Kilimo Kwanza 101
What the Nane Nane farmers fair tells us about Kilimo Kwanza.
D3: Are you Tanzania’s best software developer?
The Startup Tanzania team are continuing the tech momentum with the first developer’s competition this weekend.
Inaugural BarCampDar Showcased Tanzania’s Best
For those that couldn’t make it, what did you miss?
What all technology enthusiasts have been waiting for!
We have watched vibrant tech events take place elsewhere in East Africa and wondered when it would happen in Tanzania. The wait is over and we’ve finally got our act together.
The Internet, society and revolutions
“Most of what young people do online revolves around them communicating to each other or downloading entertainment… it’s not clear how they will advance this level of actually being politically active.”
Reflections on M-Learning from E-Learning Africa
A brief roundup of events at the Mobile Monday presentation from e-Learning Africa 2011 held in Mlimani City, Dar-es-Salaam last week.
Blogging on the Nile
Blogging in Egypt… four years ago.
Japani na miradi ya nyuklia
Mengi yameripotiwa kwenye vyombo vya habari kuhusu matetemeko ya ardhi na tsunami nchini Japani. Na Fukushima, ambapo kuna mitambo ya kuzalisha nishati ya nyuklia, imekuwa kwenye vichwa vya habari kwa takribani wiki nzima.
Did you know 4.0
Do you know how fast different technologies are converging today?
Five questions with African Digital Art founder, Jepchumba
Through recent discussions, we’ve been feeling the need for a common platform for artists, especially in East Africa, to share and exchange ideas. So we were excited when we ran into African Digital Art, a platform built for digital artists across the continent.
African Digital Art: An intro
A digital revolution is sweeping across Africa; and artists are definitely onboard!
From Mali to Microsoft
Cheick Diarra on finding his way from a small farming community in Mali to becoming Microsoft chairman for Africa.
Envaya: Digital Platforms for CBOs
We recently learned of an community-based organization (CBO) that is working towards improving digital accessibility for other CBOs in Tanzania.
Accenture, Tanzania, and virtual education
A project by Accenture and the Tanzanian Government is increasing e-learning facilities so that teachers can be in more places than one.
WikiRebels: A WikiLeaks Documentary
Where is the secretive organization heading? Stronger than ever, or broken by the US? Who is Assange: champion of freedom, spy or rapist? What are his objectives? What are the consequences for the internet?
Is photojournalism dead?
How do we decide on the state of photojournalism in East Africa today? Is it a field with no future, or is the future of “the image” changing?
Chemsha bongo
Tell us, where the hell can one find such a thing? What is it for? Is it functional, if at all?
JUMO
Jumo — a new social network that compliments facebook and other social network media.
Teke linalokujia
Kweli aliyesema teknolojia ni ‘teke linalokujia’ hakukosea.
Ultra-tiny home
Is this the future of homes in the big cities?
Imagining open academia in East Africa
How do we account for learning that takes place outside the classroom?
E-voting without fraud
In this TED talk, David Bismark discusses how election procedures are verifiable and transparent if they are computer-based. He proposes a system “for the people, and by the people”.
Lighting up a community in Tanzania
Folks at Vijana FM have been widely interested in alternative energy strategies for application in low-income settings. Carbon X Energy is doing just this.
Youth votes could swing Tanzanian election
(Reuters) Tanzania’s presidential candidates made a last-ditch push for votes on Friday before an election on Sunday that is expected to attract record numbers of young voters in east Africa’s second largest economy.
Statistics on Internet usage in Africa
There is a lot of excitement about the use of the Internet across the African continent. But it never hurts to look a little deeper at the numbers before starting Internet-based projects.
Five Questions with Yellow Masai’s Mbwana Alliy
yellowmasai.com is a unique initiative by Mbwana Alliy, an ICT entrepreneur bringing a modern yet local approach to travel booking. He is also involved in a new initiative of establishing an ICT hub for budding developers in Tanzania.
Upcoming tech conference in Dar: eLearning Africa 2011
More and more technologists are finding ways to work with educationists, and vice versa. Find out how you can participate in a conference that aims to create a networking platform for both.
University spin-off companies
Are we there yet?
Ory Okolloh on CNN
I think we just got a proper definition of “mwanamke wa shoka”! It’s Ory Okolloh!
Green Cooking in Tanzania
A new greener, cleaner, and cheaper “rocket stove” is competing with the traditional three-stone stove in Mwamgongo.