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Ivorian healthtech startup Susu has $1M to scale its family-centric insurance product across Africa

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This isn’t an issue in developed markets, as healthcare systems change with the times to adequately provide healthcare when necessary. But in Africa, that’s not the case, as most people do not have access to quality healthcare due to the ill-equipped nature of hospitals and lack of insurance. . Susu founders.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

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The need to reorient IT’s budget toward future opportunities is one big reason CIOs are reviewing their IT portfolios now. While it’s critical to control costs continuously, it becomes even more imperative during times of economic pressure,” says Jon Pratt, CIO at security managed services provider 11:11 Systems.

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What CIOs need to become better enablers of sustainability

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Across the world, climate change has bitten hard into the economies of tech-centric California, again due to wildfires. So the CIO, the technologies they deploy, and the partnerships they form are essential to the future of a more environmentally sustainable way of doing business. But the climate emergency is steadily changing that.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

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For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. But CIOs are also working with niche consultancies and startups for skills in areas such as cybersecurity, AI, cloud, analytics, and DevOps. D ue diligence pays off.

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So much fintech M&A

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As reported by Life Insurance International: “Level has created a tech-driven underwriting process for early-stage fintech startups that is claimed to have brought new efficiency and speed to the debt-raising process. What happened to due diligence here??? Pagaya Technologies announces acquisition of Darwin Homes.

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7012 Regs and Cyber insurance on collision course with small business

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Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) section 252.204-7012 now requires contractors to safeguard information that is deemed Unclassified, but controlled (called UCTI), within their IT systems in a manner compliant with standards issued earlier in 2013 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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Prepare for The Cyber Threat : What Executives Need to Know to Manage Risk

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This post provides the views of the leadership team of Cognitio Corp , a consultancy with experience defending both government and commercial enterprises. Conducting a holistic review of the organization to identify areas of vulnerability and improve network security is a proactive measure that no organization should overlook.

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