Mobile

Broadband

Business

Education

Web

Statistics

ICT Policy

News

Video

City Profiles

Posts tagged with:

 entrepreneurship

Startup Weekend enables companies to be created in 54 hours – even in Africa
July 20, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments
Startup Weekend enables companies to be created in 54 hours – even in Africa

At least 12 Startup Weekends will occur in Sub-Saharan Africa during a 14-month stretch from September 2011 to November 2012.

Videos on Google’s Social Efforts, Ghanaian Media Centre, Nokia in SA
September 5, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on Videos on Google’s Social Efforts, Ghanaian Media Centre, Nokia in SA

Three recent online videos provide different viewpoints of how businesses are bringing positive social change to Africa. The first, in an interview format, discusses the barriers facing entrepreneurs and how Google is enabling local discovery of solutions. The second provides an 11-minute look inside a media center in eastern Ghana. …

Too many social networks in Africa…
February 3, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on Too many social networks in Africa…
Too many social networks in Africa…

Can a uniquely African social network instigate revolution with the zeal of a Facebook or Twitter? The challenges facing African social networks stem more a lack of planning and focus than from a lack of technology.