by Sylvester Addo | Oct 29, 2018 | 4Afrika, General
Microsoft opens first AppFactory in Botswana, and 17th in Africa.
The first Botswana Microsoft 4Afrika AppFactory has been announced at Innovation Botswana 2018. This brings the total number of AppFactories across the continent to 17th. Botswana becomes the 11th country to benefit from this initiative to empower Africa’s young developers with skills and modern technologies. Others can be found in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, etc.
Microsoft has said working with partners across Africa they share what they’ve learned by creating a franchise program using the AppFactory. “We help them train modern developers who become experienced software engineers thereby bridging the huge demand”.
Speaking at the event Microsoft 4Afrika’s regional director said this was one of many engagements in the Country.
“The AppFactory will help to equip ICT graduates in Botswana with critical skills to secure jobs, or start their own businesses. This is one of the many engagements we will have in Botswana ” — Amrote Abdella, Regional Director, Microsoft 4Afrika.
by Sylvester Addo | Oct 15, 2018 | 4Afrika, General, Internship, Microsoft Nigeria
In Kaduna, Nigeria? Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship opportunity.
Are you looking to build some work experience in a thriving environment? Looking for a way to kick start your career? The Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship in Lagos, Nigeria with a partner organization will offer you a unique experience. One that is dynamic and agile.
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 will offer work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization in Lagos, Nigeria on real projects. You’ll collaborate and learn from your colleagues, as you build work place skills and put yours to practice.
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 Lagos, Nigeria
Choose tracks in either Azure Infrastructure, Big Data, CRM and office 365. Your main tasks will include implementing Microsoft partner’s technology solutions at organisations within the region. Your involvement will also include solution design, architecture, implementation, solution testing and go-live phases.
You should be able to commit to completing full time internship in 6 months. You must have a right to work in Nigeria. And you can be retained by organization after the internship. Click for information and how to 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. ?.
Feature image ?: Nigeria MSFT Imagine Cup 2016, Team Humane
by Sylvester Addo | Oct 15, 2018 | 4Afrika, General, Interns4Afrika, Internship, Microsoft Nigeria
In Kaduna, Nigeria? Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship opportunity.
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 Kaduna State, Nigeria with a partner organization will offer you a unique experience. One that is dynamic and agile.
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 will offer work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization in Kaduna, Nigeria on real projects. You’ll collaborate and learn from your colleagues, as you build work place skills and put yours to practice.
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 Kaduna State, Nigeria
Your main tasks will include implementing Microsoft partner’s technology solutions at organisations within the region. Your involvement will also include solution design, architecture, implementation, solution testing and go-live phases.
You should be able to commit to completing full time internship in 6 months. You must have a right to work in Nigeria. And you can be retained by organization after the internship. Click for information and how to 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. ?.
Feature image ?: Nigeria MSFT Imagine Cup 2016, Team Humane
by Sylvester Addo | Oct 6, 2018 | 4Afrika, General, Internship
Opportunité de stage à Brazzaville, Congo. Vous cherchent à construire une expérience de travail avec possibilité réel, l’expérience réelle et véritable formation? Savoir plus.
Vous cherchez un moyen de commencer votre carrière? Vous cherchez à construire une expérience professionnelle dans un environnement en plein essor? Le programme de stages Interns4Afrika offre aux jeunes une expérience unique. Celui qui est dynamique et agile avec des organisations sur le continent africain.
Le programme de stages Interns4Afrika offre aux jeunes talents une expérience unique avec une organisation technologique dynamique et agile sur le continent africain. Que vous soyez en herbe pour un avenir dans les ventes, le marketing ou la technologie, ceci est votre chance de lancer votre avenir. – 4Afrika
Avec cette offre, vous travaillerez pour 6 mois avec une organisation partenaire Microsoft à Brazzaville, au Congo sur des projets réels. Vous collaborerez et apprenez de vos collègues.
Développement des habiletés en de classe mondiale
est sur les plans de Microsoft pour aider les Africains à développer des compétences
pour l’ esprit d’ entreprise et l’ amélioration de l’ employabilité et la compétitivité.
Microsoft dit, en tant que leader dans la plate – forme et de la productivité pour le premier mobile, le monde premier nuage, nous croyons à ce que les gens rendent possible. Notre mission est de permettre à chaque personne et chaque organisation sur la planète pour obtenir plus.
L’initiative Microsoft 4Afrika nous a permis de lier notre croissance avec des approches qui permettent d’ accélérer la croissance pour le continent dans trois domaines critiques du développement. Compétences de classe mondiale, l’ accès et l’ innovation. Chacun de ces portant sur différents aspects qui aideront à encourager les jeunes africains, les entrepreneurs, les promoteurs et les chefs d’entreprise et civiques. Pour transformer degrandes idées une réalité qui peut aider leur communauté, leur pays, le continent et au -delà.
Stage à Brazzaville, au Congo
Cliquez pour en savoir plus d’informations et d’appliquer.
Avez-vous eu une expérience précédente? Allez-vous demander? Parlez-nous dans les commentaires. Aussi bien vouloir partager, vous pourriez sauver ou aider la carrière de quelqu’un. Merci ?
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Microsoft 4Afrika Skills IT Technical Support Internship in Brazzaville opportunity, Get real experience and real training.
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 Brazzaville will offer you a unique experience. One that is dynamic and agile with partner organizations in Congo.
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
IT Technical Support Internship in Brazzaville will offer work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization in Congo 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.”
IT Technical Support Internship in Brazzaville, Congo
You should be able to commit to completing full time internship in 6 months. You must have a right to work in Congo. 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. Thank you ?.
by Sylvester Addo | Sep 29, 2018 | 4Afrika, General, Microsoft Africa, Startup
Microsoft sponsors DEMO Africa 2018, as it seeks to support African Startups
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”.
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.
by Sylvester Addo | Sep 10, 2018 | 4Afrika, Microsoft Africa, Microsoft Kenya
Microsoft 4Afrika is helping startups across the continent scale up with ripple effects on other local businesses
One area that Microsoft focuses on with its investment in Africa is investing in local technology solutions. Microsoft makes it clear that “Africa has the potential to lead the technology revolution”. Since the inception of 4Afrika, it boasts of 64 funded and 94 Startups it supports. With these startups generating a total of $5.1 million in reciprocal investments.
“Startups are very dear to Microsoft’s heart. As our mission is to identify and support the best startups in Africa to become successful companies.” – Djiba Diallo, Microsoft 4Afrika Innovation Lead
One such startup benefiting from this support is MoVAS Group. Microsoft 4Afrika says “MoVAS has worked closely with Microsoft to develop and scale their solution”.
To give you a background on this take a look at this video.
Microsoft 4Afrika supports Startups
MoVAS has 12 million users on its platform across Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Somalia, the Republic of Congo and Swaziland. Issuing loans to thousands of customers across Africa daily. MoVAS needed a platform to manage and grow their offering in a cost-effective way. Microsoft offered assistance through its MySkills4Afrika volunteer program.
MoVAS services were migrated to Microsoft’s Azure platform. Now it is possible for them to crunch large volumes of data faster, more accurately and with less human resources. MoVAS say “the results has been a 300% jump in lending, meaning even more people can now access finance”.
“Going forward, MoVAS plans to move all their hosted services to Azure. They also plan to rewrite their credit scoring algorithms to be tightly coupled with Data Lakes, machine learning and artificial intelligence sitting on top of Azure. By doing so, they hope to on-board new clients in two to three weeks, instead of the usual three months”.
“We engage with startups to understand the challenges they encounter and support them. This is core to our mission of empowering every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.” – Djiba Diallo, Microsoft 4Afrika Innovation Lead
MoVAS provides a lifeline to its customers, usually small business owners, rural farmers, women, etc. Who are able to access the previously up hill task of getting a small financial boost. These smaller businesses are also now able to sustain or grow theirs.
There are other such stories and we look forward to sharing them with you. What do you think about Microsoft’s engagement with startups. Got a startup story to share? Talk to us.
