[kictanet] Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" to challenge India on IT

[Agosta Liko]

Mark

I can't agree more on an easy api to enable Kenyans to pay on the phone....

This would be a killer app

On 6/10/11, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:
> These wonderful stories are just that. Stories. I know Dr. Ndemo will start
> calling me unpatriotic and negative but I stand my ground. We are not
> America and we are not India and so attempting to replicate the same model
> is rather unimaginative. I believe we should focus our efforts with models
> that work here.
> Instead of introducing a Visa card that can be loaded via mpesa, push local
> developers to develop a secure API that allows for easy payment online via
> phone. Make the phone number the unique identifier e.t.c
>
> We don't want to be Bangalore. We want a Kenyan Identity cultivated here not
> by a western journalist.
>
> Making grand announcements and mentions in articles allover does not develop
> the tech scene. I am smelling a tech bubble. Lots of talk, very little on
> the ground.
>

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