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KTN Coverage of iHub Launch
March 6, 2010 | Will MutuaKTN, one of Kenya’s TV broadcasters covered the ihub launch. We stumbled on the footage on YouTube. Enjoy:
Crowdsourcing in Africa
March 6, 2010 | Will Mutua 3Crowdsourcing has in recent years really taken off around the world in many ways. The basic idea is to maximize or take advantage of the masses to solve a large problem. The perfect example of this is Wikipedia, the free … Read More
iHub Launch Video & Photos
March 3, 2010 | Will Mutua 3Erik Hersman and Conrad Akunga (iHub advisor) introduce iHub:
Joe Mucheru, Google Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Lead, gave his thoughts:
And some photos:
Watch the recording of the event as it happened (Ustream):
Live Streaming by Ustream.TV
[BREAKING] iHub Launch Kicking
March 3, 2010 | Will MutuaI’m at iHub for the launch party… and being who I am I just had to give y’all a sneak peak at what’s happening.
Live coverage on Ustream
Ken Banks (FrontlineSMS) Part 4
March 3, 2010 | Will MutuaThis is the last in a series of interview posts from a discussion with Ken Banks, the founder of Kiwanja.net and FrontlineSMS.
In the first part of the interview, Ken gave us some of his background and how he came … Read More
Ken Banks (FrontlineSMS) Part 3
March 3, 2010 | Will Mutua 1In the third part of our interview with Ken Banks, founder of Kiwanja.net and FrontlineSMS, we continue our discussion about FrontlineSMS. This time we discuss about projects such as FrontlineSMS:Medic and FrontlineSMS:Credit which are specific applications of FrontlineSMS to ‘vertical’ … Read More
Ken Banks (FrontlineSMS) Part 2
March 3, 2010 | Will Mutua 1We continue our conversation with Ken Banks of FrontlineSMS. In the first part of the interview, Ken gave us some of his background and how he came to get involved with mobile technology and how the FrontlineSMS project … Read More
Ken Banks (FrontlineSMS) Part 1
March 3, 2010 | Will Mutua 7No doubt if you have some interest in mobile technology or ICT4D you have heard of FrontlineSMS, the SMS platform that makes it really simple to use mobile phones as a means of gathering field data or running SMS campaigns.
iHub launching today!
March 3, 2010 | Will Mutua 1The iHub (incubation hub) will be launching officially today. The official opening will take place at the ihub ( see the Google Map – the building is directly opposite Uchumi ngong road on the map. It’s called ‘Bishop Magua Center’; … Read More
Africa Youth Innovation Award
March 2, 2010 | Will Mutua 3Youth between the ages of 14 and 18 in Africa are being challenged to come up with innovative solutions to some problem in their community. The contest has been announced on the Opportunities for Youth (OFY) website:
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Nigeria Telecommunications, Mobile and Broadband Report
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Tech News (BiztechAfrica.com)
- Botswana innovates with SAP Business One May 24, 2013The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has appointed local SAP Business One specialists 4most to implement an affordable, easy-to-use business management software application. […]
- 10 million Galaxy S4s sold in under a month May 24, 2013Samsung Electronics has announced that global channel sales of its Galaxy S4 have surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one month after its commercial debut. […]
- OAU marks golden anniversary May 24, 2013African leaders are heading to Addis Ababa for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the OAU. […]
- Global Hack for Good to connect refugees, families May 24, 2013To find new ways to reconnect refugee families in some of the most remote areas in the world, Ericsson and Refugees United will run a series of developer competitions leading up to World Refugee Day in June. […]
- US businessman aims to rally African Americans to support Africa May 24, 2013A US war veteran and businessman is launching a USD100 billion initiative aiming to rally the support of African Americans to aid development in Africa. […]