of which were published for the first time on Thursday. It comes five years after WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Facebook, first announced it was filing suit against NSO. The company, which was blacklisted by the Biden administration in 2021, makes what is widely considered the world’s most sophisticated hacking software, which – according to researchers – has been used in the past in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, India, Mexico, Morocco and Rwanda. The timing of the latest development is important in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. Pegasus has been used by autocratic leaders around the world to target journalists and dissidents, including by the government of Viktor Orbán, who Trump admires. NSO has lobbied members of Congress in an attempt to be removed from the Biden administration’s so-called blacklist, and Trump’s return to the White House could signify a change in White House policy on the use of spyware.

NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal | Hacking | The Guardian

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Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker – and not its government customers – is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software. The new details were contained in sworn depositions from NSO Group employees, portions of which were published for the first time on Thursday. It comes five years after WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Facebook, first announced it was filing suit against NSO. The company, which was blacklisted by the Biden administration in 2021, makes what is widely considered the world’s most sophisticated hacking software, which – according to researchers – has been used in the past in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, India, Mexico, Morocco and Rwanda. The timing of the latest development is important in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. Pegasus has been used by autocratic leaders around the world to target journalists and dissidents, including by the government of Viktor Orbán, who Trump admires. NSO has lobbied members of Congress in an attempt to be removed from the Biden administration’s so-called blacklist, and Trump’s return to the White House could signify a change in White House policy on the use of spyware. WhatsApp filed suit in California in 2019 after it revealed that it had discovered that 1,400 of its users – including journalists and human rights activists – had been targeted by the spyware over a two-week period. At the heart of the legal fight was an allegation by WhatsApp that NSO had long denied: that it was the Israeli company itself, and not its government clients around the world, who were operating the spyware. NSO has always said that its product is meant to be used to prevent serious crime and terrorism, and that clients are obligated not to abuse the spyware. It has also insisted that it does not know who its clients are targeting.

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A-T-3 122 Techno Necropolitics

I finished writing my look at the framing of the 'small boats' narrative and posted it, walked into the kitchen in my flat, ran the taps to fill the kitchen sink, added washing-up liquid into the sink, put on the podcast I'd been wanting to finish, and began cleaning and drying plates, bowls, and cutlery

The podcast was an episode of Tech Won't Save Us hosted by Paris Marx. I'm listening to episode 158 with author and Goldsmiths lecturer Dan McQuillan. When Dan McQuillan called himself a "jackdaw" it caught my ear because I know exactly what he means, then he went on to talk about Necropolitics and Achille Mbembe's book of the same name. I'd not heard of necropolitics before but I could see the 'small boats' and the government's The Illegal Migration Bill (also known as the Refugee Ban Bill) as a form of necropolitics. I've read Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power by Byung-Chul Han and he argues we are moving away from what Foucault refers to as Biopower (and his conception of Biopolitics) and towards Psychpolitics, a transition away from controlling the population through their bodies (access to food, shelter, heating, health care, pregnancy, education, work, etc, but also who and how you love) to their minds, influence over what people think and see reality (ie. "we are being invaded", "we don't have space", "we can't help everyone", ...). It's plain to see one isn't replacing the other, or at any rate it certainly isn't changing equally for everyone. Biopower is very much how politics is still being done, just look at the Windrush Scandal, Detaining Asylum Seekers, and Flights To Rwanda. As an example of psychopolitics the Cost Of Living Crisis isn't framed as the result of energy companies recording record profits, and bonuses for the richest multiplying into larger and larger numbers, which of course to an important degree it is. The governments answer to the Record Profits For Energy Companies Crisis has been 'remember to turn your lights off when you leave the room'

'Necropolitics is the use of social and political power to dictate how some people may live and how some must die.' The larger picture of what the tories dissociate by calling 'small boats' (It’s the bigots prerogative to not use language seriously), what the English Channel crossings are a symptom of, is record levels of global displacement around the world. Britain as a military and industrial power, and former empire, has been present in Afghanistan, South Sudan, Yemen, and Myanmar. Our government has made the decision to react to global displacement with hostility

When writing about the 'small boats' narrative I'm aware I'm referring to asylum seekers and immigrants not really like they are people at all, that is one of the objectives of the narrative, they are a faceless mass, a number. 2,500 successful small boat crossings this year, an asylum application backlog of 161,000, a detention ship for 500

Dan McQuillan argues AI will increase "bureaucratic indifference and cruelty under the cover of AI superiority and algorithmic obfuscation." Remember the disastrous Track And Trace app developed by the government the other year, would you want the government using AI to speed up asylum applications? He also argues AI is ushering in the return of race science and referring to the work of Francis Galton who was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences. Galton was into counting and classification, he founded psychometrics, and he advanced differential psychology and methods for classifying fingerprints. Galton is from one of the large Birmingham/Midlands patriarchal families, Charles Darwin was his half-cousin. He was a polymath developing, amongst many other things, correlation and regression methods for statistical analysis, standard deviation, initiating scientific meteorology and invented the weather map. Of course Sir Francis Galton also coined the term Eugenics and is generally seen as the father of scientific racism

Francis Galton's grandfathers were Erasmus Darwin and Samuel Galton Jr. were both members of the Lunar Society that met in Handsworth, Birmingham. Galton Jr. inherited his father's gun making business providing arms for Britain's colonial exploits

McQuillan refers to The Lucas Plan of the 1970s as a way to steer AI. Lucas was the factory nearest to my school in Birmingham it was the largest employer and it manufactured parts for weapon systems (now part of BAE Systems). I attended the 40th anniversary conference of The Lucas Plan. In short, workers facing mass redundancies put forward a plan to divert production away from military technology and put their knowledge and expertise into socially useful tech, for example they invented kidney dialysis machines and power banks that are used too charge phones etc on the go https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/03/lucas-aerospace-plan-1976-socially-useful-work-green-new-deal-manufacturing

The last thing I want to mention is queer and trans necropolitics. Queer and trans people are facing hostility from our government equal to that of asylum seekers, they are literally brought out to be the other punching bag. Government rhetoric and policy is comparable to encouraging genocide

R.E.M. - Computer Communication Not that R.E.M. Ron Hardy played this italo gem at The Music Box in Chicago. It uses Mattel's Speak And Spell instead of a vocoder

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These Are Some of the Features Your Mobile App Should Have

There are many causes for the creation of mobile apps. For their business, few people develop a mobile app while others produce a mobile app for monetization purposes. Anyway, although why you are developing an app, certain features can make your mobile app user-friendly and popular. These features, however, may be new to you as a user, but not to the seasoned developers of the mobile apps development. Nonetheless, some of the characteristics will be explained.

1. Search feature

People love it when they find what they require quickly. So, including a search feature will give them that and keep them working your app whenever they need to find something. Many people search using keywords and key phrases, so when designing your mobile app, you may want to keep that in mind. Nonetheless, when interacting with their apps, any of the top app developers should be prepared to explain this feature with you.

2. Responsive design

Your mobile app should be able to work efficiently on any mobile device, and all mobile operating systems should be equally advanced. You may have seen mobile apps giving something like this: "only available on Android." Well, these apps may not be bad, but if you want to enjoy the benefits of developing an app, you additionally need to consider people using mobile devices running on these iOS operating system. Nevertheless, top app developers can quickly and comfortably provide this service.

3. The social media integration feature

Since essentially every mobile phone user has a social media account, you can suggest including social networking sites into your app. And improving social media within your mobile app will present you with the visibility you need in no time. Remember that people like to share almost everything, so combining this feature in your app will get used to it very popular and enjoyable.

4. Push notification features

No doubt the value of this functionality is acknowledged to all mobile app development companies. Yes, a study has explained that this feature can increase user engagement to about 80 percent; isn't it interesting? Yeah, that's how serious mobile users are to this app. With the features of a push notification, you can get new updates from your clients. We can also access information in real-time via alerts.

5. Mobile payment

In your mobile app, you can try to combine quick payment options. Thankfully, app developers promote cryptocurrency and/or digital currencies increase, so you can add bitcoin as a payment method. Payment options for e-wallet are uniformly acceptable. Most mobile apps, for example, support PayPal. You can also get smartphone Bitcoin applications from top developers of apps.

6. Support feature

Sure, another important thing the mobile app requires is a support function; being ready to provide a support point or channel shows you're at the center of the desires of your customers. Therefore, all available support mechanisms such as email support, telephone chat, FAQs, and live chat can be considered (if possible).

7. Offline features

Since most of an app's features require information, some basic features are still operating in an offline mode. So, that function should also be considered. You can also make most of the app features offline work, which will make the users more involved. All you need to do is get in touch with any of the top mobile app developers and see how you can do that.

8. Security

Your mobile app should be able to present your users with a certain level of security. People tend to be at ease with apps that protect their profile and/or data. Even if their data is required, they should be specifically licensed and should not be available by a third party. Okay, apps Development Company knows the significance of presenting user information to a third party and thus ensure maximum security.

9. Feedback feature

Your clients should be able to give input on your app's feelings. In effect, your schemes should also be remembered. Typically, when there is a partnership between an app developer and the consumers, loyalty is the result; that is, the app users will be loyal to you. Also, taking user feedback will let you know where you need it, what your customers want, and how you can respond to their needs.

10. More touch-responsive

Sure, it may sound odd to you. It's not, though, a mobile app development companies. App developers know that much of the time being able to use touch-based apps gives the users a more pleasant experience. Therefore, when creating your mobile app, you might want to note this.

11. Simplicity

This is a different aspect you need to take into account when creating your mobile app. Users of mobile devices love using applications that are intuitive and/or easy to use. Also, the size of the device should not be high enough to consume a lot of information to install. So being able to present a user-friendly mobile app would help to identify the app.

Conclusion:

Finally, the above are some of the features that make an app pleasant, as well as what consumers of mobile phones require from developers of software. A good mobile app, however, should also be error-free and bug-free in addition to these features. Reducing bugs from a mobile app may be difficult; but, if need be, it should be minimal. You may get in touch with us at mobile Apps Development Companies in Kenya for a free quote to develop a mobile app for your business. And helps Business owners to reach more customers who want to change their business towards app development, Blockchain, and Machine Learning Development software. The Company has a very good working environment. To know more about my company, Visit Fusion Informatics. For more queries please send an mail to get a free quote sales@fusioninformatics.com.

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Some revolutionary technological innovations you must know about

Introduction

The technologies are reforming the lives not only of the rich people but also the poor people. I'm dropping some names that will bless your eyes in no time.

The Wonderbag

The Wonderbag - innovation The Wonderbag is a great innovation for the billions of people that can cook over an open fire. It allows food preparation without suffering from air pollution caused by firewood, charcoal, or other fuels. How it works Bring food to an initial boil, place it inside the bag, and let it slow cook for up to 12 hours. It reduces air pollution, and carbon emissions and saves energy.

Bottle light bulbs

Bottle light bulbs - innovation Bringing sustainable lighting to all the communities is the goal of the “A Liter of Light”. This project opens sources with simple and innovative technology to create affordable solar light bulbs. The volunteers use to teach the communities how to use recycled plastic bottles and locally sourced materials to assemble the bulbs to light up homes with very limited or absolutely no access to electricity.

Energy-producing roads

SolaRoad Kit - indivtech Roads can be produced as solar panels and produce electricity for street lights, households, and even the cars driving on them. This bold vision led Solaroad to build the first energy-generating bike path. Their main challenge was the top layer of the road. It had to let as much sunlight in as possible while remaining strong and damage resistant. A “SolaRoad Kit” lets you build 10m² of SolaRoad, which produces enough electricity to cover the yearly electricity needs of an average household.

1 dollar microscope

Foldscope - innovation Foldscope is a paper microscope inspired by origami. It costs less than one U.S. dollar and fits easily in a pocket and is powerful enough to even reveal blood cells and bacteria. Foldscope could prove invaluable for medical use or educational institutions in remote or resource-scare areas. This is an excellent initiative to fight against neglected tropical diseases. The University of Lagos uses Foldscope as a diagnostic tool in treating malaria.

Medical drones

Medical Drones - innovation Medical delivery drones are used to deliver vital medical supplies to patients living in difficult-to-reach parts of Rwanda. The drones, called Zips, can carry vaccines, medicines, or blood to patients. Health workers simply text an order for the medical supplies they need to a central distribution center. Within minutes a Zip is loaded and launched, traveling at around 100 km/h to its destination, where the essential supplies are dropped with a paper parachute.

Mobile water safety check

mWater - innovation Helping people find safe water sources near them is one of the ways in which non-profit tech startup mWater is improving several lives. mWater apps and software let users find, monitor, and map the quality of water and sanitation sites. This also helps local authorities detect water infrastructure gaps. The app work both online and offline – using the cloud for automatic data syncing when online and GPS for finding locations offline. With over 10,000 active users in 93 countries, mWater already has a database of over 350,000 public and private water sites around the world.

Solar rechargeable hearing aids

Solar Ear - innovation Globally, ten million people need a hearing aid. In developing countries, less than 3% can afford to buy one. Solar Ear is a vital response to this need with affordable, solar rechargeable hearing aids. These hearing aids are highly resistant and durable that empower Solar Ear’s users. The company also hires people who are deaf to assemble Solar Ear products.

Breast cancer detector Bra

Breast cancer detector Bra - innovation Breast cancer is one of the most widespread forms of cancer in women worldwide. Early and effective detection of breast cancer is the aim of EVA, an “auto-exploration bra” invented by Julián Ríos Cantú when the age of 17. The bra, equipped with 200 biosensors, measures mammary color, texture, and temperature, which are then analyzed by special algorithms and neural networks. The bra connects to the user’s smartphone, offering a much more reliable and efficient diagnosis than regular self-examination checks.

Analyzing food quality with images

ImpactVision - innovation ImpactVision’s movement is against food waste and fraud by building a more transparent and secure global food system using image recognition and machine learning. Special software, combined with digital imagining and a chemical technique called spectroscopy, uses a picture to detect the food's nutritional content, freshness, and moisture. At this moment, the thing is neither commonly affordable nor pocket-sized. However, in the near future, these may integrate with smartphones, ready for users to assess food in real-time.

Low-cost harvest storage

PICS bag - indivtech Every year, small farmers in Africa lose more than 30% of their cowpea or maize harvest to insect pests because of poor storage techniques. The PICS bag – a triple-layer re-usable plastic bag – offers them an effective solution. It’s low-cost, chemical-free, and simple to use. The bags are transforming the livelihoods of thousands of small farmers across Africa.

Conclusion

These are some great innovations you must know about. These are the future game changers. Stay tuned with us for more updates. More articles Read the full article

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Why develop a mobile application?

How is it that mobile applications can offer totally different functionality than web interfaces? There are multiple useful features that are exclusively available on mobile applications. The following are two major reasons why you need to develop mobile application for your business

Push notifications

There are two forms of smartphone app alerts: push notifications and in-app alerts. They are both attention-grabbing options that connect in a relatively non-invasive way for smartphone users. In-app alerts are alerts that can only be accessed by users when they open an app.

On the other hand, push notifications are displayed to users regardless of the operation they are currently performing on their mobile device. This is a powerful way to grab the user’s attention; in fact, there have been some cases where push notifications delivered click-through rates of 40 percent or higher.

It goes without saying that the notification campaigns have to be thoughtfully prepared. Users will resent being constantly pinged by notifications that don’t deliver urgent or relevant information.

Push notification makes it possible to grab the attention of your customers for instance notifying them about the offers and discounts on a weekend

Ease of personalization

Mobile apps give you the liberty to personalize the user experience on the basis of their preferences, location, usage patterns, and more. With mobile applications, it’s easy to present consumers with a highly personalized interface. In addition, a mobile app can also allow users to customize the app’s appearance as per their preferences.

How to choose the right developers for your mobile application

Statistics from the Google Play Store show that over 60% of the apps on the store have never been downloaded; over 35% of them are downloaded but are inactive. This means mobile app development needs not only the skills of a mobile developer but also a multitude of disciplines to realize a successful app. To achieve a successful mobile application, you need to work with a reliable mobile application development company.

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Which company is best for mobile application development in Kenya and East Africa?

Glitex Solutions Limited is Kenya’s Top & Best Mobile App Development Company in Nairobi, Kenya. Our team of expert is skilled in Android & iOS mobile apps development. We develop mobile applications at affordable prices. Whether you are in Nairobi Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda & Tanzania Glitex Solutions Limited will serve you. We are a comprehensive mobile app development company that helps you to develop and maintain Mobile Applications for both Android and iOS. We develop user-friendly and secure mobile apps for any type of businesses model.

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Competition for African Startups and Team on App and Game Development

For Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, The Gambia, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda

The African App Launchpad (AAL) initiative is an Africa-wide platform aiming to build capacity of Youth from Egypt and other African States and foster establishment of sustainable startups in the area of the advanced ever-changing app and game technologies.

AAL targets to build capacity of 10,000 young calibers and support the establishment of 100 startups in gaming and app development across all Africa. AAL works by availing a high-quality, technology-learning online platform through crowd-sourcing top online content developed by prestigious universities and leading companies, and delivered through three leading MOOCs; Coursera, edX, and Udacity.

Track

Game Development

Join this track if your startup team is working on game development, VR, or AR applications.

App. Development

Join this track if your startup team is working on specific App development using any technology. (Mobile, Cloud, Web, IOT, AI, .. etc)

Prizes and Perks

Money Prize Icon. AAL Cup Competition provides $60 K as a money prize for winners. Total Cash Prizes for Winners

Online Certified Icon. African App Launchpad provides fully funded online grants. Business Planning and Tech Training by IBM

Money Prize Icon. AAL Cup Competition provides $60 K as a money prize for winners. Mentorship by IBM Experts

Online Certified Icon. African App Launchpad provides fully funded online grants. Cloud credits from Startup with IBM prorgam

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Africa Countries: Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, The Gambia, Nigeria, Togo and Uganda. Apply as Teams or Startups up to 2 Years Old Team Size not Less than 2 Members A Working Prototype at least is a Must

Prizes

Three winners for each of the two tracks: USD 12,000, USD 8,000, USD 4,000. The other top finalists will receive USD 1,000 each. A real-time online business planning training will be offered to finalists by IBM. Top Startups will be invited to join the "Startup with IBM" program through which they can get cloud credits to build and scale their solutions. Mentorship and coaching sessions from IBM experts to top winning startups

Application Deadline: October 31, 2021

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Week 4 -

SECONDRY RESEARCH

 “Innovative Devices Help Ease the Burden of Tracking Diseases”

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/innovative-devices-help-ease-the-burden-of-tracking-diseases-301136297.html

The medical device industry is expected to enter a new phase thanks to several advancements such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, augmented reality devices and other technologies. The United States is still the largest medical device market, with a value of USD 156 billion. Biotricity's ePlex RP2 Panel is one of the first rapid-result multiplex panel tests that can identify 21 pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. The Company also submitted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the ePlex® Respiratory Pathogen 2 (RP2) Panel.

 “Innovation and Health”

https://www.wipo.int/global_innovation_index/en/2019/health_ai_bigdata.html

NIH's All of Us Research Program will gather data from one million people living in the U.S.A. Aim is to merge, integrate, and analyze data from a wide variety of sources. Could help develop precision medicine by looking at individual differences in lifestyle, environment, and biology. The technology uses machine learning to help doctors make more informed, evidence-based decisions. It can also predict potential problems before they occur, making diagnoses more accurate and effective for patients. AI and big data technologies are being used to monitor patient health. Connected devices track vital signs and other health parameters, enabling remote care and monitoring. Babyl Rwanda shows how the latest healthcare innovations can work alongside older telecommunications equipment to make remote healthcare a reality.

 “Vital signs: The growing impact of digital health innovation”

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/vital-signs-the-growing-impact-of-digital-health-innovation

AI and big data technologies are being used to monitor patient health. Connected devices track vital signs and other health parameters, enabling remote care and monitoring. Babyl Rwanda shows how the latest healthcare innovations can work alongside older telecommunications equipment to make remote healthcare a reality.

 Insights and solutions

 Insight 1: Individuals who have reached the age threshold that I established are noticing negative effects on their bodies.

Solution 1: While it's normal for your body to change as you age, accepting those changes and seeing what you can do now is the best way to go forward.

Insight 2: Many people lack the time and energy to take charge of their own health and diet.

Solution 2: Make a schedule of your day before you start, so you have more control and can include better meal options.

Insight 3: Numerous individuals require emotional and physical support.

Solution 3: They should rely more on family and friends.

 Feature Priority

1.     Connecting the app to the wearable

2.     Collecting BioSign of the user.

3.     Giving Doctors access to patient’s data periodically.

4.     Ability to send data to loved ones.

 Competitive Analysis

  Fit  Bit

Apple  Health

Samsung  Health

Modern  UI

Yes

Yes

Yes

Easy  To Navigate

Yes

Yes

Yes

Functionality

Easy  To Function

Easy  to Function and Organize

Okay  Functionality

Features

tracking  their sleeping patterns.

monitoring  and tracking their heart rate.

keeping  track of the level of oxygen in their blood.

GPS  tracking during exercise.

storing  and listening to music.

receiving  call and text notifications.

paying  for items when out and about.

The  Health app gathers health data from your iPhone, Apple Watch, and apps that  you already use, so you can view all your progress in one convenient place.  Health automatically counts your steps, walking, and running distances. And,  if you have an Apple Watch, it automatically tracks your Activity data.

You  can install Health from the Play Store on most Android phones. Samsung Health  is more than just a glorified step or calorie tracker. It can track your  weight, calorie intake/burn, steps, runs, heart rate, stress levels, caffeine  intake, blood pressure, sleep, blood glucose, bike rides, hikes, and a lot  more.

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Don’t Fail As You Scale — Wadhwani Foundation

By Ajay Batra

Startups often confuse their post-launch phase with a steady-state where they can rest easy post their herculean efforts in launching their venture. Nothing could be farther from ground reality as a majority of startups languish in a ‘valley of death’ in their early months/years, sadly to never recover and eventually to become a mortality statistic. Many startups face existential issues right after their launch while they scramble to acquire and retain mainstream customers. Additional challenges of building the right team and managing finances accrue as their identity evolves from that of a startup to that of an operating organization.

Founders are often in haste to raise funds and to scale-up. When a startup attempts to grow without ensuring a strong foundation of product, team, finance and marketing, premature scaling can be disastrous. Each of these elements must be independently solid, as must the collective, for the startup to survive today, and thrive tomorrow. Based on our work with hundreds of early and growth-stage startups, we suggest that new ventures answer the following questions in their quest for growth:

How are your customers reacting to the product/service so far? The nascent venture’s founders must engage first-hand with customers and partners to understand their experience with the venture’s offerings. Keep in mind that customers never interact with a product/service in isolation — their experience is shaped by the quality of outreach/marketing, experience with the partners, engagement with the sales team, and the handholding provided by your technology platform and apps. Conversations with the key stakeholders often lead to product improvements, business model pivots, further market segmentation, or team changes — hence, an open mind is essential. Nathan Furr, author of Nail it then Scale it said it best, “At the heart of it, to be a successful entrepreneur you have to learn to change and adapt.” Specifically, feedback on the product/service provides deep insights into how well our product/ service is addressing real-world customer needs (and problems), and the extent to which its features are over, or under, whelming customers.

How to gauge the financial health of the startup? A common mistake made by first-time founders is to assume all is well as long as revenues come in at a good rate. It is ‘not’ the time to allow expenses to go off-radar. During the early months of the launch, when profits, if any, are scarce, startups need to keep a keen eye on their cash burn — pay special attention to your customer acquisition costs and product development investments as you begin to service more customers. An upfront effort in setting up a financial/cash-flow dashboard can save many unpleasant surprises downstream. If you don’t have a financial wizard as a co-founder, make it a point to understand the basics — simply ignoring it or outsourcing it is too risky.

Have you defined clear roles and responsibilities within the team? Ad-hoc juggling of tasks may have been the need of the hour during the startup launch phase, but at the pre-scale stage, the venture needs discipline and coordination. The founding team must attract talented team members and align them with the organization’s operations, values, and purpose. It falls upon the founding team to define roles, responsibilities, and deliverables for each team member, along with his/her position in the larger organizational structure. This upfront clarity on goals is needed before people delve deep into execution. An organization structure with delegated responsibilities allows people to evolve into accountable, responsible leaders and managers. Without this clear focus on human effectiveness and coordination, the venture may expand itself beyond its capabilities too soon.

Do you have defined key systems and processes for the venture? Founders must identify key customer-facing and internal activities that can be enhanced through standardized processes, and which must be continuously improved through qualitative and quantitative feedback. Founders must strive to create a common “nerve center” for the organization to coordinate activities, share experiences, and to monitor the quality of service to the customers. Practitioners and specialists identify business processes that ensure high-quality business operations (for example, customer acquisition, product quality, cash flow management) and organizational activities (for example, recruitment, training, and administration).

Is the heady lure of growth, funding, and associated adrenalin rush, making you jump into scaling-up too soon? With responsibility and objectivity, startups need to evaluate their product/service, financial, and organizational readiness to scale. Building a startup brick-by-brick is exactly like constructing a building that will last for decades, if not centuries. A strong, sturdy foundation assures resilience and reliable strength.

About Wadhwani Foundation:

Wadhwani Foundation was founded in 2000 by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, with the primary mission of accelerating #job creation in India and other emerging economies through large-scale initiatives in entrepreneurship, small business growth, #innovation, and #skilling. The Wadhwani Foundation operates in 20 countries, including India, South East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines), East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda), Southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia), West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana), Egypt, and Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Chile). The Wadhwani Foundation works in partnership with governments, foundations, corporations, and educational institutes.

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How to Join Crowd1 Online Business – 14 Steps to Joining Crowd 1

Sure, you can join crowd1 Online from anywhere. Joining crowd1 network business takes you only 2 minutes to use sponsor link and fill-in a registration form and become a member. To become a crowd1 independent affiliate, you will need to get a sponsor link first and then sign up under them.

It is possible to become a crowd1 affiliate member from any country including Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Estonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Belarus, Qatar, Italy, Greece, Ghana, Ethiopia, Togo, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Hungary, Russia, Nepal, Vietnam, Guadalupe, Colombia, Mexico, Burundi, South Africa, UK, Vietnam, Germany, Zambia, Peru, Cambodia, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Belgium, Sweden, Portugal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Papua New Guinea, France, Cameroon, DRC, South Sudan, Philippines, China and others.

Here are 14 Steps to joining crowd1 online Network marketing business today:

·      Find a sponsor

·      Fill in the registration form

·      Download the crowd 1 mobile app

·      Choose a package

·      Choose a payment method

·      Start a Bitcoins wallet

·      Read your back office

·      Read the company Presentation tools

·      Join training zoom meetings and webinars

·      Make a Name List

·      Call your Prospects

·      Start One on one meetings

·      Arrange Seminars

·      Start to Advertise your Business

1.     Find a Sponsor

 To join crowd1 network business you need to have a sponsor to get a crowd1 sponsor link. This is the person you will be joining in their network. Your sponsor is very critical to your success and you need a very supportive sponsor to succeed in crowd1. The sponsor will introduce you to the business and show you techniques of developing your business globally. Crowd1 sponsor can be a local person or an international sponsor who can also help you develop your business internationally. Developing your business internationally will boost you very fast since the international teams tend to be self-reliant. Crowd1 is currently at 21 million members and targets to get to 100million members. You can make sure that your numbers count towards this total. Make sure you have international links to be able to grow very fast and have a large crowd1 network.

2.     Fill-in Crowd1 Registration Form

 The next step to join crowd1 is to click on the sponsor link and fill in the registration form. This is a very easy form to fill in and only requires you to have your username, first and last names, address, city, country, email and postal code. You can use your country calling code as the postal code. It takes you only 2 minutes to fill in the crowd1 registration form. If you have a problem with the username, try and add a few numbers at the end in case the one you want is already taken.

3.     Download the Crowd 1 Mobile App

 Once you have registered for your crowd1 account, it’s time to download crowd1 app from Google play store. Go to play store and search for crowd1 app. Choose the one written crowd1 network limited. It takes you a few seconds to download the app to your phone. Place it on your home screen on the phone where it’s easily accessible to you. This will be among your most used apps in any day and it needs to be somewhere you can easily access it. You can now log into your account back office using the username and password you have just created when registering for your crowd1 account. The crowd1 app is very easy to use and has easy navigation, learn how to get to the various sections of the spp.

4.     Choose a Package

 You are now logged into your crowd1 back office using your app. You can now choose the package you want to buy so as to activate your crowd1 account. Note that you need to fund your account by buying one education package in order to start earning money from crowd1. There are several education packages you can buy including white package for 99 euro; black package for 299 euro; gold package for 799 euro; titanium package for 2,499 euro and lastly the titanium pro package for 3,499 euro (pro is only available during promotions).Each of these package gives you different crowd1 rewards (internal shares). White offer you 50 Crowd 1 rewards; Black offers you 150 C1 Rewards; Gold offers you 500 C1 rewards; Titanium offers you 1,750 C1 rewards. The higher the package you pick means that the higher your payouts will be in crowd1. You can choose any of these packages depending on your earning inspirations.

5.     Choose the Payment Method

 On signing up as a crowd1 member, you need to pay for the account. The crowd1 back office gives you options of payment once you have selected the package you want. You can pay by various methods. Bank transfer is available for people living within Europe only, pay by bitcoins, pay by Etherium, pay via Novapago, which allows you to buy your package using your credit card to purchase bitcoins and then use them to pay for your account; pay using your account balance in case you have money in your account; pay via gift code which your up line can purchase for you using his/her account balance and sends you the code to activate your account. You can exchange the dollar equivalent with your up line and in so doing you have purchased the gift code from your up line.

6.     Start a Bitcoins Wallet

 Upon joining crowd1 as member, you need to open your payment and withdraw options. Crowd1 does most of its transactions through bitcoins due to its universality and the fact that the process is seamless. Working with bitcoins removes the many hurdles of dealing with banks as well as the high bank transaction rates. You will therefore be in a good position to start a Bitcoin wallet where your money will be sent to after withdrawal from crowd1. Some of the good bitcoins wallets and exchanges that you can open an account with include localbitcoins.com, blockchain.com, mycelium.com, luno.com and others. Make sure to get your account verified so that you can start using it.

7.     Read Your Back Office

 After joining crowd1 and making payment for your account, its now time to start training yourself about the business. You need to understand the Crowd1 Business Model and the products that crowd1 offers to its clients. Your account back office has all these information for you to read and understand the company well. Your back office contains 2 main sections of information namely 1. General company information including products, company profile, news, events etc 2. You own account information including downline, payouts, gift codes, Crowd1 withdraw methods etc. Study the entire back office to understand all aspects of your business. This will improve your understanding and also boost your confidence to do business presentations.

8.     Read the Company Presentation Tools

 When you register as a member of crowd1, you will need to familiarize yourself with the all the business presentation tools. Crowd1 offers you many PDF, videos, banners and other tools for presenting the business. There are also hundreds of tools for promoting the business including logos. You will also find product description write ups and videos for your use. It’s very important to read all this content to fully understand the products and concepts of the company. Learning about crowd1 improves your confidence and increases your arsenal that you’ll need for doing business presentations.

9.     Join Training Zoom Meetings and Webinars

 Upon becoming a member of crowd1, you are expected to attend the daily zoom meetings. There are more than 3 daily crowd1 zoom meetings held online and attended by more than 800 people per day. In these meetings, there are people from all over the world in over 100 countries. These business presentations are meant for new members and also existing members as there are always news updates. In some meetings they will host a famous guest speaker in self-improvement and sales to talk to the participants. Make sure to attend these zoom meetings so that you may learn how to make the business presentations to your prospects. Every Sunday afternoon, Peter Jakobsson offers 1hr training on personal development called the Sunday school.

10.     Make a Name List

 One of the very first things to do immediately you become a crowd1 member is to make a prospect list of names. You need to qualify your friends, family and work mates and all people on your phone directory. Make your list such that people you think will be more receptive to crowd1 will start your list. You can make a list as long as 100 or more names. This will be your first contacts to make a presentation of crowd1 business. Once you have a qualified and targeted list, you can now start calling them and setting up business presentation meetings.

11.     Call Up Your Prospects

 After your sign up in crowd1, your main work will be to contact your prospects and make business presentations or set up meetings. You can now use your contact list to call them up and arrange meetings or invite them to business training seminars. It is important to note that this call is just to invite them for a coffee or business presentation. If they are in your town, try to only get them to meet you for a presentation. If they are from out of town you can try to invite them to attend crowd1 training zoom meeting. If they are not able to attend the zoom call, you can ask them whether it’s ok to send them a dossier that they can read and then you can follow up with them with a call. Tell them that you will call after the zoom to answer any questions they may have.

12.     Start One-On-One Presentations

 After you make your first calls after registering as member of crowd1, it’s time to arrange those one on one meeting and start doing presentations. The more presentations you make, the higher your chances of recruiting more people to your team. To succeed in crowd1, you need to work hard to build your network and this is possible only by talking to as many people as possible. So, you can start making those calls and follow up with your prospects until they eventually join crowd1 in your team. In crowd1, it pays big to have a big team. You can achieve a team of 20 to 30 members in less than 2 months and more than 100 in the third month.

13.     Arrange Seminars

 As a member of crowd1 you can invite your prospects to attend general training seminars if they are available in your town. You may also Organise your own training seminars if you have at least 3 other downlines to help you with logistics and inviting. Make sure your invites come early not to miss the presentation. You can make some banners and also register the participants. You can later contact them as a follow up to join crowd1. Seminars are very effective in getting prospects to join and you can be very successful if you held seminars frequently.

14.     Start To Advertise Your Business

 You can start to advertise your crowd1 business immediately you join crowd1. To get a steady stream of new prospects, you need to advertise your business. You can advertise your business for free using Facebook groups, free classified ads, friend requesting on Facebook, writing articles among many other ways. You can also advertise your business at a fee on Facebook using Facebook ads, Google ads, solo ads and many other ways. You can also advertise your business on MLM blogs and websites.

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Africa’s Mobile Money Boom

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Africa’s Mobile Money Boom

In October, the US-based startup Stripe announced that it would be acquiring Paystack, a Nigerian payments platform. Everything about the transaction checked appropriate “synergy” boxes. Earlier in the year, Stripe had received an additional $600 million in funding, with an eye towards international expansion. Paystack has been dubbed the “Stripe of Africa,” due to its focus on simplifying the online and offline payments experience for consumers in the region.

One the face of it, one could say this was just another day in fintech deal-making, right?

Not so fast.

Stripe’s acquisition of Paystack underscores the increasing attractiveness of emerging markets, particularly those in Africa, for growth. This region has long been on the radar of public and private investors alike, however volatility, political instability, and under-developed infrastructure have been proven to be formidable foes in the journey towards consistent outperformance. 

The US fintech startup Stripe made a splash this year with its acquisition of the Nigerian payments … [] platform Paystack.

Recently, the tide has shifted. Paystack is not the only African startup that has caught the eye of foreign investors. Chipper Cash – a San Francisco-based startup that offers mobile-based P2P payments in 7 African countries – raised a $30 million Series B round from Ribbit Capital and Bezos Expeditions. WorldRemit, a UK-based cross-border payments platform, announced the $500 million acquisition of Sendwave, a digital remittance service provider concentrated on East Africa, in August of this year.

When analyzed as a cohort, these transactions highlight three points. First, the rise of “mobile money” and its importance in constructing a digital banking infrastructure. Second, the upheaval due to COVID-19 of people’s habits. And third, how this activity in 2020 was the culmination of a decades-long journey.

What is mobile money?

Simply put, “mobile money” refers to digital payments. Unlike an app like Venmo, no bank account is required to facilitate the transaction – a telecom provider performs this function instead. According to the Wall Street Journal, “nearly half of 1.04 billion registered mobile money accounts world-wide are in sub-Saharan Africa.”

LAMU TOWN, KENYA – DECEMBER 20: An advertising bilboard for safaricom telecom company mobile payment … [] called mpesa, Lamu County, Lamu Town, Kenya on December 20, 2017 in Lamu Town, Kenya. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

Mobile money accounts are prevalent in emerging markets for a reason. One McKinsey study estimated that, “two billion individuals and 200 million small businesses in emerging economies today lack access to formal savings and credit.” The implications of non-participation in the formal economy are huge. The same report cites that, “…widespread adoption and use of digital finance could increase the GDPs of all emerging economies by 6 percent, or a total of $3.7 trillion, by 2025. This is the equivalent of adding to the world an economy the size of Germany.”

COVID-19 has accelerated adoption

While these challenges were readily apparent pre-COVID, the pandemic has accelerated the pace of adoption significantly. African governments have also played a large role – many have reduced barriers to sign up, in an effort to stimulate the economy. Before the lockdown in Rwanda, for instance, the central bank instructed telecoms to ease up on restrictions.

African countries have emerged as leaders in mobile money adoption.

The result was a huge increase in the number of transactions, “…the number of mobile-money transfers doubled in the week after a lockdown was imposed in March…by late April users were making 3m transactions a week, five times the pre-pandemic norm.” Other African governments, from Kenya to Zambia, followed suit in easing restrictions and waiving transaction fees.

Hiding in plain sight

Mobile money is nothing new – even before the pandemic, African countries were trailblazers in the industry. Per McKinsey, “Just over half of the 282 mobile money services operating worldwide are located in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Today, it is not uncommon for more citizens to have access to mobile money than a traditional bank account, as the graphic below illustrates:

What’s even more impressive is that there is still ample room for growth. Per the Wall Street Journal, only 45% of the African population has an active cell phone. To put this into perspective, in Europe, that figure hovers well above 80%. How these figures will be affected by the pandemic is anyone’s guess.

What’s next?

COVID-19 may have served as a catalyst for increased mobile money adoption, however, it has also left a trail of financial destruction in its wake. As the Economist writes, “… the crisis has also made people poorer. In Kenya, where mobile money is well established, the central bank reports a 10% rise in the number of daily transactions but a 5% fall in their total value.” The same article notes that these effects are expected to be temporary and that, “…habits formed during a crisis can sometimes outlast it.” 

What does the future hold for mobile money in Africa?

Now that telecoms providers have tapped into a larger consumer base, the playing field is open to the introduction of other banking products, such as saving and lending offers. As Amanda Wilson, creator of the finance YouTube channel We Think Finance states, “The continent of Africa not only has an abundance of natural resources, but also an abundance of talent. And with the current tech startup scene not only in Nigeria, but in South Africa, Egypt and even Kenya, seeing this activity helps to show the world what is happening on the continent and I think in turn this will fuel more innovation.”

The wealth of resources created by this digital infrastructure is undeniable. The race to best harness these accounts and assets is on.

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Twenty years of cultivating tech entrepreneurs | MIT News

In 2010, Clarisse Iribagiza was studying computer engineering at the University of Rwanda’s College of Science and Technology. She was intrigued to hear about a program on the fundamentals of technological entrepreneurship offered by the MIT Global Startup Labs (GSL) at her college. “I had never heard of startups, but I wanted to understand what they were about,” she says.

Soon after finishing a six-week GSL stint, Iribagiza, a junior, launched a mobile technology company, HeHe Limited, which became a near-instant success story in Rwanda and spread quickly to other nations, landing her on the 2015 Forbes Africa 30 under 30. “I am so grateful for GSL and its impact on my life,” she says.

Iribagiza told her story to hundreds of participants at a virtual event on Nov. 5 celebrating the 20th anniversary of GSL. Administered by MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI), GSL empowers young technology entrepreneurs in developing regions of the world to realize their business goals, leveraging MIT-designed curricula and the enthusiasm and expertise of MIT student instructors.

GSL’s intense boot camps offer startup basics and tailored technical knowledge essential for jump-starting commercial ventures in mobile and internet technologies. In addition, GSL seeds continued homegrown innovation and enterprise, handing off instructional materials directly to partner universities in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

Since 2000, nearly 2,500 students have taken advantage of 84 GSL classes. Many of them gain the skills to translate their ideas into one or even multiple startups, creating jobs and forging new avenues of economic development.

“GSL was a lifetime opportunity for me,” says Dumindu Kanankage, a student in the 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka GSL program, and another participant in the 20th anniversary event. In 2012, Kanankage and three other GSL classmates founded 4 Axis Solutions, a company offering art-centered apps such as Drawing Desk, which has now surpassed 10 million downloads.

The GSL experience, with its built-in business competitions, networking opportunities, and technological training and guidance, energizes students. “I would get up at 3 a.m. and do all my regular coursework before the break of dawn to make sure I had enough time for the MIT class, which felt more meaningful and purposeful than my routine classes,” says Iribagiza.

Her startup notion involved addressing a significant local issue. “Rwanda was still rebuilding after the 1994 genocide and it was difficult for people and businesses to find things they needed,” she says. “I thought I could help.” HeHe, which means “where” in Kinyarwanda, became the mobile app-based distribution service of choice for locating and distributing goods and services, and now claims more than 2 million users across Africa.    

African roots

The remote event also featured stories of GSL’s start as a digital technology education initiative focused on Africa. Kenya native Paul Njoroge ’00, Mng ’02, PhD ’10 got the ball rolling in 1998 as a junior studying computer science: “The internet was just catching on, and with Africa lagging in so many areas, I thought it would be important to breach a digital divide already emerging,” he says.

Buoyed by an MIT leadership course, Njoroge and fellow MIT undergraduates built the MIT African Internet Technology Initiative (AITI) to help African students “become aware of how to develop a vision and pursue it,” he says. In 2000, with MIT support, they rolled out their first class at Strathmore University in Nairobi — a course introducing Kenyan students to Java programming, HTML, and Unix, with team-based projects and opportunities to meet with national tech executives.

Yaron Binur ’05, who taught in multiple African AITI classes between 2003 and 2005, recalled his first experience with the program. “I had only taken MIT’s core computer science class as a freshman, and I had to cram to learn Java on the plane ride to Kenya so I’d be ready to teach. That was one of my fondest memories — that hard craziness of MIT and AITI combined,” he said during the anniversary event. Catalyzed by this work, Binur went on to found three startups, including the Middle East Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow, which creates connections between Palestinians and Israelis through education.

Eston Kimani ’05 was already immersed in tech ventures such as MIT’s 50k Entrepreneurial Competition when he signed up to teach AITI classes in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “Africa is a great place for an MIT-type brain to go because of all the problems you can solve there,” he says. “It’s like being in a candy store.” Kimani, a serial tech entrepreneur based in Nairobi, co-founded Africa’s Talking, a digital platform for African developers, and is lead founder of Ideas Come to Life, which promotes global e-commerce opportunities for African businesses.

Global ambitions

AITI quickly took root in other African nations, and as it broadened its reach, MIT students eagerly sought opportunities to serve as instructors abroad. One of them was Michael Gordon SM ’02, PhD ’10 in 2007, a doctoral student in computer science. “While trying to deploy mobile health technologies in the developing world I’d discovered that there were problems on the ground that technology alone couldn’t solve,” he says. “I wanted to focus on enabling homegrown innovation around mobile technology, on creating a real-world incubation program for entrepreneurs.”

Gordon developed a curriculum to accomplish this, which became the new model for AITI. He directed the program for the next eight years while simultaneously pursuing his PhD. “This was my first entrepreneurial experience, and I blossomed as a result of it,” he says. “I learned how to launch, sustain, and scale a venture, and when I finally graduated MIT, I was ready to start my own computer security company.”

The learning platform Gordon built evolved beyond Africa, and in 2013, AITI became Global Startup Labs. Today, GSL’s teaching arsenal includes the latest online resources and cloud services, according to Eduardo Rivera, managing director of MISTI’s MIT Chile, Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay programs. “Twenty years ago, MOOCs were not widely available, but now we have really good access to these free online courses,” he says. Incorporating pre-program preparation through MOOCs has allowed GSL to start offering a more complex technical curriculum during its boot camps. Recently, he shared, 12 MIT student instructors taught a remote course on applied machine learning and entrepreneurship, resulting in 11 startups incorporating machine learning into their business plans. 

GSL is also experimenting with thematic labs, explains Ari Jacobovits, managing director of MIT-Africa. In Uganda, for instance, GSL partnered with Wilmar, an international agribusiness, and Makerere University in Kampala to offer a program focused “on innovation within agribusiness and agriculture more broadly,” he says. Jacobovits adds that with this approach, sponsors can support activities in a targeted way, forging a better connection to startups to help them solve real-world problems.

The inclination and aptitude of GSL alumni for such problem-solving were on full display even after the formal Nov. 5 event concluded. In Zoom breakout rooms, LinkedIn, and on a GSL Slack channel, participants networked and described their current work. These included Johanna de Jesús Cadenas Zárate GSL ’18 Peru, who sought partners in starting a company to aid small family farmers facing bank debt and starvation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and Carlos Carrera GSL ’18 Ensanada, Mexico, who shared an app that allows students to connect for meals on college campuses under quarantine. Tshepang Kobo GSL ’16 Johannesburg, described how her company helps people buy online without using credit cards, and Gereltuya GSL ’16 Mongolia, an AI engineer, spoke about her preventive health-care startup.

Perhaps the greatest lesson these alumni have taken from GSL is the importance of paying it forward. “Since my program, I’ve worked in two startups, and I’m now developing a community of innovation, where we teach students how to prepare for college,” says Viviana Rodriguez, GSL’18 Peru. “We’re sharing knowledge, giving people opportunities to connect, to learn, and to transform their lives with technology.”