Sunday, November 24, 2024
These networks of geeks – IT experts (1) who are building, sharing, instructing and innovating – aim to pollinise the Continent with digital know-how (3) without necessarily needing to wait for funding from initiatives of governments and international organisations. By Philippe Royer
In 2012 Mark Kaigwa introduced the “Silicon Savannah”, Africa’s dynamic and innovative technology scene, to Berlin during his keynote at re:publica. Technology innovation hubs, like the iHub in Nairobi where Mark Kaigwa lives, are mushrooming around the continent and are playing a central role in the fledgling tech and entrepreurial scene in Africa.
In Africa, the term “telecentres” covers diverse examples, ranging from a multitude of small telephony shops or Internet cafés, telecentre networks and multi-purpose community telecentres to projects initiated by governments and supported by international funding (1). However, each of them plays a specific role in the population’s adoption of ICT practices. (2) By Philippe Royer
With the vision of making “world class education accessible to everyone, everywhere,” the Talal Abu-Gazaleh University (TAGIUNI) is seeking to enter into partnership agreements with prestigious universities to create a new model for education.
Innovation and social entrepreneurship are taking off in a big way in Africa and huge progress is being made, especially when it comes to the growing community of women embracing technology in Africa. Change is happening rapidly, but what effects will this have on the Continent’s numerous traditions and cultures? Next year’s eLearning Africa conference will examine the crossroads of tradition, change and innovation.
With the vision of making “world class education accessible to everyone, everywhere,” the Talal Abu-Gazaleh University (TAGIUNI) is seeking to enter into partnership agreements with prestigious universities to create a new model for education.
When hordes of young Zimbabweans were busy crossing the southern African country’s borders at the height of the economic meltdown in 2008, a young but determined Limbikani Makani decided to do otherwise and invested his time in coming up with a technology company aimed at changing the face of the country’s start-up scene. Golden Maunganidze reports
Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has provided almost US$100 billion for development projects across the Continent. Corbin Michel Guedegbe, Chief Education Expert at AfDB, spoke to Prue Goredema of the eLearning Africa News Service about the AfDB’s work in establishing a New Education Model for Africa within the context of the Human Capital Development Strategy currently in preparation.
First place: “ICT and eLearning for all”
Growing up in her native Kenya, Juliana Rotich was the lonely, young “geek” with oversized glasses at school. Today she is a highly successful tech entrepreneur who is a co-founder and Executive Director of Ushahidi, a homegrown non-profit tech company that has taken the world by storm. She spoke to Jocelyne Sambira of Africa Renewal Online about how increasing the number of female techs […]
