africa 3.0: technology and media in africa
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In June 2010, I had the pleasure of presenting at Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (GFEM)'s first Conversation. My task was to comment on the state of/ future of media, technology, and access to information on the continent. A fairly sizable task to accomplish in a 10-minute presentation. The best part about the opportunity was that not only was I able to talk about the state of technology on the continent, but I was able to actually demonstrate it. I was fortunate enough to be in Kampala and have access the Appfrica Labs/Hive Colab working spaces. There was adequate bandwidth for me to do the presentation over Skype using screen share.TRANSCRIPT
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The Empowered Billiontechnology + media in Africa
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MumbaiIndia
Djibouti
Port SudanSudan
FujairahUnited ArabEmirates
CochinIndia
MogadishuSomalia
Altavista
Canary Islands
AsilahMorocco
SesimbraPortugal
Dakar,
Sen
egal
Douala, Cameroun
Lagos, Nigeria
Cotonou, Benin
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Abija
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ote
D'Iv
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Dar Es SalaamTanzania
Cacuaco,Angola
Librevile, Gabon
MassiwaEritrea
MombasaKenya
TamataveMadagascar
MaputoMozambique
MtunziniSouth Africa
MelkbosstrandSouth Africa
MarseilleFrance
St PaulReunion
Baie du JacobetMauritius
African Undersea Cables (2011)
Version 17 - Jul 2009
LondonEngland
Bonny, Nigeria
Pointe Noir, Congo
Luanda,Angola
http://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables
VigoSpain
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MumbaiIndia
Djibouti
Port SudanSudan
FujairahUnited ArabEmirates
CochinIndia
MogadishuSomalia
Altavista
Canary Islands
AsilahMorocco
SesimbraPortugal
Dakar,
Sen
egal
Douala, Cameroun
Lagos, Nigeria
Cotonou, Benin
Acc
ra,G
hana
Abija
n,C
ote
D'Iv
oire
Dar Es SalaamTanzania
Cacuaco,Angola
Librevile, Gabon
MassiwaEritrea
MombasaKenya
TamataveMadagascar
MaputoMozambique
MtunziniSouth Africa
MelkbosstrandSouth Africa
MarseilleFrance
St PaulReunion
Baie du JacobetMauritius
African Undersea Cables (2011)
Version 17 - Jul 2009
LondonEngland
Bonny, Nigeria
Pointe Noir, Congo
Luanda,Angola
http://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables
VigoSpain
Nouak
chott
, Mau
ritania
The G
ambia
Guinea
-Biss
au
Conak
rie, G
uinea
Freeto
wn, Sier
ra Le
one
Mon
rovia
, Libe
ria
Lom
e, T
ogo
Cape Verde
Sub-Saharan Cables Gigabits
SAT3/SAFE 340
TEAMS 1280
SEACOM 1280
Lion 1300
EASSy 1400
ACE 1920
MaIN OnE 1920
GLO-1 2500
WACS 5120
Total Designed Cap. 17060
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One Billion Strong
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1,000,000,000
One Billion Strong
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1,000,000,000
250
500
750
1000
300
450
1,000
53 countries
Total Africa Under 15 US Population
One Billion Strong
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500
750
1000
300
450
1,000
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“the cheetah generation”George B.N. Ayittey
One Billion Strong
Total Africa Under 15 US Population
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Mobile Subscriptions
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450,000,000
Mobile Subscriptions
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450,000,000
0
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40
60
80
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Mobile Subscribers
Mobile Subscriptions
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450,000,000
0
20
40
60
80
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Mobile Subscribers
12% growth through 2013
Mobile Subscriptions
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Online Participation
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67,000,000
Online Participation
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67,000,000Africans on internet
Kenya3.4
Egypt13.5
Uganda2.5
Rest17.0
CAR0.2
Nigeria24.0
Zim1.4
SA5.0
SA Zim Nigeria CAR Rest Uganda Egypt Kenya
Online Participation
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67,000,000Africans on internet
Rest of World96%
Africa4%
3.9%Of global internet traffic
Online Participation
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The Connected Palm
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Within 5 years, the device
in the palm of your hand...
The Connected Palm
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The Connected Palm
-Brian Herlihy SEACOM CEO
is going to be indistinguishable from a laptop by functionality
Within 5 years, the device
in the palm of your hand...
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The Connected Palm
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Cameroon
Egypt
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Mali
Mauritius
Niger South Africa
Uganda
The Connected Palm
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Innovation & Incubation Labs
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iHub
Kenya
Banta Labs
Senegal
Appfrica Labs
Uganda
Limbe Labs
Cameroon
Innovation & Incubation Labs
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Connectivity in action
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Connectivity in action
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Connectivity in action
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Connectivity in action
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51%Households in SA without a single leisure book
Connectivity in action
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90%of SA’s urban youth have access to a mobile phone
Connectivity in action
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Connectivity in action
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10,000 reads
300 comments
1,500 ideas submitted
Connectivity in action
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Connectivity in action
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Connectivity in action
photocredit:http://bop.nppa.org
Crowdsourcing JournalismRise of participatory citizen reporting
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Connectivity in action
The Ushahidi Platform allows anyone to gather distributed data via SMS, email or web and visualize it on a map or timeline.
photocredit:http://bop.nppa.org
Crowdsourcing JournalismRise of participatory citizen reporting
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Al Jazeera
Swineflu
Vote Report India
Atlanta Crime Maps
Chile Earthquake
Wildlife Trackers
Congo Sudan Vote Monitor
Haiti
Kenya
Connectivity in action
photocredit:http://bop.nppa.org
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+ = Citizen Journalism
Connectivity in action
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Connectivity in action
Citizen Journalism… the 2009 Kampala Riots
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Citizen Journalism
Connectivity in action
Government shuts down traditional media outlets
Uganda Witness
… the 2009 Kampala Riots
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Connectivity in action
Citizen Journalism … the 2009 Nairobi Riots
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Steve JobsFebruary 1996, Wired Magazine
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“The Web is exciting for two reasons: One, it's ubiquitous. . . And anything that's ubiquitous gets interesting.
...There's going to be a lot more innovation, and that will create a place where there isn't this dark cloud of dominance.”
Steve JobsFebruary 1996, Wired Magazine
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TMS Ruge
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