The Rural Electrification Authority of Zambia and the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to monitor and support the country’s electrification efforts through data collection and analysis.
The way we work, shop, sell, and live has changed enormously. 2020 will be remembered as a period unlike any other which witnessed unprecedented demand for online products and services. This is particularly true for markets like Latin America where this demand was already growing rapidly, pre-COVID 19, and the region’s ecommerce market was on course to reach $187 billion by the end of 2021.
YouTube has announced the release of the beta version of YouTube Shorts in Nigeria. YouTube Shorts is the company’s new short-form video experience that lets users create short, fun videos with their mobile phones. With TikTok and Instagram Reels already enjoying market equity, YouTube Shorts has pretty cool creation tools that could attract users to the platform.
Just over one-third of marketers plan to either buy a new CDP (21%) or replace an existing one (13%) this year, according to this Optimove survey. Unfortunately, it doesn’t report how many have a CDP already in place, which would put the other values in perspective. It does seem that CDPs are a relatively low priority: they rank sixth on the list of new systems and eighth on the list of systems to replace.