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Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:09:34 +0000

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By: phil

phil — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:13:48 +0000

Read my commentary on the article http://madmoran.blogspot.com/2008/07/kenyan-african-technology-challenges.html

By: phil

phil — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:43:25 +0000

I read the article on sunkworks ( Kenya)in the NYT It,s very inspiring This young Men and women should be encouraged, They hold the key to innovation and technological advancement Africa, V C,S please take notice
opportunity knocks

By: liko

liko — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:04:52 +0000

This is pretty cool article on NYT …

always nice when Kenya is covered and talented techies like Wilfred are at the forefront

By: Mobile development on the rise in Nairobi, Kenya | Heri does Ruby on Rails and Design

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:28:10 +0000

[...] There is something true though to the article; as it tells how the technology landscape and usage is radically different in Africa, compared to North America. As the reporter writes, people don’t use computers but cell phones as their main technology tool, with the example of mobile web payements. This is true in East but also in West Africa, confirmed by friends in Senegal and in Ivory Coast. A friend told me the example of fishermen getting real-time information about fish prices, allowing them to ask for better prices. Other novelty examples is news and alerts crowdsourcing, by the Ushahidi team. [...]

By: kiwanja

kiwanja — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:54:38 +0000

Great coverage, Erik, even if they didn’t explicitly mention the ‘U’ word. =)

Things are really beginning to happen. I for one am looking forward to seeing what comes of it.

Keep up the great work…

Ken

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