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Tech4Africa to reward innovation
Technological innovation will play an important role in solving a number of the problems which are unique to Africa as a continent. In recognition of this, Tech4Africa – which bills itself as the continent's "only web and emerging technology conference" -- has launched the inaugural Tech4Africa Innovation Award.The award, which is open to individuals and companies, is designed to "recognise homegrown innovation and further inspire the industry to develop global solutions to uniquely African challenges"."The Tech4Africa Innovation Award is ...Social, mobile and the cloud are the future of collaboration
Companies are looking for easier and more cost-effective ways to collaborate within their organisations. The death of Google Wave left room for more innovative ways of collaborating. The future of collaboration seems to lie in the convergence of mobile, social and the cloud."By 2014, all smartphones will transparently synchronise local data with at least one cloud service. By 2014, most organisations will deliver mobile applications to workers through private application stores", says vice president of Gartner Research Monica ...Water and flow: The focus of TEDx Cape Town
South Africa may have a digital divide, but more importantly, it has a cognitive divide. Too many of us grow up in households where great ideas are not discussed and we never really learn to think deeply about the world. These were the sobering words of Patrick Kayton, co-founder of Cognician, at TEDxCape Town on Saturday 16 April.Thinking is hard work, and it requires time, context and concepts. The more quality concepts we are exposed to and engage with, the ...The IFA global press conference 2011
The IFA Global Press Conference takes place this weekend in Alicante, Spain. The conference is a showcase of some of the top electronic brands from around the world and the forthcoming innovations they intend to launch.
Set in tranquil surroundings, brand leaders have been brought under one roof to present flagship technology to the press -- which includes delegates from all around the world.
The event began with introductions by IFA’s Executive Director, Jens Heithecker outlining IFA's goal to be ...What digital tribes can learn from Native Americans
For all our ability to change the world around us with new technology, humans have never been very good at naming our new inventions. Usually we resort to old words, old concepts to explain the very new. And so the word "tribe" has been adopted to describe groups of people, scattered around the globe, connected only by the internet and their passion for a particular topic.So what can these new digital tribes learn from one of the world's oldest surviving ...Twitter: A key player in the 2011 World Wide Web conference
The 2011 World Wide Web conference took place in Hyderabad, India from March 28th through April 1st. More than 800 researchers from around the world gathered to learn about the latest research related to the Web. The most important part of the conference was the research papers, 90 of them were presented in the last three days.Twitter data played a major role in many of the research papers. To get an idea, four out of the 81 ...Startup conference Net Prophet announces dates and lineup
Africa's premier technology startup conference, Net Prophet, is back and taking place on 12 May at Mutual Park in Cape Town. In just two years, Net Prophet has established itself as the biggest technology startup event on the South African calendar. The stellar line-up of speakers, most of them successful entrepreneurs themselves, will share, inspire and equip other entrepreneurs across Africa to promote a technology rich culture.Net Prophet 2011, hosted by the non-profit RAMP Foundation and supported by Platinum ...SXSW breakthrough of 2011? Group messaging services
Every year sees one or two companies come away from the annual South By Southwest tech-fest in Austin, Texas knowing that they are on their way to immortality. In 2009, it was the turn of Twitter and in 2010 it was Foursquare and Gowalla. This year is a little different but it seems that the title (King of SXSW) is being given to the concept of group messaging and the various companies providing that service.Group messaging is an effective ...Viral marketing with the creator of ‘The Oatmeal’ (SXSW2011)
Meeting Matthew Inman, you'd never guess that this shy, slightly built 27-year-old is the caustic genius behind The Oatmeal, one of the web's most phenomenally successful humour sites. You'd expect someone brash, angry, and overweight (like his characters). But then he opens his mouth, and the audience quickly goes from chuckling to screaming with laughter.Speaking at the interactive portion of the South by South West (SXSW) conference, Inman shared a few of his experiences in starting The Oatmeal, which in ...TEDx comes to Cape Town
The highly successful non-profit global set of conferences, TED has spawned a program of 'local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience' - called TEDx - and it's coming to Cape Town.The event, named TEDxCapeTown, will combine TEDTalks video and live speakers to ignite engaging, deep discussion and connection within a small group. The self-organized local event will be held at the Ratanga Junction theme park on the 16 April 2011 and will include speakers and ...
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