Their solution can be opening up increased product sales coupled with additional benefits of mobile payment capabilities, transaction fees revenue, loyalty programs benefits, and more all facilitated by inexpensve and affordable mobile phones

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A organization ,by the name of Akendewa comprised of the entities and individuals behind the first edition, is currently working on having the second edition of Barcamp Abidjan taking place during the first quarter of 2010.

Akendewa promotes ,through world tested models of (un)conferences,gatherings and social events as well as the World Wide Web, the usage by companies,entrepreneurs,students, the profesionnal workforce and the general web user , of the web and numerous tools/solutions/Codes that are being made available on a daily basis.

The sphere of influence of Akendewa is primarly the French speaking living space of Africa.

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People, places and stories are all connected.

The GRID is the tool that makes this a reality. A mobile social networking tool like no other, the GRID is location aware and can track your position in real time

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Mr Pascal Katana, a student of Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Nairobi has designed a simple yet sophisticated technology that could dramatically change the way fishing is done in Kenya. The electronic trap lures the fish into their captivity by imitating the sound they make while feeding. It was built using waste radio and computer equipment.

How does it work:“It attracts a school of fish around it, then automatically triggers a signal through an embedded mobile phone to a designated number, alerting the fisherman of the positioning of the fish”

[Daily Nation]

Visit Kenya National Council for Science and Technology ,Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and  the Jomo kenyatta University of Agriculture and technology to find out more about the innovation,research and inventions steaming out of the Kenyan brains

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March 4-5 2009 in New York City
BRITE is a global series of conferences, workshops and leadership summits on branding, innovation, and technology.

BRITE events bring together big thinkers from business, technology, media, and marketing to discuss how technology and innovation are transforming the ways that companies build and sustain great brands.

Topics include: social networks, user-generated content, viral campaigns, B2B branding, driving innovation inside and outside the organization, ROI for online marketing, TV 2.0, and online content platforms.

Featured speakers:
# Seth Godin, author of Tribes, Purple Cow, and the world’s most popular marketing blog
# Alyson Meranze, VP, Digital Content & Strategy, American Express
# Lisa Hsiah, Senior VP, New Media & Digital, Bravo TV
# Adam Nash, Senior Director, Product & User Experience, LinkedIn
# Bernd Schmitt, professor and bestselling author, Big Think Strategy

People attending:
CMOs and heads of marketing, brand managers, Chief Innovation Officers, viral marketers, online community managers, interactive agencies, media buyers, Web 2.0 entrepreneurs, video & gaming creators, multi-platform media companies, and emerging technology investors.

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BarcampGhana 2008 will be held in Accra, Ghana on December 22nd 2008. This event will bring people interested in Ghana, on a variety of levels and topics, together in one place for a day of exploration, connection and enjoyment.

• It will be a gathering of the most innovative minds in business, science and technology in Ghana
• Hear industry leading Ghanaians speakers talk about their experiences
• Meet and interact with like minded people in a fun and interactive environment
• Discuss Ghana’s role in the global village

Website: http://www.barcampghana.org/

Topics of discussion:

-opportunities in open source

-Mobile Payments

-African communication infrastructure

-Ghana 3.0

-Green technology and Biofuels

-Social media

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Jobs, internships, housing, for sale/barter/wanted, services, community, gigs, resume, personal ads can all be posted on Kerawa. The site just launched and could be to the African Web what Craiglist has been to the Western World Web.

The marketing question that comes to mind is how to the managers behind the site make sure that the Africans with the most obvious access[ Living in WE,US,SA,Morocco,Egypt,Kenya] to the Internet know and want to use the site. Only when the site attracts enough users will it become relevant @ a cultural level and will we see a natural instinct by Internet browsers to come the site to post for free and find information regarding sales,jobs,business opportunities and love.

The financial question that comes to mind is how the heck to they intend to generate any revenue out of this beautiful baby ?

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