L.S.K. Makani How Africa can make the most of the Internet

Before the Internet, Knowledge & communication …

School, University & Community libraries

newspapers too

Letters and Public Phones

Influence mostly one way Living within a WALL

We needed Approval to be

Advancement without us resulted in Customerism *

No influence on what you get. Your involvement is just in buying

Resulted in Mavhet akapenga amana * *Translations on last slide

But things are changing now… Well, mostly…

Mobile Phone & the Internet increasingly more accessible

Year Population Access to Mobile in Zimbabwe

Number of Internet Subscribers in Zimbabwe 2.5 Million* *January 2012 Estimate based on operator stats

Good to stay connected with friends & consume content freely

The internet is way more than social interaction & consumption of entertainment

We needed Approval to be

Its one of the most powerful tools ever created by man

…and there are just so many clicks you can make in a day

Use those clicks to… Learn Connect Participate

1 2 3 Learn

Once you have access, the Internet is open

Numerous tools available now to help you access knowledge for free

khanacademy.org A free world-class education for anyone anywhere

showme.com Learn and teach anything

academicearth.org Online courses from the world's top scholars

see.stanford.edu wikipedia.org ecorner.stanford.edu watchknowlearn.org fyi.uwex.edu codecademy.com wikibooks.org wikiversity.org bookboon.com & many more…. ocp.hul.harvard.edu wikiversity.org

Use the internet to freely acquire knowledge

Forget the teacher said youre daft Find methods that work for you

Apply locally & learn more by… DOING

1 2 3 Connect

Connect to things that matter to you

1.Companies 2.Leaders 3.Customers 4.People

less chit-chat, make meaningful connections

try to ignore what mainstream media is saying, find and connect to what YOU need

Connect with other Africans solving similar problems

1 2 3 Participate

Contribute and Share with people that share your passion

Africa has new ideas & perspectives

Use globally available tools to create & distribute solutions

Participate beyond Zimbabwe

Dont wait for the traditional channels

Realise that iwewe wakapenga!

Thank You Limbikani Soul Kabweza Makani Contact: Personal blog: Facebook: facebook.com/kabweza

Credit Internet Café sign on Slide UZ library picture on slide 3, – UZ Facebook page, People reading newspapers in slide images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/3/28/ /Harare-residents-read-new-001.jpghttp://static.guim.co.uk/sys- images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/3/28/ /Harare-residents-read-new-001.jpg Wall image on slide 6 by Oula Lehtinen, Containers image on slide 9, Africa-air-cargo.com, Mobile phone mage on slide 12, Nokia website, Axe on slide 19, Quote and concept on slide 19 from Clock image on Slide 20, Picture of keys of slide 23, Che-burashka,Che-burashka Image of woman using laptop to study on Slide 29, Image of man working on electronics board on slide 31, AfriGadget, africa-2010-begins/ africa-2010-begins/ Image of handshake on slide 34, Social media on transparent board slide, slide Image of African male scientist on slide 37, 620x480.jpg 620x480.jpg Germinating plant image on Slide 40, activerain.com Great Zimbabwe image on slide 44, Translations Mavhet akapenga amana – literally the white people are crazy, and meaning they are super intelligent Iwewe wakapenga – literally you are crazy and meaning YOU are super intelligent