Today’s conversation is about the much touted fibre optic cables that are connecting the last unconnected coastline in the world: The East African Coastline. The crux of the session is summarised as:
In 2009, the completion of several undersea fibre-optic cables connected Africa to cheaper and faster Internet access. The rapid expansion of broadband in Africa offers tremendous new opportunities for economic growth and social innovation. How is access to digital technologies and the Web shaping African business, government, and society? What are the risks and rewards of expanding broadband access?
Will report back on any takeaways from the session. Otherwise, the current speaker (Marc Giget, Professor and Chair of Technology and Innovation, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), France) is doing his thing in French, and I’m French-deficient.
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editor, public speaker, feminist writer, award-winning blogger and socio-political analyst. Words seen in international media like The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Quartz and Mundo Negro. Expertise in new media, social justice, migration, gender, peace and security issues. Was honored with the 2018 Anna Guèye Award for her work on digital democracy, justice and equality by Africtivistes. She is the co-editor of a book: Challenging Patriarchy: The Role of Patriarchy in the Roll-Back of Democracy. Rosebell has expertise in human rights, gender, peace and conflict issues. Rosebell was recently recognized by Avance Media as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Africa for 2021 edition.
I studied Mass Communication at Makerere University, short courses on Non-violent conflict at Tufts University, Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and MA in Media, Peace and Conflict Studies from the University for Peace. Outside Uganda, I have lived in Costa Rica, Switzerland and a bit in Ethiopia.
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