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Digital Nationalism IN WEST AFRICA

Digital Nationalism IN WEST AFRICA. GHANA’S ACTIVIST-DEVELOPERS. Reginold Royston - BCNM, African Diaspora. Berkeley Center for New Media. Arts + Engineering + Social Science. AFRICA & TECHNOLOGY. Conflict Coltan (CONGO) 419 Scams + Sakawa (NIGERIA / GHANA)

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Digital Nationalism IN WEST AFRICA

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  1. Digital Nationalism IN WEST AFRICA GHANA’S ACTIVIST-DEVELOPERS Reginold Royston - BCNM, African Diaspora

  2. Berkeley Center forNew Media Arts + Engineering + Social Science

  3. AFRICA & TECHNOLOGY • Conflict Coltan (CONGO) • 419 Scams + Sakawa (NIGERIA / GHANA) • eWaste (WEST AFRICA)

  4. ‘Leapfrog development’ • African Cell Phone Explosion • Expanded Broadband access • Mobile Web (M-Pesa money payments, wireless dongles, etc.)

  5. Ghana: activist - developers • GhanaDecides - 2012 election • VoteKast.com • BloggingGhana (BloGH) • 9 BarCamp events in Ghana in 2012 • MakerFaire • Ashesi University

  6. Ghana’s Digerati • Dropifi, 2012 Global Start-up Winner • RetailTower 2012 SF Launch winner • Nandi Mobile 2011 SF Launch winner • Farmerline2011 Apps4Africa winner • Leti Games Meltwater Entrepreneurial School for Technology, Accra, GH

  7. Democratizing Innovation

  8. More @ bit.ly/GHANATECHCITRIS 4th Floor SD Hall African Diaspora Ph.D. Program

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