Apps Let Africans Take Matters Into their Own Hands
My interview with Radio Netherlands about mobile apps, Africa, Abayima, and supporting the continent’s nascent innovators… “A revolution is taking place in Africa,” according to the Fill the Gap organizers. And it’s “driven by mobile technology and rapidly growing access to the mobile which is the key to smart entrepreneurship and citizen participation.” What does … Read more
Paul Ssengooba: Mobile Reach and Rural Connectivity
Paul Ssengooba of the Grameen Foundation discusses the reach of mobile devices in rural settings. Recorded on November 23, 2009 at TEDxKampala.
Paul Bagyenda: Geography is History
Ugandan computer scientist Paul Bagyenda discusses how the internet has changed Uganda over the past decade and why ‘geography is history’. Recorded November 23 at TEDxKampala.
TEDx Week
This week we’ll be distributing all the talks recorded last week at TEDxKampala. What was TEDxKampala? On November 23rd, 2009, Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web dropped by Kampala, Uganda for our first ever TEDx. The event was facilitated by UNICEF who graciously provided catering, snacks and the venue; and co-organized by … Read more
Appfricast 18 – A Chat with Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web visits Kampala to discuss the history of the web as well as the future of the semantic web, the mobile web, and Africa’s opportunities. Recorded at TEDxKampala on Nov 23, 2009. Download or Stream the Podcast – MP3 | Subscribe LINKS Tim Berners-Lee’s TED Talk ReadWriteWeb’s … Read more
Appfricast 16 – Ujima and the Future of Journalism
Reporter Ron Nixon of the New York Times recently sat down with me to discuss the future of journalism and his own project, Ujima. Download or Stream the Podcast – MP3 | Subscribe
Appfricast 12 – Balancing Act
Balancing Act. Russell Southwood from the Balancing Act consultancy sits down with Natalie and I to discuss consumer protection rights, the future of technology in Africa and mobile currency systems MTN Mobile Money and Safaricom’s MPesa. Russell’s group Balancing Act seeks to be the primary source for information on the telecoms, Internet and audio-visual media … Read more
Q&A with Feedalizr's Rafiq Phillips
A few weeks ago Rafiq Phillips of MIH in South Africa and Webaddicts allowed me a chance to sneak peak a development version of the desktop social messaging Feedalizer, one which has since been released to the public and very well received. I decided to a quick Q&A with him to see how development was … Read more
Interview With MTN’s Erik van Veen – Part 2
Erik van Veen is the Chief Commercial Officer of MTN Uganda one of the continental telco and mobile leaders in Africa. When it comes to corporate executives, he just might also be one of the most approachable, down-to-earth people ever. I emailed Erik following a discussion on Uganda’s I-Network mailing-list about the costs of bandwidth … Read more
Interview With MTN's Erik van Veen – Part 1
Erik van Veen is the Chief Commercial Officer of MTN Uganda. When it comes to corporate executives, he just might also be one of the most approachable, down-to-earth people ever. I emailed Erik following a discussion on Uganda’s I-Network mailing-list about the costs of bandwidth in Uganda for consumers. Erik is a member of the … Read more
