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Why digital transformation is an existential issue #SafaricomNews
Kenya is a rising star in Africa's tech scene, known as 'Silicon Savannah'. But with terms like 'digitization' and 'digitalization' floating around, what's the real story? 🤔 Safaricom's Joe Kanyua joins our podcast to explain the essential differences and how digital transformation is changing the way we live and work. This is the tech talk you won't want to miss! #SafaricomNews #DigitalTransformation
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Peter Ndegwa talks career growth, life, and going Agile. #SafaricomNews
Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa highlighted the importance of diversity, inclusion, innovation, and authenticity in driving success and promoting transformative leadership.
The Women On Board's Network, which brings together women serving on boards, aims to drive gender diversity and inclusion within board leadership. Ndegwa reflected on his experiences, including attending Princeton and taking over at Safaricom during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He emphasized the significance of innovation in the workplace, the future of work, technology, and consumer expectations. He emphasized the importance of leadership as a responsibility and a call to action that resonates across industries and borders.
These issues and more are on this edition of the Safaricom Newsroom podcast.
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What the move to regulate AI means for Kenya #SafaricomNews
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the biggest trends in the tech world this year. It has enabled companies to understand their customers better and reach out to them. However, there are concerns that AI may lead to a loss of human control. In September of this year, a closed-door meeting of tech companies developing AI unanimously endorsed the idea of US government regulation. Wendy Gonzalez, CEO of Sama, believes that such regulations are beneficial for the world and society as a whole. Safaricom has been using AI for the past five years to develop products, analyze data, and better understand its customers. Kamau Maina, Big Data and Customer Value Management Lead at Safaricom PLC believes that the use of AI in Kenya is still at a rudimentary level. Open AI, the company behind Chat GPT, has made its models accessible for various applications, reducing production time and allowing for more data-driven development. Kamau and Wendy recently spoke to the Safaricom Newsroom podcast about these developments. Click play to listen to their conversation.
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Frightening, exciting. Kenyan creatives grapple with AI #SafaricomNews
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a popular trend in the tech industry, with more than a third of C-Suite executives utilizing it in their business operations. Generative AI platforms like ChatGPT and Dall-E can perform creative tasks such as creating advertising copy and designing artwork. However, there is a debate surrounding whether AI is genuinely creative or just mimicking data. As more companies adopt AI, concerns about potential job loss and ethical issues like cheating, complacency, and copyright infringement arise. Kenyan creatives must navigate these challenges to remain competitive. These issues and more are discussed in this edition of the Safaricom Newsroom podcast. You can listen to or watch the conversation below.#SafaricomNews
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Plastic Doesn’t Make the World Go Round #SafaricomNews #WorldEnvironmentDay #WED2023
Taka Taka Solutions is a company that has invested in equipment capable of recycling flexible plastics, which has created numerous job opportunities for waste pickers. To mark the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, Safaricom Newsroom engaged with experts, environmental change champions, and plastic solutionists to delve into the concept of a circular economy for plastics and how this year's theme of #beatplasticpollution can be transformed into tangible action. Safaricom Newsroom also interviewed Jennifer Wang, Chief Sales Officer at Taka Taka Solutions, to discuss solutions to tackle this problem head-on. Safaricom has implemented measures to address plastic pollution, such as eliminating problematic plastics from cafeterias and reducing SIM card size. Watch the podcast below for incisive details and analysis. #SafaricomNews #WorldEnvironmentDay #WED2023
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A conversation on radio and peace #SafaricomNews #Tuinuane #WorldRadioDay
As the violence raged in Kenya in January 2008, the media came under increasing scrutiny. One of the main accusations was that the media, particularly radio, was responsible for fanning the flames.
When a prominent radio presenter was named along with politicians and civil servants as suspects to face trial at the International Criminal Court, the Kenyan media fraternity was shocked. Comparisons were made with the situation in Rwanda a decade before, where radio played a role in perpetrating genocide.
The cases at the International Criminal Court were eventually terminated but the media had already learnt its lesson, chiefly that in a country that has faced political and ethnic conflict, radio is a powerful tool for promoting peace and fostering understanding and reconciliation.
“Radio and peace” was the theme of this year’s World Radio Day, providing an opportunity to reflect on the role radio has played and can play, in mediating conflict and bringing about peace. The Safaricom Newsroom hosted Christine Nguku and Lincoln Njogu.
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