NITDA's new Code of Practice

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/BzD_uvywHRE

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss some of the hot topics in the African tech space.

The stories:

• Elon buys Twitter and issues new order
• Follow up on 54gene
• AWS announces its second office in Lagos
• NITDA signs Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries
• SmallSmall's pivot

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:43 - Elon Musk's Twitter drama
09:41 - 54gene lays off staff
15:09 - AWS launches in Lagos
23:16 - NITDA's new Code of Practice
37:22 - Rent SmallSmall and asset financing

Useful links

• Twitter could start verifying users for $20 monthly
• African genomics startup, 54gene, lays off 100 employees following founder’s resignation
• Amazon Web Services launches office in Lagos, Nigeria
• NITDA Draft Code for Interactive Computer Service Platforms and Internet Intermediaries
• A case challenging Uganda’s Computer Misuse Act
• If you want a free and open Internet, pay attention to Nigeria’s role with this relatively unknown UN agency
• Nigerian proptech startup, SmallSmall, raises a $3 million seed to drive local expansion

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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