‘Bet on youth’ to realise Africa’s digital potential, UN deputy chief says

22 july 2025 - 06:09:00 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Digital innovation and technology remain underfunded and underdeveloped across Africa, according to a report on Africa’s development which was discussed [...] Full text...

EMBARGOED: NOT FOR PUBLICATION, BROADCAST, OR TRANSMISSION UNTIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025, AT 9:30 AM EDT, WHICH IS 1:30 PM UTC Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

15 july 2025 - 11:00:55 AR

Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise [...] Full text...

UN summit confronts AI’s dawn of wonders and warnings

09 july 2025 - 07:35:45 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s flagship platform on artificial intelligence opened in Geneva on Tuesday, launching four days of high-level dialogue, cutting-edge demonstrations and [...] Full text...

Human rights must anchor the digital age, says UN rights chief Türk

08 july 2025 - 05:59:41 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As digital technologies rapidly reshape every aspect of society, the UN’s top human rights official has called for human rights to [...] Full text...

Space is not the final frontier – it is the foundation of our future: UN deputy chief

02 july 2025 - 17:58:28 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life and global development, the UN [...] Full text...

What time is it on the Moon? It’s all relative… (Feature by UN News)

24 june 2025 - 05:44:36 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Telling the time on the Moon is more complicated than you might think, but answering the question is becoming more [...] Full text...

World Economic Forum selects 100 start-ups from 28 countries to join its Technology Pioneers community

23 june 2025 - 08:09:51 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Monday announced the 2025 cohort of its Technology Pioneers community, a group of 100 early-stage companies [...] Full text...

From Global South to the stars: A new space race

21 june 2025 - 05:57:40 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Once the exclusive domain of a handful of technologically advanced countries, outer space is now within the reach of emerging [...] Full text...

Tripoli University becomes first Libyan university to be listed in the QS World University rankings

20 june 2025 - 11:42:58 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tripoli University has been included in the QS World University Rankings, becoming the first Libyan university to achieve this level of [...] Full text...

South African drone technology helps power stations cut maintenance and repair costs

17 june 2025 - 10:34:15 AR

Johannesburg, South Africa, (PANA) - A caged inspection drone offering enhanced inspection capabilities is said to reduce costs for power stations by reducing the need [...] Full text...

How AI can help both tax collectors and taxpayers: IMF Blog By Thomas Cantens and Herve Tourpe

26 february 2025 - 09:03:53 AR

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - New technologies have the potential to improve the relationship between governments and citizens. Tax portals, customs IT systems and [...] Full text...

Power of AI rests 'in the hands of a few': Guterres warns

12 february 2025 - 05:40:16 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - AI is already transforming our world but its power rests “in the hands of a few”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on [...] Full text...

Humanity’s fate can't be left to algorithms, UN chief tells Security Council

20 december 2024 - 05:21:06 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday urged the Security Council to act decisively to establish international guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), [...] Full text...

Internet Governance Forum: Shaping a safe and equitable digital future

17 december 2024 - 05:24:17 MA

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - As the world navigates rapid digital transformation, the 19th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has convened in Riyadh, Saudi [...] Full text...

The promise and peril of runaway technological advances

22 october 2024 - 05:20:03 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – ranging from artificial intelligence to [...] Full text...

'AI must not create or perpetuate stereotypes and gender bias'

08 october 2024 - 15:28:24 MA

New York, US (PANA) - As online tools using various forms of artificial intelligence become increasingly common, calls are growing for more action to ensure [...] Full text...

‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts

20 september 2024 - 06:26:31 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) field is “irrefutable”, a new report from a UN [...] Full text...

Cape Town hosts major astronomy conference

13 august 2024 - 11:07:24 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 2,000 international astronomers are attending the 32nd General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Cape Town [...] Full text...

Pan-African Fintech Hub launched in Lagos

10 july 2024 - 14:47:11 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the timbuktoo Africa Innovation Foundation on Tuesday launched a state-of-the-art Fintech timbuktoo Hub in [...] Full text...

Mapping the world's readiness for Artificial Intelligence shows prospects diverge: IMF Blog By Giovanni Melina

25 june 2024 - 18:35:05 AR

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Artificial intelligence can increase productivity, boost economic growth, and lift incomes. However, it could also wipe out millions of [...] Full text...

WEF identifies top 10 emerging technologies to address global challenges

25 june 2024 - 08:05:50 AR

Dalian, China (PANA) - The World Economic Forum on Tuesday published its annual Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report featuring technologies with the greatest potential to [...] Full text...

World Economic Forum announces 2024 Technology Pioneers

06 june 2024 - 09:01:25 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced on Thursday the 2024 cohort of Technology Pioneers, with predominant focus on companies applying new [...] Full text...

U.K. gallery holds exhibition of El Anatsui's arts works

29 may 2024 - 11:43:38 VAO

Edinburgh, Scotland (PANA) - Talbot Rice Gallery, U.K. says, will showcase a major exhibition this summer in Edinburgh, Scotland, of the arts works of celebrated [...] Full text...

Free WiFi initiative launched in South Africa's Northern Cape

07 may 2024 - 09:48:57 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Mondli Gungubele along with the Premier of Northern Cape, Dr Zamani Saul, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

Africa urged to step up data security

01 may 2024 - 15:48:54 BBA

Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mactar Seck, has called for data [...] Full text...

Africa can overcome challenges of technology, says ECA officiial

01 may 2024 - 12:50:09 BBA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The head of the Technology and Innovation Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mactar Seck, has given the [...] Full text...

Sixth Science, Technology and Innovation Forum opens in Addis Ababa.

20 april 2024 - 16:41:44 BBA

Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, is hosting the sixth African Forum on Technology, Science and Innovation on Sunday, the organizers announced [...] Full text...

Libyan students participate in World Robotics Championships in United States

06 april 2024 - 13:23:31 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chargé d'affaires of the US embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, was delighted to meet a group of students from the [...] Full text...

Rwanda passes biosafety law

18 march 2024 - 19:22:35 AR

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Government of Rwanda has published a new biosafety law providing requirements for the transit and utilisation of living modified organisms [...] Full text...

AI boom facilitates child abuse via the Internet, warns rights expert

06 february 2024 - 06:06:13 MA

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In another indicator of the importance of AI oversight, a top UN-appointed human rights expert warned of Monday that the volume [...] Full text...

World's tech giants sign pledge for more ethical AI systems

06 february 2024 - 05:47:21 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - Some of the world’s leading tech companies have signed a ground-breaking agreement with the UN to build more ethical Artificial Intelligence [...] Full text...

Libya's Prime Minister reaffirms his support for scientific research in all fields

12 december 2023 - 17:02:28 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, has reaffirmed his support for all scientific activities [...] Full text...

The AI awakening: IMF Blog By Gita Bhatt

01 december 2023 - 07:00:09 AR

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Full disclosure: This issue of Finance & Development was produced entirely with human intelligence. But someday soon at least [...] Full text...

'Hacking' the cybersecurity skills gap in developing countries: World Bank Blog By Ghislain de Salins and Anat Lewin

24 november 2023 - 07:33:38 AR

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals has reached a record high in 2023, with about 4 million vacancies worldwide. The cybersecurity [...] Full text...

First pan-African forum on digital professions opens in Cotonou

19 october 2023 - 18:31:33 BBA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The first Pan-African Forum on Digital Professions opened in Cotonou on Wednesday. Organised by the 10,000-member coders association, a group specialising in [...] Full text...

China, South Africa to co-operate with space venture

12 september 2023 - 12:17:27 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Representatives of the space agencies of China and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate [...] Full text...

UNESCO calls for regulations on AI use in schools

07 september 2023 - 20:17:27 MA

Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation  (UNESCO) on Thursday called on governments to regulate the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) [...] Full text...

Meeting focuses on ways of protecting communications services in Libya from hacking attempts

05 september 2023 - 20:28:27 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On Tuesday in Tripoli, the Committee for Monitoring and Supporting e-Government Projects held its first meeting to discuss ways of protecting [...] Full text...

NASA delegation visits South Africa

31 july 2023 - 09:33:41 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A delegation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) representatives has arrived in South Africa to inspect the construction [...] Full text...

UN chief calls for AI ‘that bridges divides’, rather than pushing us apart

19 july 2023 - 06:12:11 MA

New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General addressed the Security Council on Tuesday, emphasising the potential of artificial intelligence to accelerate human development while [...] Full text...

Mauritius, Gambia to sign MoU on ICT

08 july 2023 - 07:40:25 NA

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Gambia will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) shortly, the [...] Full text...

Libyan newspaper urges authorities to set up Science Cities to ensure technology transfer and development

23 june 2023 - 18:52:15 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The importance of creating science cities in Libya is no longer in question, according to the Libyan newspaper, Alsabaah, which points [...] Full text...

Arab Alliances Initiative for Scientific Research and Innovation launched in Tripoli.

22 june 2023 - 14:32:28 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Arab Alliances Initiative for Scientific Research and Innovation was launched at the headquarters of the Libyan Scientific Research Authority in [...] Full text...

Mali to construct Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Centre

09 june 2023 - 14:11:59 BBA

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of Mali's Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, Friday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a Centre for Artificial [...] Full text...

Libyan PM lauds efforts of young Libyans to support cutting-edge technologies

27 may 2023 - 13:35:53 BBA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has said that Libya's young people have proved their ability and readiness to discover, invent [...] Full text...

African tech heavyweights meet in Cape Town

02 may 2023 - 08:35:28 CU

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference kicked off in Cape Town on Tuesday. The event is an opportunity for tech [...] Full text...

Libya's missing uranium found

16 march 2023 - 20:46:48 MA

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The missing uranium in Libya has been found in the south of the country, the general command of the eastern-based Libyan [...] Full text...

IAEA: About 2.5 tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site

16 march 2023 - 06:32:00 MA

Vienna, Austria (PANA) - The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has sounded the alarm that about 2.5 tonnes of natural uranium are missing from [...] Full text...

‘More women and girls in science equals better science’, UN chief declares

11 february 2023 - 08:15:49 MA

New York, US (PANA) - Gender bias in science has resulted in drug tests that treat the female body as an aberration, and search algorithms [...] Full text...

Global internet firm sets up root server in Kenya

16 november 2022 - 14:55:06 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A global internet domain names issuing firm has assured users in Africa of faster access to services on the Internet and [...] Full text...