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Published 09/24/2010 - 4:47 a.m. GMT
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A participant at Maker Faire 2010 in Nairobi
(Photo: Courtesy of ButterFly Works)
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The Maker Faire Africa conference provides a
platform for artists, engineers and other creative
people to present technological innovation and
other unique endeavors.
Published 07/21/2010 - 11:49 p.m. GMT
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Philip Thigo, one of the founders of SODNET, talks to other technologists at the July 1 launch of the contest in Nairobi, Kenya.
(Photo: Courtesy of US State Dept.)
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Is it possible to develop
software applications in
Africa that respond to civil
society needs? Techies, or
technologists, in East Africa
say “yes!” and will set out to
do exactly that with “Apps 4
Africa,” a contest that
challenges software developers
to respond to specific needs
described by people in Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda and
Rwanda.
Published 01/12/2010 - 9:00 p.m. GMT
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Google directions debut in Nairobi, a first for Africa but some work still needs to be done
(Photo: Google)
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Gone are the days where you had to have lived in Nairobi for a couple of years before you understood all the back roads and neighborhoods in order to get from one place to another. Kenya has an advantage in the fact that the only non-sales office in all of Africa for Google is here. When they create new tools, or customize a feature from the developing world, for Africa they do it here in their own backyard first.
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