BSV s Blockchain for Government Initiative completes historic first official visit to the Republic of the Sudan
The Blockchain for Government Initiative is led by Bitcoin Association
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ZUG, Switzerland, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The BSV blockchain ecosystem s Blockchain for Government Initiative recently completed a historic week-long official visit to Khartoum, Republic of the Sudan, at the invitation of and under the patronage of the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Transformation. The visit centred around Sudan s first-ever Blockchain Summit & Workshop, a two-day event held April 8-9 and led by the BSV blockchain ecosystem. The conference and surrounding meetings explored how blockchain technology can advance digital transformation as the country rebuilds and re-emerges after 30 years of isolation from much of the world.
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Journalists and media houses across East and Southern Africa came under increasing attack in the past year, despite the urgent need for access to information during the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises in the region, Amnesty International said today.
Across the region, media workers have been laid off, television stations suspended or shutdown, private press targeted and journalists intimidated in a heavy blow to the right to freedom of expression and access to information.
“What we have witnessed in the past year, as far as media and journalistic freedom is concerned, can only be described as a dark period,” said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, on World Press Freedom Day.
Journalists and media houses across East and Southern Africa came under increasing attack in the past year, despite the urgent need for access to information during the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises in the region, Amnesty International said today.
Across the region, media workers have been laid off, television stations suspended or shutdown, private press targeted and journalists intimidated in a heavy blow to the right to freedom of expression and access to information.
“What we have witnessed in the past year, as far as media and journalistic freedom is concerned, can only be described as a dark period,” said Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southern Africa, on World Press Freedom Day.
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Central bank, telecoms ministry join hands to digitise economy
Fri, 30 April 2021
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering the country s ambitious plan of transforming itself into a digital economy over the next few years.
The MoU was signed virtually on April 29 between NBC director-general Chea Serey and ministry secretary of state Sok Puthivuth. Another milestone in our journey toward digital economy: MoU signing between the Ministry of Telecommunication and the National Bank of Cambodia. This MoU paves way for closer collaboration, dialogue and knowledge sharing between the two authorities. Collaboration is key in any endeavors, Serey wrote on her official Facebook page.