Archive | African tech RSS feed for this section

Importance of Big Data – Steve Watt Tech4Africa 2011

Steve Watt from HP, talks about Big data, what it’s all about and how to access vast amount of data …

Continue Reading ·

Africa’s Quest to Climb the Tech Pyramid – Tech4Africa 2011

Most of the fundamental technologies that were used in the past, and in fact some today, are poor because there …

Continue Reading ·

March of the UX Designers – Tech4Africa 2011

“The age of competing simply over features is over”. It has become clear over the years that designing a product …

Continue Reading ·

The New Information Age – Dr. Barry Devlin Tech4Africa 2011

Dr. Barry Devlin is among the foremost authorities worldwide in business intelligence who is also a widely respected consultant, lecturer …

Continue Reading ·

How do we build better environments for developing better software? Rian Van der Merwe – Tech4Africa 2011

Rian covered an important and often overlooked topic of building a better environment for software development by trying to elaborate …

Continue Reading ·
Tech4Africa partners - Gustav Praekelt

Watch Gustav Praekelt and Sébastien Lacour talk about mobile applications for everyone & giving power to the powerless, atTech4Africa 2011

Everyone knows that mobile in Africa will surpass desktop PC’s, but what are the practical examples and success stories that …

Continue Reading ·

Watch the “Bill Gates of Africa” talk about his vision for innovation and technology in Africa

Often described as the “Bill Gates of Africa”, Herman Chinery-Hesse embodies his mantra “Only Africans can save Africa“, and believes …

Continue Reading ·