[kictanet] The role of the "open" in innovation in Africa

[Ahmed Mohamed Maawy]

Totally... Evans any word? :)

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Ahmed,
>
> We actually have an open source advocacy forum though it has not been
> very active of late. The Linux Professional Association of Kenya. The
> Chair is Evans Ikua. Maybe its time  to reinvigorate it.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On 5/18/16, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> > If we follow closely the topic of BlockChain we may stumble upon a blog
> > post
> > <
> http://bithub.co.ke/2016/05/15/the-blockchain-opportunity-in-africa-ideas-concepts-implementation/
> >
> > by BitHub Africa with the following excerpt:
> >
> > *Make no mistake Bitcoin and its underlying Blockchain technology will
> > disrupt the current financial order that currently has Banking
> institutions
> > sitting at the top of the food chain. Incumbents who fail to understand
> and
> > implement strategies risk being rendered irrelevant akin to the manner in
> > which Kodak was rendered irrelevant by the advent of Digital Cameras.
> > Indeed Kenyan Banks have already had a taste of this with the arrival in
> > 2004 of M-Pesa the Mobile Money platform that revolutionized the way
> > Kenyans transfer money and pay for services within the country. Already
> it
> > is estimated that 40% of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Platform is transacted on
> > this platform. Banks and other financial institutions will need to evolve
> > once again to keep up with this global trend.*
> >
> > A good discussion to have is how can Open Technologies boost the adoption
> > of technology and even enhance innovation in the eco-system? I think
> > Microsoft also adopting Openness (Open Source Technology Development) is
> a
> > huge statement on the potential open technology has to the future of
> > innovation.
> >
> > This topic is broad. And BlockChain is just one small player in the
> > eco-system of open services and open source products.
> >
> > The question we may ask is how do we as an African demographic and the
> > leaders of the Technology eco-system educate and promote the potential
> open
> > technologies (be they open source applications, or open services, etc) to
> > boost the next generation of technology innovators?
> >
> > I would love to see this lead to the setup of an Open Source Advocacy
> Forum
> > / Group or something. :)
> >
> > --
> > *Ahmed Maawy*
> > Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO)
> > Ambassador - Open Knowledge
> > Director - Startup Grind Mombasa
> > Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer
> > (KE) +254 714 960 627
> > Skype: ultimateprogramer
> >
> > swahilibox.co.ke
> > www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/>
> > startupgrind.com
> > ajplus.net
> > www.everylayer.com
> >
>
>
> --
> Barrack O. Otieno
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> +254733206359
> Skype: barrack.otieno
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>



-- 
*Ahmed Maawy*
Executive Director - SwahiliBox / M-Power (CBO)
Ambassador - Open Knowledge
Director - Startup Grind Mombasa
Software Developer - AJ+ / EveryLayer
(KE) +254 714 960 627
Skype: ultimateprogramer

swahilibox.co.ke
www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/>
startupgrind.com
ajplus.net
www.everylayer.com
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