Posts Tagged ‘tech’

Returning to One’s Roots

{ Posted on Nov 17 2010 by Bill Zimmerman }
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Categories : From the office
Last month we soft launched ActivSpaces, a new open collaboration space, innovation hub and startup incubator in Cameroon. The comparison to Limbe Labs, an entity I co-founded last year, should immediately be apparent. It's essentially the same model transplanted to ...Read More »

Why Open Collaboration Spaces like the *iHub_ Matter

{ Posted on Mar 14 2010 by Bill Zimmerman }
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Categories : On the road
Last week I attended the much anticipated iHub Nairobi launch, as well as participated in a pre-launch gathering of African tech hub pioneers (more on the latter in a follow-up post). A number of bloggers in Kenya and elsewhere ...Read More »

‘Bamboo Magic’ Mobile Phone & Laptop Case

{ Posted on Dec 17 2009 by Bill Zimmerman }
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Categories : Off the beaten path
I had an opportunity to stop by the 2009 South West Regional Agro-Pastoral Show, an annual exhibition for local farmers and craftsmen, here in Limbe this afternoon. The event was held on a community field ringed by exhibition booths overflowing ...Read More »

Quick Hits for Oct 11

{ Posted on Oct 11 2009 by Bill Zimmerman }
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Categories : From the home office
While Google & PayPal leave cash on the table in Sub-Saharan Africa, smart ePayment solutions are left up for grabs. In a video interview, Oluniyi David Ajao describes the business opportunity for West Africa. (via @ICT_Works & @niyyie) ICT4D.at has ...Read More »

Swaziland’s First BarCamp Announced

{ Posted on May 08 2009 by Bill Zimmerman }
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BarCamp Swaziland is one day "unconference" to provide a platform for technology practitioners in Swaziland to share and learn in an open environment. The event—the first of its kind for the country—is scheduled for Saturday, June 27th in Mbabane, ...Read More »
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