The food industry is turning to the same technology used by virtual currencies to strengthen food safety and inventory management by tracking meats and crops from farm to table. Working with IBM, retail giant Wal-Mart Stores is testing the technology system on mangos in the United States and pork in China. Blockchain, the underlying technology … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s largest telecommunications firm said Thursday it will set up a $500-million venture capital fund to invest in start-up companies. As part of a wideranging economic diversification plan launched last year, Saudi Arabia is trying to promote small and medium enterprises, and to expand its investment and industrial base as well as develop the … Read more
Parliamentary Select Committee on Land and Forestry paid a visit to Subah Infosolutions Ghana Limited, an (IT) company in Accra, to inspect a new technology developed by the company to address challenges confronting land registration and multiple sales and ownership of lands in the country. The committee, which was led by its chairman, Mr Benito … Read more