Issue 15 : Meet This Jimma Based Agritech Startup

Hello, Welcome to this week's edition of Shega Weekly Newsletter ( Issue # 15 ).  

Meet This Jimma Based Agritech Startup That Developed An App That Detects Plant Disease

Debo Engineering, A Jimma based agritech startup, developed an algorithm that automatically detects and classifies plant disease through image detection. Debo engineering is a startup that design and develop smart business applications solution in the agriculture sector. The startup uses applied engineering discipline centered on newly evolving technologies such as artificial intelligence, ML, IOT, image processing, big data, and mobile computing.Debo developed an algorithm that automatically detects and classifies plant disease through image detection. The solution is available via a monthly subscription on the web and mobile application. It provides a recommendation to be taken for the user after detect plant disease. Bamlak, Shega Content Creator, writes more about Debo. Read the whole story here.

Ethio Telecom Money from Ethio Telecom partial privatization is expected to go to Industrial Development FundAccording to the reporter, the government is expected to move the proceeds of Ethio Telecom Partial Privatization to Industrial Development Fund. Ethio Telecom. Read More. Ethio Telecom aims to increase smartphone adoption through a device financing schemeEthio Telecom is introducing a buy now and pay later mechanism with an Initial down payment for customers to buy smartphones and Wifi Modem/Dongle. After, customers are expected to pay monthly for 24 months. This program is aimed at pushing smartphone adoption and Internet usage. Read more here.Invitation for Infrastructure SharingIn another Ethio Teleco update from last week, the state monopoly that soon expects competition issued a request for upcoming Telecom operators to share its infrastructure. Ethio Telecom Invitation reads "As a part of its preparation for the Infrastructure sharing business, our company has undertaken several initiatives to enhance existing infrastructures and build new ones. Our existing, 7300 towers are as per standard, TIA-222-H, which means they are ready to be shared among multiple operators." Read the invitation here. It can be remembered that Ethio Telecom have been lobying the goverment not to allow Telecommunication Infrastructure providers in the market. 

Guzo Technologies Receives A Grant from Epic Games to Gamify Ethiopian Historical Places Through Extended Reality

Guzo Technologies receives a grant from Epic Games to fund the Ethiopian XploreR  (Ethiopia XR) project.

Guzo Technologies is a startup based in Addis Abeba that does AR/VR content design, development, and implementation, build IoT platforms, and as well as enterprise software development. Read more. 

Wingu.Africa to Build A Data Center in ICT Park 

Wingu. Africa, the international company that provides carrier-neutral, data, and cloud service providers secured a place in the ICT park in Addis Ababa. The company’s hyper-scale facility is expected to be set up in the second planned facility in Adama.  Read more.We have previously reported that another Data Center service provider called Raxio is setting up and investing in ‘Raxio Ethiopia’, its second data center in the region, to build and operate the first state-of-the-art, privately-owned data center in Ethiopia. There are also other Data Center Service Providers that are expected to start operating in Ethiopia.  

A New Technology Company to Join the Market with 200M Capital

A new technology company that is going to be focusing on cybersecurity, infrastructure and telecom services, eCommerce and fintech was publicly launched last week. The company that is called eTech set to sell share for the public. The company is established a Share Company.  Read more. 

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