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

2. Before the Internet, Knowledge & communication …

3. School, University & Community libraries

4. newspapers too

5. Letters and Public Phones

6. Influence mostly one way Living within a WALL

7. We needed Approval to be

8. Advancement without us resulted in Customerism *

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

10. Resulted in Mavhet akapenga amana * *Translations on last slide

11. But things are changing now… Well, mostly…

12. Mobile Phone & the Internet increasingly more accessible

13. Year Population Access to Mobile in Zimbabwe

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

16. Good to stay connected with friends & consume content freely

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

18. We needed Approval to be

19. Its one of the most powerful tools ever created by man

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

21. Use those clicks to… 1 2 3 Learn Connect Participate

22. 1 2 3 Learn

23. Once you have access, the Internet is open

24. Numerous tools available now to help you access knowledge for free

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

26. showme.com Learn and teach anything

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

28. 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

29. Use the internet to freely acquire knowledge

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

31. Apply locally & learn more by… DOING

32. 1 2 3 Connect

33. Connect to things that matter to you

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

35. less chit-chat, make meaningful connections

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

37. Connect with other Africans solving similar problems

38. 1 2 3 Participate

39. Contribute and Share with people that share your passion

40. Africa has new ideas & perspectives

41. Use globally available tools to create & distribute solutions

42. Participate beyond Zimbabwe

43. Dont wait for the traditional channels

44. Realise that iwewe wakapenga!

45. Thank You Limbikani Soul Kabweza Makani http://www.techzim.co.zw Contact: limbikani@techzim.co.zw Personal blog: http://kabweza.tumblr.comhttp://kabweza.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/kabweza Twitter: @aKabweza

46. Credit Internet Café sign on Slide 1 - http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2009/01/hoax-emails-worry-south-africa-internet-users/http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2009/01/hoax-emails-worry-south-africa-internet-users/ UZ library picture on slide 3, – UZ Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=136682569738183https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=136682569738183 People reading newspapers in slide 4 - http://static.guim.co.uk/sys- images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/3/28/1269791438577/Harare-residents-read-new-001.jpghttp://static.guim.co.uk/sys- images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/3/28/1269791438577/Harare-residents-read-new-001.jpg Wall image on slide 6 by Oula Lehtinen, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Concrete_wall.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Concrete_wall.jpg Containers image on slide 9, Africa-air-cargo.com, http://africa-air-cargo.com/stockxpertcom_id749141_size1.jpghttp://africa-air-cargo.com/stockxpertcom_id749141_size1.jpg Mobile phone mage on slide 12, Nokia website, http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-x2-05 http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-x2-05 Axe on slide 19, http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/prehistoric-stone-axe-weapon-3d-model/633360http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/prehistoric-stone-axe-weapon-3d-model/633360 Quote and concept on slide 19 from http://startupboy.com/2011/12/11/towards-a-literate-nation/http://startupboy.com/2011/12/11/towards-a-literate-nation/ Clock image on Slide 20, http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2mMSIWwaBvI/TUdCLSQZbNI/AAAAAAAAANE/DAHDDlH29pE/s1600/clock.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2mMSIWwaBvI/TUdCLSQZbNI/AAAAAAAAANE/DAHDDlH29pE/s1600/clock.jpg Picture of keys of slide 23, Che-burashka,Che-burashka Image of woman using laptop to study on Slide 29, http://shineleadership.com/home/LEARNING_DESIGN.htmlhttp://shineleadership.com/home/LEARNING_DESIGN.html Image of man working on electronics board on slide 31, AfriGadget, http://www.afrigadget.com/2010/08/27/maker-faire- africa-2010-begins/http://www.afrigadget.com/2010/08/27/maker-faire- africa-2010-begins/ Image of handshake on slide 34, http://www.as-found.net/exhibitions/handshake-party/http://www.as-found.net/exhibitions/handshake-party/ Social media on transparent board slide, slide 35 http://bizznesscard.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/istock_000015724341xlarge.jpg http://bizznesscard.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/istock_000015724341xlarge.jpg Image of African male scientist on slide 37, http://www.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/05/scientist- 620x480.jpg http://www.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/05/scientist- 620x480.jpg Germinating plant image on Slide 40, activerain.com Great Zimbabwe image on slide 44, http://dudewereinafrica.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/great-zimbabwe-1-of-6.jpghttp://dudewereinafrica.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/great-zimbabwe-1-of-6.jpg 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