[kictanet] BarCamp 2.0 - Conversations

[Riyaz Bachani]

Hi all,

I'm sure a lot of you have heard of Skunkworks in Kenya - we're a  
"band of techies" bringing geeks in Kenya together.
You can read more about what we do on the blog.
http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com

One of the things we organize is BarCamp Kenya - a very informal  
"unconference".
BarCamps are held all over the world and bring innovators together to  
showcase
what they're doing, and really give anyone a chance to air their  
thoughts. Here is
the last one we held:
http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com/2007/03/post-barcamp-nairobi- 
kenya-31st-march.html



Below is the schpiel

Over the last few months, we've had discussions with various techies,  
entrepreneurs,
and just kawa guys about why Kenya is still lagging in terms of ICT  
innovation and
entrepreneurship.

This BarCamp, we'd just like to have a CONVERSATION with all of you.  
Moderated by
Dr Kamau Gachigi, we would like you all to come and help us  
brainstorm through
issues, and hopefully find the causes & solution to start fostering  
ICT innovation.

Some of the questions we have been asking ourselves:
- why don't we have a culture of innovation
- what is wrong with the education system
- why don't we have enough ICT entrepreneurs eg software & web-app  
companies (our own facebook ?)
- why are we lagging behind in e-commerce ... why don't we have a  
payment gateway yet

Date:  24 November 2007
Venue: Strathmore University, Room 34
Time:  9.30am to 2.00pm
Moderator: Dr Kamau Gachigi

More information (& Sign Up) is on the wiki
http://wiki.my.co.ke/index.php/BarCamp