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Two reasons contributed to few native tech experts in Africa

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There is an increase of technical graduates in many African countries but the prevailing challenge remains getting proper professionals with competitive skills and efficiency demanded by the market. Knowledge which is gained through training is very essential in building up professionalism but experience is inevitable in converting it to expertise. Experience gained by continuing converting knowledge gained through training to practices is vital in achieving the ultimate goal. African Information Technology sector comprised with a good number of vendors offering various solutions, These range from Microsoft, IBM, Huawei, ZTE, Cisco and many more. Solutions offered by these vendors requires good qualified people to plan, implement and operate the technology involved, Having someone specialized in dealing with a solution from one vendor or few gives a good opportunity to build him as an expert with the combination of special vendor training and experience. Hence w

Microsoft Leaks Plan for Worldwide Wi-Fi Network

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        The network would reportedly include 10 million hotspots in 130 countries Microsoft is preparing to launch a worldwide Wi-Fi service that will reportedly give subscribers access to millions of hotspots. Details of the plan temporarily went live on a Microsoft webpage Tuesday, which VentureBeat captured in a screenshot before the page was wiped clean. “We are evaluating a new service, called Microsoft Wi-Fi that will bring hassle-free Wi-Fi to millions,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement to Time while declining to elaborate on any further details from the leaked webpage. Those details describe a network of 10 million hotspots in 130 countries that lets subscribers circumvent the fussy login routines they’ve come to love and hate at airports, cafes and other public places. “Don’t waste time filling forms with personal information or managing different carriers to get connected,” the web posting read. “Sign in once and you are done.” The service