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Telecoms on the rise in Ghana
I have spent the last week in Accra hosting the Ghana Telecom Summit, the annual event which I helped to organise and launch last year is the only event in Ghana focussing on the Telecom market, the opportunities, regulatory environment and other industry issues. The event came about whilst researching an article on telecoms in [...]
Ghana @ 55, Celebrating 55 years of failure, disappointments & missed opportunities
With an economy that grew at 13.6% last year and projected to grow at 8% this year, Ghana has much to celebrate on the 55th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain. The first country south of the Sahara to break the chains of colonialism and achieve self rule. But has 55 years of self [...]
“Johnny Clegg (With Nelson Mandela) – Asimbonanga – 1999
This song brings tears to my eyes..thought I’d share it – Nelson Mandela may not have been President for a long time, but what he represents to all Africans is greater than any other leader on the so called Dark Continent. I remember watching the TV in 1994 as an 11 yer old, after he [...]
Technology Driven Development – TDD
Technology Driven Development is a phrase I coined whilst being interviewed by Teddy “TMS” Ruge about the role of Technology in Development, since then I have given considerable thought to the role of Technology in lifting people out of poverty, creating sustainable jobs and improving the self worth and self esteem of people living in [...]
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InMobi the world’s largest independent mobile advertising network with offices on four continents has confirmed its participation and partnership for the upcoming Mobile Apps Ghana Showcase(#MAGS2011)at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan ICT Centre Accra, come 24th of September, 2011. The inaugural Mobile Apps Ghana Showcase(#MAGS2011), scheduled for Accra in a months time, has attracted large international [...]
A day at Africa Gathering
The Austrian Economist Ludwig Von-Mises once said “The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments”. A cursory glance across the African Continent will leave one with no doubt as to the veracity of this statement. From Sudan to the Ivory Coast to Nigeria, bad Government blights the life [...]
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Technology Driven Development – Interview with Africans in the Diaspora
Teddy \”TMS\” Ruge interviews the organisers of BarCamp Africa UK, – Ethel Coffie, Richard Taylor, Conrad Taylor, Tony Burkson
