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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Jan 24, 2019 18:46:10 GMT -5
WHich opens the question of the dimensions of Atlantic fusion. We all know arts and culture, but is technology part of the mix? In other words can modern Africans, like Adekeye above and others like computer scientist Philip Emgeali, point to a growing presence of African techies that will have a significant impact across the diasporan/Atlantic world, from web networks, to super-computing (EMgeali) to social-media operations to gamers and game designers, and even in the educational field given hard-nosed African immigrant striving in education? Emegwali? It's 2019 now. And even then we had beau plenty engineers. Kids educated right at home are on cutting edge. Theres no Tarzan Jane and Cheeta Africa. Keep up on Africa in science and technology via Africa's own media outlets. Avoid benign racist patronizing imagery ala Bill Clinton's words about Emeagwali and Nigeria. Check here and on ES for relevant threads. Download, hole punch, add to your hardcopy binder. Share with friends, neighbors, kin, co-workers, local racist ... heeheehee!
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Jan 25, 2019 11:14:37 GMT -5
Kenya has much advanced since their Sanyo 70's electronics. Jan-Feb 2013 www.selamtamagazine.com/stories/kenyas-mobile-tech-revolution"Kenya matters because it’s one of the places where the future of technology is coming into focus, where a generation of creative people are building the future, one experiment at a time." Dec 2016 www.newsweek.com/how-kenya-became-cradle-africas-ict-innovation-534694... we have seen a number of spinoffs of Kenya’s unique entrepreneurial revolution reach across Africa and into other corners of the world, attracting global recognition for the country. Digital Kenya addresses the many different aspects of these technological changes, innovations and entrepreneurial activities, including policy formulation, impediments and opportunities. It is the first book to chronicle the digital entrepreneurship revolution in Africa and describe how it has emerged in the face of high unemployment rates, poverty, lack of technological infrastructure and disparate cultural interpretations of entrepreneurialism and risk-taking. In this context, the book heralds a new way of thinking about and understanding emergent opportunities in the digital world and how best to exploit them in the face of significant developmental challenges. ... rather than view youth unemployment as the ticking time bomb it is often described as, a number of innovators have used the platforms created by ICT as a strategy to absorb large numbers of well-educated unemployed youth and thus to contribute to economic growth.
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Jan 25, 2019 11:50:29 GMT -5
California has THE Silicon Valley. Kenya is the Silicon Savanna. Nigeria, because of its south, is emerging as the Silicon Lagoon. Nov 2016 www.newsweek.com/2016/12/09/nigeria-startups-yaba-lagos-mark-zuckerberg-525824.htmlthe center of West Africa’s burgeoning tech scene. On the walls, posters preach disruption: “Move fast and break things.” In rows of blue and orange desks, millennials are trying to do just that. Small groups huddle around laptops, discussing ideas for the next big tech company. One person is working on his digital marketing startup; another is teaching a child how to code. When they’re not working, many here take a break on the roof, which is layered with AstroTurf and often hosts barbecues for local tech geeks. "Africa is probably the next great emerging opportunity on the horizon that people haven’t jumped into yet,” says Dave McClure, the founder of Silicon Valley–based accelerator 500 Startups, which funds and supports promising startups. McClure’s company has invested in six startups in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and McClure says he is exploring setting up a regional fund based on the continent in the next few years. “We’re going to be trying to make 20 to 30 investments a year in Africa as we go forward,” he says.
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Post by zarahan on Jan 26, 2019 8:43:21 GMT -5
RELATED POST: WHich opens the question of the dimensions of Atlantic fusion. We all know arts and culture, but is technology part of the mix? In other words can modern Africans, like Adekeye above and others like computer scientist Philip Emgeali, point to a growing presence of African techies that will have a significant impact across the diasporan/Atlantic world, from web networks, to super-computing (EMgeali) to social-media operations to gamers and game designers, and even in the educational field given hard-nosed African immigrant striving in education? Djokser said: Philip Emeagwali was more hype than substance. A number of Africans have contributed more than he did to the development of humanity. Dr Layla Zakaria Abdel Rahman invented a technique for planting sugar cane that increased productivity. Bertin Nahum is an engineer who pioneered robotic surgery with his "Rosa" robot. PROF. Adekunle Adeyeye is a world renowned expert on Spin Dynamics & Nanomagnetism. Dr. Frederick Balagadde, Ph.D., is Co-Inventor of Microfluidic Device i.e. a biolab on a microchip. Kwabena Boahen is a leader in the field of neuromorphic engineering. Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu builds robotic components for planetary exploration, a dream that began as a young child in Ghana. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQLalCxXQLk These names are only a sample of current and past African innovators. To find out what's going on, you might find this link of use. twitter.com/AIMS_Next?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3ANextEinsteinFor&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgg2018.nef.org%2Fspeakers%2Fagnes-kalibata%2FLast, but in no way least, is Dr. Thomas O. Mensah, he invented a technique that reduced the cost of manufacturing fiber optic cables from $1 per meter to 10 cents. He is trying to get Ghana to build a railroad that will spur economic development while working to create batteries based on nanotechnology. If he succeeds, phones and other equipment will only need to be charged at much longer intervals than is currently the norm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu5SVLvQwiY For information on a group of young innovators, Quartz/Africa's list should be considered. qz.com/africa/1389574/quartz-africa-innovators-2018-a-list-of-30-pioneers/Good roundup.
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Post by Tukuler al~Takruri on Jan 26, 2019 14:59:02 GMT -5
Let's share on institutes, businesses, and people in and on the continent so as to avoid ancient overhypes like Emeagwali or ideas like Africa incapable of infusing its technology globally in tandem with supposed inferior educational facilies. Continental NW Euros attend USA institutions w/o anybody thinking their schools at home aren't up to snuff. Terms to look up and see what they mean in STEM • Move fast and break things • disrupt Hopefully the former leads to the latter. Why else bother trying to be an innovator. YYT thread etiquette Don't start none won't be none. Start some expect some. No double standard. No blame on the flamed.
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Post by zarahan on Jan 27, 2019 16:51:59 GMT -5
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