Category: Technology
Namibia’s Cybersecurity Breached Again…defence sector hacked
By: Nghiinomewa-vali Hangala Telecom, Namibia Air Company, Otjiwarongo, and now the country’s defense force have been hit by cyberattacks threatening to expose its secrets. The latest attack has laid the country’s cyber defenses bare as more institutions become victims….
Shortage of Skilled Workers in Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Sector Persists
By: David Shoombe The Africa Green Industries Summit, which took place in Swakopmund, highlighted an urgent need for Namibia’s green hydrogen sector to develop a well-trained and highly skilled Namibian workforce, if the industry is to achieve its…
Nuclear power can meet Africa’s and AI’s energy demands
Their power and potential are sometimes more than the imagination can fathom. They inspire awe and wonder, fear and trepidation. They are as misunderstood as they are revered. And, as bedfellows, artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear energy might just…
Trade Figures Continue to Expose Value-Addition Gaps
By: Peneyambeko Jonas As much as value addition and industrialisation conversations dominate national conversation and documentation, trade statistics show the same picture of raw mineral domination. Namibia trade statistics show that the country continues to earn much of its…
Africa’s AI Challenge Is Not Technology, It Is Ecosystem Building
By: Roger Jantio Africa does not lack artificial-intelligence ideas. Across the continent, founders are building applications for agriculture, transport, healthcare, finance, logistics, education, trade, and public services. Universities are advancing research, governments and major companies are supporting pilots, and…
Global Cybersecurity Initiative: Unifying Africa via Cybersecurity
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Global Cybersecurity Initiative (GCI) was officially launched on Thursday morning in Windhoek. The initiative is a Pan-African cybersecurity initiative created by DS Tech Namibia that seeks to connect businesses, governments, and innovators to…
Namibian Businesses Need an AI Rework Ledger Before Automation Scales
Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Namibia’s AI conversation is moving quickly from possibility to practice. The Villager has profiled local AI entrepreneurs and debated what automation means for the future of Namibian work. This month, the Namibia University of Science…
National Technology and Innovation Support Centre Launched
By: Dwight Links Namibia unveiled its own Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) desk in Windhoek at the end of July. The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) launched it in order to strengthen the country’s research,…
Who Knew if Musicians Would be the First to be Replaced by AI?
By Kandjengo kaMwaanyoka, an Economic Observer One of the fears we had of the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), was the loss of jobs. Many repetitive every day tasks are done by AI today, and for those who are not…
Eutelsat Low-Orbit Satellite Internet Service Launched in Namibia
By: Dwight Links Twoobii-OneWeb, a Eutelsat OneWeb high speed Low Earth Orbit satellite service, was launched in Windhoek last week to improve nationwide internet access. Namibian-based internet service provision companies Q-Kon, Echo Namibia and Oblixx…