Microsoft Moves Azure Active Directory Domain Services to ADC in Nairobi
May 16, 2023
Microsoft has announced that it will be moving the Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) product to the African Development Centre Nairobi. This is a major milestone for the company and the tech…
Jambo Care Emerges Winner of Season 4 of Game of Learners Coding Competition
May 4, 2023
Four university students have emerged winners of the fourth season of the Game of Learners (GOL) competition with their medical language translation app. The app, called ‘Jambo Care,’ translates the local dialect into English or…
Microsoft Confirms Xbox Game Studios Game Camp for Africa This July
May 4, 2023
Microsoft has announced that it will host the Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa, a two-day conference scheduled to take place on July 15th and 16th, 2023. The event is open to all game creators…
Microsoft ADC and JKUAT Partner to Revamp Computer Science Curriculum
April 17, 2023
Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) has collaborated with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to review the university’s Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Bachelor of Computer Technology curriculum. The review…
Microsoft ADC Launches Game of Learners Season 4
March 14, 2023
Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) has launched Season 4 of the Game of Learners (GOL) initiative, a hackathon that allows African university students to develop solutions to current challenges facing the continent and the world….
Microsoft Launches Skilling Program for Kenyan University Lecturers
March 6, 2023
Microsoft has launched a 12-week program designed to enhance technical skills for university lecturers in Kenya. The program, developed in collaboration with the Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC) and Microsoft Leap, aims to improve educators’…
The Imperative for Digital Development and Public-Private Partnerships in Least Developed Countries
March 2, 2023
As the world looks to accelerate sustainable development in the least developed countries (LDCs), leaders from around the world, civil society, and the private sector will convene in Doha, Qatar on March 5th to discuss…
Microsoft's ADC Partners with Kenyan Universities for Curriculum Review
February 3, 2023
The Africa Development Centre (ADC), Microsoft’s premier engineering arm, has partnered with Kenyan universities to review their curriculums in an effort to ramp up its digital skilling efforts in the country. As part of the…
Shadrack Kiprotich Wins the coveted Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award
January 30, 2023
Shadrack Kiprotich, a Kenyan tech enthusiast, has won the coveted Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for 2022. This award is highly esteemed in the tech community as it recognizes individuals who have made significant…