Next Africa Book Study Vol 11 Rise of ICT in Kenya's Silicon Savannah

Next Africa Book Study Vol 11 Rise of ICT in Kenya's Silicon Savannah - While the development of Kenya's M-Pesa mobile payment service was a powerful lead in the later global adoption of standards for mobile payments, the influence of Africa's tech innovation sectors was far more influential than many of us might imagine. The examples of how various technology, ICT and innovation hubs came about is a powerful lesson to those of us in the global Diaspora who have great need to revitalize our living areas and bring a new sense of career optimism to our younger generations. These stories need to be heard at all schools from elementary through to graduate schools. As well, our political and economic leadership has just not seen what our continental brothers and sisters have accomplished, which is probably why they have exhibited so little expectation from us. Learn these stories and the names of those who have made this happen. (LIBMP3-3488-K)