technology (ict): what's trending (in nigeria)?
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TECH: Whats Trending?
WimBiz Conference 2013. Lagos, Nigeria.November 4, 2013
Gbenga Sesan
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
@gbengasesan
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+From Clones to Appropriate Tech
!FromAfricas Twitterto addressing local
communication needs
!Clone"Study BlackBox"Replicate"
Customise"
Innovate"Improve"Own
!2nd-level cloning signoflocalprogress
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+Access Democratisation
!Mobile accounts for~87% of Internet
access in Nigeria
!Diverse applications:Life, play, business,
learning, governance!The gradual
unfreezing of socialmobility
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+BoP Tech Application
!Its all about improvedlivelihoods, not the
sexiness of devices
!Ajegunle.org: Fromawaiting resultto
positive peer pressure!BoP is the last and
most lucrative market
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+Dark Clouds Gathering
!June 2013. EdwardSnowdenrevelations.
Trust broken
!Nigeria: $40 millionInternet Surveillance
equipment from Israel!Not just about rights.
Lets not choke thespace for innovation
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+Isnt That A Rainbow?
!Broadband is the newGSM. Broadband Plan
(2013-2018)
!New ICT Ministry.Consolidation.
Consultation. Policy!Acquired sophistica-
tion in user taste anddemands
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+Let The Children Code
!If they dont code at13, they cant rule the
world of tech at 30
!The rise of Hubs,Code Camps and
Contests!TENT Gathering:
November 26-28, 2013
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+May The Best (Wo)Man Win!
!Competition. Great forindustry development
!The one-phrase ruleof tech: Innovate or
die. Hi5. MySpace.
ETC!Collaboration. 100%
of smallvs 10% of BIG
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+Recalibrating Literacy
!Read + Write"Computer Literacy"
Adaptive Literacy
!No Manuals. Unpackand unleash
!How fast can youunlearn, learn and/or
relearn tech tools?
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+Classrooms and Computers
!From 1 Computer inEvery Classroom to>1 Classroom inEvery Computer
!Universities onlinedegree programs
(US): 2002 = 34.5%.2012 = 62.4%
!Nigeria has toembrace MOOCs
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+Big Data
!Social networks andconnected Nigeria in
Data Generation
!Big Data meets BigProblems. Health,
security, education,etc, data over 53 years
!(S)he who holds dataholds tomorrows key
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Gbenga Sesan
@gbengasesan
www.pinigeria.org