Microsoft 4Afrika #Interns4Afrika Dynamics 365 Ghana Internship Opportunities

Microsoft 4Afrika #Interns4Afrika Dynamics 365 Ghana Internship Opportunities

Microsoft 4Afrika’s Skills #Interns4Afrika Internship Africa initiative offers you a way to build work experience in a thriving environment.

Do you live in Accra, Ghana? Get to be a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Technical Support, Sales or Marketing intern. Microsoft’s Intern4Afrika initiative is offering a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization.
The intern will get the opportunity to work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization on real projects. Get to collaborate and skill up on the job with the help of colleagues. You can also get to be hired by the firm depending on your performance and if you are interested in being hired after the internship program.

For more question about the Interns4Afrika program, check out the program FAQ’s 

Kindly click on links below to apply on the Microsoft 4Afrika Interns4Afrika FUZU page. Sign up and fill away. All the best.

Accra

All the best to you as you apply. If you do get in, come back and share the experience with us? Also kindly report any broken links so we can fix them. Thank you.

Microsoft 4Afrika #Interns4Afrika Dynamics 365 Nigeria Internship Opportunities

Microsoft 4Afrika #Interns4Afrika Dynamics 365 Nigeria Internship Opportunities

Microsoft 4Afrika’s Skills #Interns4Afrika Internship Africa initiative offers you a way to build work experience in a thriving environment.

Dynamics 365 Nigeria

Do you live in Nigeria? Get to be a Dynamics 365 Technical Support, Sales or Marketing intern. Microsoft’s Intern4Afrika initiative will offer the intern a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization.
The intern will get the opportunity to work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization on real projects. Get to collaborate and learn from your colleagues. You can also get to be hired by the firm depending on your performance and if you are interested in being hired after the internship program.

For more question about the Interns4Afrika program, check out the program FAQ’s 

Kindly click on links below to apply on the Microsoft 4Afrika Interns4Afrika FUZU page. Sign up and fill away. All the best.

Lagos

Abuja

All the best to you as you apply. If you do get in, come back and share the experience with us? Also kindly report any broken links so we can fix them. Thank you.

Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship in Kenya, Nairobi #Interns4Afrika

Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship in Kenya, Nairobi #Interns4Afrika

In Nairobi, Kenya, Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship opportunity, Get real experience and real training 

 

Nairobi

Are you looking for a way to kick start your career? Looking to build some work experience in a thriving environment? The Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship in Kenya will offer you a unique experience. One that is dynamic and agile with partner organizations in Kenya.

The Interns4Afrika internship program offers talented young people a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization on the African continent. Whether you’re aspiring for a future in sales, marketing or technology, this is your chance to kick-start your future.  – Microsoft 4Afrika

The IT Technical Support Internship in Kenya will offer work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization in Nairobi, Kenya on real projects. You’ll collaborate and learn from your colleagues. 

World-Class Skills is about Microsoft’s plans to help Africans develop skills
for entrepreneurship and improved employability and competitiveness. 

Microsoft says, as a leader in platform and productivity for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, “we believe in what people make possible. Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.” 

 

Internship in Nairobi, Kenya

Do not apply if you :

– Are not a Kenyan citizen
– Have not completed your degree
– Are employed 
– Have not completed your National Service

 

You should be able to commit to completing full time internship in 6 months. You must have a right to work in Kenya. Click to find out more information and apply.

 

Have you had a previous experience? Are you going to apply? Talk to us in the comments. Also kindly share, you might save or help someone’s career.  Asante sana ?.

Microsoft and CPGR unveil project to advance medical research and healthcare in Africa

Microsoft and CPGR unveil project to advance medical research and healthcare in Africa

Microsoft and the CPGR unveil a first-for-Africa platform to advance medical research and healthcare on the continent

Microsoft and CPGR

Press release : 30 October 2018, Cape Town

Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, and the Centre for Proteomic & Genomic Research (CPGR) have embarked on a joint project bringing together the intelligent cloud and genomics research to create a scalable, cost-effective technology platform to power advanced medical analysis and research. This platform will be enabled by Microsoft Azure – to support the data transfer, storage and processing capabilities for genomics datasets – and will allow African scientists and academics to perform and collaborate on ground-breaking genomics research.

The project aims to make genomic applications (such as, non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), BRCA sequencing for breast cancer, HLA typing for stem cell match making and ancestry profiling) available on an accessible, secure and versatile cloud-based platform.

It is the first such initiative in Africa and could have enormous social and health care provision benefits, including avoiding prescription of ineffective drugs and sidestepping potential side effects, as well as enhancing the analysis of data, the dissemination of information and the aggregation of data to support regional genomic research, innovation and health provision.

“Working with Microsoft Azure gives us an opportunity to explore data management solutions that are flexible in scope and scale when supporting large-scale research projects or developing precision medicine solutions,” says Reinhard Hiller, managing director at CPGR.

Partnering for health
Based in Cape Town, the CPGR provides advanced ‘omics’ services to the life science and biotech communities in South Africa. ‘Omics’ groups, together with several specialties within the field of biology – including proteomics and genomics, which ‘zoom in’ on the proteome (the proteins output of an organism) and genome (the genetic makeup of an organism) respectively. This non-profit organisation uses leading technologies and bio-computational data pipelines to create and support tailored services for both academia and industry customers alike.

A universe of data within us
Arguably the most famous of omics projects – to a broader, non-specialist audience – was the Human Genome Project which set out to map the entire human genome. This ambitious inward journey of discovery took 15 years to be declared ‘complete’ and uncovered, among other things, that the length of the average human genome – measured in base pairs (letters of the DNA sequence) – is approximately three billion. If we think of this as kilobytes of data, we’re talking about three terabytes of data points to be unpacked and explored per person.

To analyse this amount of information, a robust technology platform for analytics is needed, and so the need for a partnership such as this becomes more apparent. Combined with the power and stability of Azure (Microsoft’s dynamic cloud computing service) and coupled with technical and financial support from Microsoft 4Afrika, this project will boost the depth and breadth of the African medical sciences research community’s output and nurture the establishment of a stronger and sustainable African medical research community.

From data to utility
“The project allows us to use an existing cloud-based data management ecosystem, while amplifying our own expertise in developing and running a genomics technology platform. We envisage creating a system that allows us to deliver value, and collaborate with others across the continent,” says Hiller.

In this way, the platform aims to counter the often-incomplete access to cutting-edge medical solutions for many people in Africa. The platform will:
(i) enhance access to patient eco-systems;
(ii) ease collection and transfer of information;
(iii) support the processing and down-stream analysis of genomic (e.g. DNA sequencing) data;
(iv) allow for the secure, efficient and safe aggregation of such data; and
(v) provide a means to combine and mine such data for research purposes.

Common diseases, such as cancer or diabetes, are influenced by the interplay of many different genetic markers. To study these linkages requires the aggregation and analysis of very large datasets. In addition, provision of gene-based diagnostic testing requires the careful comparison of an individual patient’s data with appropriate reference data sets. Given the rapidly expanding nature of biomedical science and the genetic diversity found in African populations, having a means to store and analyse data is a key pillar of Africa-led research and innovation. Such a solution will aid in reducing “data drain” from Africa as researchers will have solutions to better manage and analyse their data.

Microsoft for medicine
This project speaks directly to the potential of cloud technologies in enabling cutting-edge science and medicine. With a scalable platform like Azure as the backbone of a project, medical researchers can get to work on unlocking the secrets embedded in our cells – a giant leap for mankind into ‘inner space’ – and towards a better, healthier life.

“For Microsoft 4Afrika, it is one of the most exciting fruits of our long-term investment into Africa’s economic, social and technological development,” says Ryno Rijnsburger, chief technology officer at Microsoft 4Afrika. “We are providing both financial and technical support to the CPGR and also intend to bring out Microsoft experts to work with the team through our MySkills4Afrika volunteer programme.”

“Another of the intended outcomes is to stimulate interest and support the CPGR in accessing additional funding to continue operationalizing the platform, which will in turn lead to additional technology investments into things like mobile apps and reporting capabilities.”

“The sheer volume of data that can flow through the system will drive genomic research and medical innovation, and public health across Africa will reap the benefits,” concludes Rijnsburger.

About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
The 4Afrika Initiative is Microsoft’s business and market development engine in Africa. Launched in 2013, it promotes affordable access to the internet, world-class skills and innovation to unlock and accelerate Africa’s potential to create technology not only for the continent, but for the world.

About CPGR
The CPGR is a non-profit company located in Cape Town, South Africa, based on an initiative by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), and financially supported by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). The CPGR combines state-of-the-art information-rich genomic and proteomic (‘omics’) technologies with bio-computational pipelines to render services and support projects in the life science and biomedical arena in (South) Africa.

Supporting African Startups, Microsoft at DEMO Africa 2018

Supporting African Startups, Microsoft at DEMO Africa 2018

Microsoft sponsors DEMO Africa 2018, as it seeks to support African Startups

 

DEMO Africa 2018

DEMO Africa 2018 is set to take place in Morocco and Microsoft is a lead sponsor of the event. Taking place October 18-19th 2018 in Casablanca and hosted by the African Technology Foundation.

30 startup finalists from across Africa will showcase their innovations to an audience of investors, corporate acquirers and strategic partners. Five finalists will qualify for the Lions Innovation Tour of Silicon Valley.

Since the introduction of 4Afrika Initiative back in 2013, Microsoft has partnered and supported programs that aim at developing startups. This year won’t be any different as Microsoft continues to support DEMO Africa.

Speaking on the partnership Microsoft’s Africa Startup Lead, Tarik Hilali, said; “the engagement forms part of Microsoft 4Afrika’s continent-wide commitment to empower local technology startups. By providing them with access to technology, information, markets, finance, skills and services“.

Microsoft’s partnership with Demo Africa and others like it, it says are to create an environment where key role players are working together to support startup needs.

Microsoft 4Afrika is actively empowering SMEs and startups in Africa to digitally transform. Ensuring they are more profitable, sustainable, scalable and competitive“. – Tarik Hilali, Africa Startup Lead – Microsoft

Through the Microsoft 4Afrika initiative, Microsoft reports 64 startups have received financing. It also shares 100 other startups across the region have received direct mentorship and technical supports.

Tarik shared on how Microsoft will be involved at Demo Africa 2018. Microsoft will be involved in speaking sessions, hosting hands-on workshops for finalists and providing technical and financial support for the conference. “Microsoft 4Afrika also uses DEMO Africa as a platform to identify and recruit high-potential startups into its own investment network”. 

DEMO Africa 2018

Silicon Valley will be at DEMO Africa 2018

This year organizers of the event say it will receive leading Venture Capitalists from Silicon Valley. They will seek to explore investment opportunities, broaden their knowledge of the African startup ecosystems as well as share best practices on global venture creation during the event.

“The 2018 edition of DEMO Africa will also include the Ecosystem Enabler Series. A combination of keynotes, panels and fireside chats that will yield productive dialogue between industry leaders and innovation actors about the future of the African technology ecosystem; the Investor Round-tables and Angel Investor Summit”

Interested in attending? Get a ticket for the event here.