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    Tuesday Roundup: Intellectual Property Mistakes, M-Kopa Wins Big and Free Rides for Voters.

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    Olumuyiwa Coker
    20th Jan, 2015
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    Tuesday Roundup: Intellectual Property Mistakes, M-Kopa Wins Big and Free Rides for Voters.

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    8 Common Intellectual Property Mistakes Tech Start-Ups Make
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    M-kopa Wins $1.5 Million Future Energy Prize
    M-KOPA Solar, has claimed the future Energy prize awarded to organizations that impact the society through renewable energy.

    Fintech and Agric Focused Accelerator Now Accepting Startup Applications from East Africa
    Village Capital (Vilcap) opens applications for its business acceleration program for start-up ventures in East Africa.

    Deloitte Predicts Strong Gains For Click-And-Collect In 2015
    Deloitte believes that Click-and-Collect e-commerce will offer the benefits of shopping online with option of picking groceries up at a time that suits you from a secured designated location.

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    Twitter buys a Bangalore start-up to reach every Indian without a smartphone
    Twitter just made its first acquisition in India to reach consumers in the worldโ€™s fastest growing mobile phone marketโ€”even if they donโ€™t have smartphones or access to online data.

    Voters Can Hitch a Ride Courtesy Uber in South Africa
    Uber offers free cab services to both new and existing users of its services in South Africa to assist people get to their polling stations on the day of their election.

    Mid-2015 U.S Launch Proposed by South Africaโ€™s Magnetic Software plan
    After two funding rounds and client acquisitions in Kenya, Australia and the United Kingdom; Magnetic Software hopes to extend its tentacles to the U.S in June.

    Microsoft Study: Developing countries to embrace the internet
    Research on how technology affects peoples lives were conducted by Microsoft, results reveal varied views from different continents.

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