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Dear Edith,<br>
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Is it really the case that cybercafes are dying in Kenya? From my
time here, one of the things that has astonished me is the virtual
ubiquity of these places, particularly the growing mass of smaller
cybercafes which one can find on every corner of downtown Nairobi,
as well as many in supposed 'information poor' areas such as around
Kibera or Kawangware, all run for profit by dynamic entrepreneurs,
most of them young I might add. <br>
<br>
I take your point though that more 'cutting edge' cybercafes are
less common. In Kenya perhaps we can say that so far some of the
slack been taken up by various hubs/incubators, who offer various
talks and social spaces in a similar way to what Andrea describes in
Ghana.<br>
<br>
Best<br>
Chris<br>
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On 02/03/11 20:22, Andrea Bohnstedt wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTinDH8ggpmDHSWsBZJj_zp5DAEsAc60_p5L3KrO4@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Busy had/has a bigger concept: They are also an ISP,
have a bar in the building, used to have a Monday movie night, I
think, had some ICT classes and talks, and they had initially set
up Busy to also serve as an incubator, although I think that did
not really work out as planned. I have been there a couple of
times of the years and always met some really fun and interesting
people. Recently, they set up some work stations in a new shopping
mall. <br>
<br>
Mark Davies, one of the founders, set up BusyLab who, if I
remember correctly, built e-soko, an online/mobile commodity
trading and information platform that has recently attracted some
investment from the IFC to support their roll out across the
continent. <br>
<br>
Regarding the internet cafes in Kenya: are there any data to show
that the numbers are shrinking? Also, this is a market, too: If
there is no demand for internet cafes, then they'll go out of
business. <br>
<br>
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On 2 March 2011 19:27, Edith Adera <span dir="ltr"><<a
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2">I
think what a Ghanian told me got me thinking "B</font><font
color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2">usyInternet does
more than a cafe so the catch is i go to one place and
do multiple things"</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"> </div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma" size="2">I think that
might the "catch"...."a suite of services" to survive.</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"> </div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma" size="2">Would love to
see this in action.</font></div>
<div class="im">
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma" size="2">Edith</font></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Eric Kirimi [<a
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<b>Sent:</b> 02 March 2011 19:26<br>
<b>To:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; Edith Adera<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] The Death of Cybercafes?<br>
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<div style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);
font-family: Verdana;"><span>edith <br>
<br>
i thought the government is implementing the PASHA
centre's projects across the country. this will
increase competition and eventually more cyber
cafe.<br>
</span><br>
<span><br>
<span name="x"></span><span style="color: rgb(51,
51, 51); font-family:
verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Regards,</font><br>
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<font size="2">Eric<br>
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<b>Subject: </b>[kictanet] The Death of Cybercafes?<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma"
size="2">Listers</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma" size="2">Just
back from Ghana where I was impressed to see
that cybercafes are still alive (e.g.
BusyInternet)...as my experience in Kenya is
that it's hard to find a functional cybercafe
within easy reach with cutting edge services and
programs (PDF etc)....most are closing down with
Internet available on the mobile (with
aggressive competition). So outside the office
set-up and with minimal home connections...one
has almost no options for innovation.</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma" size="2">Is it a
good thing that cybers are dying in Kenya and
broadband is yet to reach homes? what needs to
be done differently to inform our efforts on
digital villages etc?</font></div>
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