How Africa can make the most of the internet

How Africa can make the most of the Internet L.S.K. Makani

Before the Internet, Knowledge &communication…

School, University & Community libraries

newspapers too

Letters and Public Phones

Living within a WALLInfluence mostlyone way

ApprovalWe needed to be

Advancement without us resulted in Customerism *

No influence onwhat you get. Yourinvolvementis just in buying

Mavhet Resulted inakapenga a’mana* *Translations on last slide

But things arechanging now… Well, mostly…

Mobile Phone & the Internet increasingly more accessible

Access to Mobile in Zimbabwe 9 Million Active SIM Cards 72%Population 8,800,000 4,800,000 24% 800,000 2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 Year

Number of Internet2.5 Million* Subscribers in Zimbabwe *January 2012 Estimate based on operator stats

Good to stay connected withfriends & consume content freely

way The internet ismore than socialinteraction & consumption of entertainment

ApprovalWe needed to be

It’s one of the most powerfultools evercreated by man

…and there are just somany clicksyou can make in a day

Use those clicks to… 1 Learn 2 Connect 3 Participate

1 2 3Learn

Once you have access,the Internet is open

Numerous tools available now access to help you 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 worlds top scholars

see.stanford.edu wikipedia.org ecorner.stanford.eduwatchknowlearn.org bookboon.com codecademy.com wikibooks.org wikiversity.org wikiversity.org & many more…. fyi.uwex.edu ocp.hul.harvard.edu

acquireUse the internet to freely knowledge

Forget the teacher said you’re daft Find methods that work for you

Apply locally &learn more by… DOING

1 2 3Connect

Connect to things thatmatter to you

1. Companies2. Leaders3. Customers4. People

less chit-chat, make meaningful connections

ignore what try tomainstream media is saying,find and connect to what YOU need

Connect with otherAfricans solvingsimilar problems

1 2 3Participate

Contribute andShare with people that share your passion

Africa has new ideas & perspectives

Use globally available tools to create &distribute solutions

Participatebeyond Zimbabwe

Don’t wait for the traditional channels

Realise that iwewe wakapenga!

Thank You Limbikani Soul Kabweza Makani http://www.techzim.co.zw Contact: limbikani@techzim.co.zw Personal blog: http://kabweza.tumblr.com Facebook: 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.jpgTranslations• 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

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