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Liquid Telecom, Code for Africa IoT project wins Most Innovative Service at East Africa Com
Our members Liquid Telecom and Code for Africa (CfAfrica) IOT project won in the Most Innovative Service category at this year’s East Africa Com awards held last night in Nairobi.
The award recognises the partnership between Liquid Telecom and Africa’s largest non-profit civic technology network Code for Africa (CfA), which have installed air quality sensors to monitor air pollution throughout Kenya.
Both companies are members of Nairobi Garage and the project is the first Internet of Things (IoT) hardware and software service designed and built in Kenya by CfA to use Liquid Telecom’s IoT network. To date, sensors have been installed across Nairobi and Kisumu which provide measurements of airborne pollutants every 2 ½ minutes.
Air Pollution in Africa’s fastest growing cities is a huge problem. In Kenya alone, it is estimated that air pollution is killing more than 20,000 people a year. Code for Africa has made the real-time data from the sensors available to citizens, journalists, researchers and regulators via a simple public dashboard and a website.
By having access to real-time information, people can monitor the air quality and provide evidence of pollution to the authorities. They can also ensure that any promised solutions are actually implemented.
“We are hugely excited by the potential applications of IoT in Africa and this project demonstrates the technology’s true value in improving the quality of people’s lives. We are delighted our project with CfA has been recognised at this year’s East AfricaCom awards,” said Ben Roberts, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for Liquid Telecom.
The project kicked off in December 2018 and has since installed close to 77 sensors across Africa; 69 sensors in Kenya, four in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, one in Kampala Uganda and three in Lagos Nigeria.
To find out more about how Liquid Telecom’s IoT networks are driving innovation, watch this video.
The East AfricaCom Awards celebrate the achievements of the people and organisations improving connectivity, bridging the digital divide and accelerating digital transformation in East Africa.
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