{"id":15761,"date":"2023-10-23T13:09:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/?post_type=events&#038;p=15761"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T07:33:16","slug":"africa-tech-festival-2023","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/fr\/event\/africa-tech-festival-2023","title":{"rendered":"Africa Tech Festival 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15761\" class=\"elementor elementor-15761\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f8efbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f8efbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78bb083\" data-id=\"78bb083\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfafe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebfafe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Africa-Tech-Festival-logo.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Africa-Tech-Festival-logo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3NjUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lZGJtYXVyaXRpdXMub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMFwvQWZyaWNhLVRlY2gtRmVzdGl2YWwtbG9nby5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Africa-Tech-Festival-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15765\" alt=\"Africa-Tech-Festival-logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Africa-Tech-Festival-logo.png 923w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Africa-Tech-Festival-logo-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Africa-Tech-Festival-logo-768x257.png 768w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Africa-Tech-Festival-logo-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c00d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"029c00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>As part of its export promotion strategy, EDB will be participating in the forthcoming edition of Africa Tech festival scheduled from 14-16 November 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. The key sponsors for this event are <strong>Emtel Ltd, Leal Group, Secure Key Group and MITCO Ltd.<\/strong> Africa Tech festival represents the ideal platform where companies will be able to showcase their service offerings as well as establish contacts with potential clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b4c24 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3b4c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Considered as the continent\u2019s largest technology event, Africa Tech Festival 2023 will take a fresh look at industry defining core content on telecoms, connectivity, infrastructure, inclusivity, start-ups, fintech and disruption across key sectors such as cybersecurity, cloud &amp; big data, data centres, and green ICT. It is the most impactful event uniting Africa\u2019s tech ecosystems, business communities and political leadership to align their ambition to elevate African economies. With new content, features and enhanced networking, Africa Tech Festival 2023 remains the forum for African technology experts, policy makers, business leaders and next-gen emerging talents.<\/p><p>Africa Tech and Africa Com occur concurrently during the Africa Tech festival:<\/p><p><strong>Africa Tech<\/strong> which showcases the latest trends and technology in Datacentre and cloud, Cybersecurity, Fintech, AI and Big Data.<\/p><p><strong>Africa Com<\/strong> which is the most influential telecommunications event and by far the largest gathering of Africa-focused connectivity leaders in the world. Uniting telecoms, infrastructure and policy to position Africa as the Fourth Industrial Revolution.<\/p><p>The last edition attracted over 12,000 participants from some 136 countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7546cd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7546cd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41e7ac1\" data-id=\"41e7ac1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae2c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ae2c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Outcome of Africa Tech Festival<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f236f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f236f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>3.7 Million Reach<\/li><li>Over 12,0000 on-site visitors<\/li><li>Over 8,500 online visitors<\/li><li>136 countries<\/li><li>Over 300 exhibitors<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c60d9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c60d9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f10008c\" data-id=\"f10008c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81cf9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81cf9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe event will be attended by international participants including top enterprise leaders, telco C-Suite, start-up founders, investors and senior government officials as well as relevant associations and their members. An exhibiting space of 36sqm has been secured within the AfricaTech section.  Countries like India, South Africa, USA, UAE, Turkey and Estonia have already confirmed their participation in this event.  \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56458ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"56458ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-alert{padding:15px;border-left:5px solid transparent;position:relative;text-align:left}.elementor-alert .elementor-alert-title{display:block;font-weight:700}.elementor-alert .elementor-alert-description{font-size:13px}.elementor-alert button.elementor-alert-dismiss{position:absolute;right:var(--dismiss-icon-horizontal-position,10px);top:var(--dismiss-icon-vertical-position,10px);padding:3px;font-size:var(--dismiss-icon-size,20px);line-height:1;background:transparent;color:var(--dismiss-icon-normal-color,inherit);border:none;cursor:pointer;transition-duration:var(--dismiss-icon-hover-transition-duration,.3s)}.elementor-alert button.elementor-alert-dismiss:hover{color:var(--dismiss-icon-hover-color,inherit)}.elementor-alert button.elementor-alert-dismiss svg{width:var(--dismiss-icon-size,20px);height:var(--dismiss-icon-size,20px);fill:var(--dismiss-icon-normal-color,currentColor);transition-duration:var(--dismiss-icon-hover-transition-duration,.3s)}.elementor-alert button.elementor-alert-dismiss svg:hover{fill:var(--dismiss-icon-hover-color,currentColor)}.elementor-alert.elementor-alert-info{color:#31708f;background-color:#d9edf7;border-color:#bcdff1}.elementor-alert.elementor-alert-success{color:#3c763d;background-color:#dff0d8;border-color:#cae6be}.elementor-alert.elementor-alert-warning{color:#8a6d3b;background-color:#fcf8e3;border-color:#f9f0c3}.elementor-alert.elementor-alert-danger{color:#a94442;background-color:#f2dede;border-color:#e8c4c4}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-alert{padding:10px}.elementor-alert button.elementor-alert-dismiss{right:7px;top:7px}}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert elementor-alert-info\" role=\"alert\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">For any further information, kindly contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Mrs Pratima Sewpal on <b>pratima@edbmauritius.org<\/b> or Mrs Maya Leelah on <b> maya.leelah@edbmauritius.org <\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bc386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07bc386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/africa-tech-thumb.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"africa-tech-thumb\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTU3NjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lZGJtYXVyaXRpdXMub3JnXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMFwvYWZyaWNhLXRlY2gtdGh1bWIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/africa-tech-thumb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15764\" alt=\"africa-tech-thumb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/africa-tech-thumb.jpg 600w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/africa-tech-thumb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edbmauritius.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/africa-tech-thumb-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic Development Board of Mauritius is organizing a Healthcare and Biotech Conference on the 18th of October 2023. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"post_views_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15761","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conference","category-ict"],"acf":{"event_location":"Cape Town, South Africa","event_date1":"14 - 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