How Africa can make the most of the internet

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