I have been accused of not being patriotic in the past for criticizing some of the steps that Africa takes and the way some of the representatives behave. But I ask myself; should I just follow blindly without asking the questions so that I can be in the good books or be deemed patriotic enough? read more »
There is no doubt that Kenya and Africa in general will benefit from holding the ICANN meeting, the region still suffers from elementary problems; from policy makers who understand little about redelegation of domains apart from shouting hard, to the public that has misconceptions about their own Top Level Domains. read more »
It is considered automatic that Africa lags behind all other continents in technology adoption. So, whenever there is an international meeting African representatives find a story to tell; the digital divide. read more »
I heard this story 2006, some people were laughing that in one African country, the guy who operates the ccTLD is also the gynecologist. It sounded funny given that the two areas of expertise are not related. read more »
It is not easy being Paul Kukubo, CEO of the Kenya ICT Board. He is expected to ensure that the government makes the right technology decisions and at the same time keep the local and international software developers and vendors happy. read more »
South Africa leads in most of the technology challenges; the students participate in huge numbers and give the working techies a run for their experience. read more »
Since 1994, Rwanda has made tremendous recovery. The genocide tore up the country but also instilled a sense of community in the tiny East African country; the Rwandese know that it’s their responsibility to rebuild and develop the country. read more »
In Johannesburg (or Jozi), street lights work and are obeyed; the computerized system has cracked down on all errant motorist until they have all towed the line. I even commented to a friend that we need such a computerized system in Kenya, but we have to get rid of the thugs who carjack motorists at night before we can obey lights at night. read more »
Kenya Airways was one of the first Kenyan companies to open twitter accounts, its account was even verified. Soon, other bigger companies like DSTv realized the benefit of the forum and set up accounts. read more »
