How does Silicon Valley "control" the technology conversation in places like sub-Saharan Africa?

2. Photo source: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ-4M5EtFVAO74hCrNQ4pwbarIsNDtrJFBkRQ-YjtdW-fyQqqdFdg

3. Photo source: http://wishfulinnocence.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/bravo-start-ups-silicon-valley/

5. “Let us evaluate the basis for suggesting
this time is different.”

6. Photo source: http://www.communike.com/en/the-new-race-for-the-world-conquest-project-loon-x-internet-org/

7. Photo source: http://www.zeno.org/Kulturgeschichte.images/I/blos064b.jpg

8. “The reason why they’re not on [the Internet] is they
don’t know why they would want to get access to it.
[We will show] people why it’s rational and good for
them to spend the limited money that they have on
the Internet.”
Article: http://readwrite.com/2014/02/24/facebook-plans-internet-takeover-zuckerberg

9. Photo source: http://techloy.com/2012/03/28/google-strategy-for-africa-and-emerging-markets/

15. Photo source: http://www.zeno.org/Kulturgeschichte.images/I/blos064b.jpg

16. Photo source: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/five-startups-win-microsoft-4afrika-awards-to-jumpstart-it-on-the-worlds-least-connected-continent/

18. Photo source: http://quemanta.org/2013/charlas-sobre-antonio-gramsci-boron-kohan-varesi-y-campione/

19. Photo source: http://arcthemagazine.com/arc/2014/02/the-guardian-shares-an-obituary-for-stuart-hall/

21. Mark Kaigwa
@mkaigwa
Erik Hersman
@whiteafrican
Christine Ampaire
@axtine831
Tanya O’Caroll
@TanyaOCarroll
Leo Mutuku
@C_Leo_patra
Jeff Wishnie
@jwishie
Kagonya Awori
@Kay_sum
Heather Leson
@HeatherLeson
TMS Ruge
@tmsruge
Mbwana Alliy
@Mbwana
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Shout out to the following interviewees,
whose work inspires me and whose
thoughts guide this abstract.