…to Redistribute the Future
Last week at Tech4Africa in Johannesburg I gave a short talk. It was meant to be much longer but I got confused on how much time I had, so apologies to the T4A people. Anyways, the topic of the presentation was “The 5 Most Disruptive Innovations I’ve Seen” and it discusses industries and concepts which … Read more
Data is the new Oil, Africa is rich.
The environment is rich in phenomena that has been observed, analyzed, commoditized and, in many cases, exploited. But much like the precious mineral and natural gas resources of the continent, for local societies, the tools for extraction are sparse or absent. In this context we aren’t talking about refineries, we’re talking about the capacity to … Read more
U.S. State Department’s Conversation with African Innovators
Last week representatives from the U.S. State Department Elana Berkowitz and Bruce Wharton reached out directly to innovators in East Africa to discuss the Apps 4 Africa contest, and the role software developers play in solving civil society issues in their countries. They are funding this contest which is being organized and facilitated by Appfrica … Read more
Typographic State of Africa
Skyler Vander Molen compiles a number of facts about Africa to produce this fantastic image. Via World Famous Design Junkies
Google Earth Workshops Coming to Kampala and Nairobi
Wondering which Google Geo tool to use? Google Earth or Google Maps? What about Google Map Maker and Google SketchUp? Well, this is your opportunity to learn everything from the experts. The Google Earth Outreach team has organized workshops that are scheduled for October 30th at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala Uganda and another on … Read more
100 Open Lectures All About Africa
Online Colleges has put together 100 free online courses and lectures about Africa. From TED talks to open courses at MIT, the lectures cover health, business, technology, and aid. As the world becomes an increasingly interconnected and truly global marketplace, it becomes ever more important to learn and understand the history, culture and economic roles … Read more
Fostering Innovation in Schools
I’m no expert in Education but I do think about it a great deal. For instance: Why do some schools turn out successful students while others seem to languish? What’s the ‘key’ tactic to engaging young people? Why are is there such a disparity between facilities in different parts of the world and this country? … Read more
10,000 African Hours
The reason Appfrica Labs is structured in the way it is, is not only to empower East African software developers to create the solutions to their own problems, but to give them the one thing they so often never get…the time to do what they love to do in a productive capacity. In Malcolm Gladwell’s … Read more
