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Gbenga Sesan Paradigm Initiative Nigeria @gbengasesan

TECH: Whats Trending?

WimBiz Conference 2013. Lagos, Nigeria. November 4, 2013

From Clones to Appropriate Tech

!!From

Africas Twitter to addressing local communication needs " Study Black Box " Replicate " Customise " Innovate " Improve " Own cloning sign of local progress

!!Clone

!!2nd-level

Access Democratisation
!!Mobile

accounts for ~87% of Internet access in Nigeria applications: Life, play, business, learning, governance gradual unfreezing of social mobility

!!Diverse

!!The

BoP Tech Application

!!Its

all about improved livelihoods, not the sexiness of devices awaiting result to positive peer pressure

!!Ajegunle.org: From

!!BoP

is the last and most lucrative market

Dark Clouds Gathering

!!June

2013. Edward Snowden revelations. Trust broken million Internet Surveillance equipment from Israel just about rights. Lets not choke the space for innovation

!!Nigeria: $40

!!Not

Isnt That A Rainbow?

!!Broadband

is the new GSM. Broadband Plan (2013-2018) ICT Ministry. Consolidation. Consultation. Policy sophistication in user taste and demands

!!New

!!Acquired

Let The Children Code

!!If

they dont code at 13, they cant rule the world of tech at 30 rise of Hubs, Code Camps and Contests Gathering: November 26-28, 2013

!!The

!!TENT

May The Best (Wo)Man Win!

!!Competition. Great

for industry development one-phrase rule of tech: Innovate or die. Hi5. MySpace. ETC of small vs 10% of BIG

!!The

!!Collaboration. 100%

Recalibrating Literacy
!!Read

+ Write " Computer Literacy " Adaptive Literacy Manuals. Unpack and unleash fast can you unlearn, learn and/or relearn tech tools?

!!No

!!How

Classrooms and Computers

!!From

1 Computer in Every Classroom to >1 Classroom in Every Computer degree programs (US): 2002 = 34.5%. 2012 = 62.4% has to embrace MOOCs

!!Universities online

!!Nigeria

Big Data
!!Social

networks and connected Nigeria in Data Generation Data meets Big Problems. Health, security, education, etc, data over 53 years who holds data holds tomorrows key

!!Big

!!(S)he

Gbenga Sesan

@gbengasesan
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