l.s.k. makani how africa can make the most of the internet
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L.S.K. Makani
How Africa can make the most of the
Internet
Before the Internet,
Knowledge & communication…
School, University & Community
libraries
newspapers too
Letters and Public Phones
Influence mostly
one way
Living within a
WALL
We needed Approval to be
Advancement without us resulted in
Customerism*
No influence on what you get. Your
involvement is just in buying
Resulted in Mavhet akapenga a’mana*
*Translations on last slide
But things are changing now…
Well, mostly…
Mobile Phone & the Internet
increasingly more
accessible
2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 800,000
2,800,000
4,800,000
6,800,000
8,800,000
10,800,000
24%
72%9 Million Active SIM Cards
Year
Popu
lati
onAccess to Mobile in Zimbabwe
Number of Internet
Subscribers in Zimbabwe
2.5 Million*
*January 2012 Estimate based on operator stats
Good to stay
connected with
friends & consume content freely
The internet is way more than social
interaction & consumption of
entertainment
We needed Approval to be
It’s one of the
most powerful tools ever
created by man
…and there are
just so many clicks you can make in a
day
Use those clicks to…
1
2
3
Learn
Connect
Participate
1 2 3
Learn
Once you have access,
the Internet is open
Numerous tools available now
to help you access knowledge for
free
khanacademy.org
A free world-class education for anyone anywhere
“
showme.com
Learn and teach anything
“
academicearth.org
Online courses from the world's top scholars
“
see.stanford.edu wikipedia.org ecorner.stanford.edu
watchknowlearn.org
fyi.uwex.edu
codecademy.com
wikibooks.org wikiversity.org
bookboon.com
& many more….
ocp.hul.harvard.edu
wikiversity.org
Use the internet to freely acquire knowledge
Forget the teacher
said you’re daft
Find methods that work for you
Apply locally &
learn more by…
DOING
1 2 3
Connect
Connect to things that
matter to you
1. Companies2. Leaders3. Customers4. People
less chit-chat, make meaningful connections
try to ignore what
mainstream media is saying,
find and connect to what
YOU need
Connect with other Africans solving similar problems
1 2 3
Participate
Contribute and Share with people that
share your passion
Africa has new ideas & perspectives
Use globally available tools
to create & distribute solutions
Participate beyond Zimbabwe
Don’t wait for the traditional channels
Realise that iwewe wakapenga!
Thank You
Limbikani Soul Kabweza Makanihttp://www.techzim.co.zw
Contact: [email protected]
Personal blog: http://kabweza.tumblr.comFacebook: facebook.com/kabweza
Twitter: @aKabweza
Credit• Internet Café sign on Slide 1 - http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2009/01/hoax-emails-worry-south-africa-internet-users/• UZ library picture on slide 3, – UZ Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=136682569738183• People reading newspapers in slide 4 -
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/3/28/1269791438577/Harare-residents-read-new-001.jpg• Wall image on slide 6 by Oula Lehtinen, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Concrete_wall.jpg• Containers image on slide 9, Africa-air-cargo.com, http://africa-air-cargo.com/stockxpertcom_id749141_size1.jpg• Mobile phone mage on slide 12, Nokia website, http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-x2-05
• Axe on slide 19, http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/prehistoric-stone-axe-weapon-3d-model/633360• Quote and concept on slide 19 from http://startupboy.com/2011/12/11/towards-a-literate-nation/• Clock image on Slide 20,
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2mMSIWwaBvI/TUdCLSQZbNI/AAAAAAAAANE/DAHDDlH29pE/s1600/clock.jpg• Picture of keys of slide 23, Che-burashka,• Image of woman using laptop to study on Slide 29, http://shineleadership.com/home/LEARNING_DESIGN.html• Image of man working on electronics board on slide 31, AfriGadget,
http://www.afrigadget.com/2010/08/27/maker-faire-africa-2010-begins/• Image of handshake on slide 34, http://www.as-found.net/exhibitions/handshake-party/• Social media on transparent board slide, slide 35
http://bizznesscard.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/istock_000015724341xlarge.jpg• Image of African male scientist on slide 37,
http://www.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/05/scientist-620x480.jpg• Germinating plant image on Slide 40, activerain.com• Great Zimbabwe image on slide 44, http://dudewereinafrica.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/great-zimbabwe-1-of-6.jpg
Translations• Mavhet akapenga a’mana – literally ‘the white people are crazy’, and meaning they are super intelligent• Iwewe wakapenga – literally you are crazy and meaning YOU are super intelligent