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Friday, 4 May 2012

Supporting Technology Hubs in Africa

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As part of our mission in Africa to make the internet more relevant and useful, we are partnering with tech hubs. Our goal is to enable tech hubs by providing them with technical content, business tools, infrastructure upgrades, so that they can support increasing demand from developers and start-ups.

Whether an established tech hub like iHub (Kenya), or a brand new hub such as KINU (Tanzania), these partners are the technology leaders in their community and a logical home for Google communities such our Google Developer Groups and Google Business Groups. These groups are made up of entrepreneurs, developers and tech enthusiasts who use Google tools to create relevant solutions for themselves and their customers, and to power their businesses. For example, Olalashe, one of the winners of the Africa Android Developer Challenge, was developed by David Lemayian working out of the iHub. 

Tech hubs provide a venue for developers and the wider tech community to engage directly with companies and training partners like Google. They host a range of events, workshops, and provide co-working space. Googler Bob Aman holds regular office hours at iHub in Nairobi, and earlier this year Googlers presented at CcHub’s Developers Parapo event “Google and the Nigerian Techie in 2012” in Lagos.
      

Developers Parapo event at CcHub

For those unable to attend Google I/O in person, we are working with our hub partners to bring the event live to you. This way, you can still connect with other talented developers and watch the keynote and other major sessions live. If any of the hubs is in your country, add them to your circle on Google+ and you’ll be updated on attending Google I/O Extended sessions. Thanks to our passionate technology leaders for providing an avenue for us to engage: Co Creation Hub (Nigeria), ICEAddis (Ethiopia), iHub (Kenya), Jokko Labs (Senegal), KINU (Tanzania), and iLab (Liberia).

Posted by Johanna Kollar, Program Manager, Emerging Market Start-Up Support

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Soutien aux hubs technologiques en Afrique

Dans le cadre de notre mission en Afrique - rendre Internet plus pertinent et plus utile a Africains, Google conclut des partenariats avec des hubs technologiques. Notre objectif est de donner aux hubs les moyens de répondre à la demande croissante des développeurs et des start-up, en leur fournissant des contenus techniques, des outils commerciaux, des mises à niveau d'infrastructure.

Qu'il s'agisse d'un hub bien établi comme iHub (Kenya) ou d'un nouveau hub comme KINU (Tanzanie), ces partenaires sont les leaders technologiques dans leur communauté et constituent un hébergement logique pour les communautés Google telles que nos Google Developer Groups et nos Google Business Groups. Ces groupes sont composés d'entrepreneurs, de développeurs et de passionnés de technologie qui se servent des outils Google pour créer des solutions pertinentes pour eux-mêmes et pour leurs clients, et pour dynamiser leur activité. Par exemple, Olalashe, un des lauréats du Challenge des développeurs Android en Afrique, a été développé par David Lemayian à partir du iHub.

Les hubs technologiques fournissent un espace aux développeurs, et plus largement à la communauté technologique, qui leur permet de s'engager directement auprès des entreprises et de partenaires de formation tel Google. Ils hébergent toute une série d'événements, d'ateliers et offrent un espace de travail en commun. Le googler Bob Aman assure des heures de travail régulier au iHub de Nairobi, et, plus tôt cette année, des googlers du CcHubont présenté l'événement Parapo des développeurs, "Google and the Nigerian Techie in 2012", à Lagos.

Si vous ne pouvez participer en personne au Google I/O, nous travaillons avec nos hubs partenaires pour que vous puissiez y assister en direct. Ainsi, vous pouvez entrer en contact avec d'autres développeurs de talent et assister en direct au discours d'ouverture et à d'autres sessions de première importance. S'il existe des hubs dans votre pays, ajoutez-les à votre cercle sur Google+ et vous serez tenu informé pour participer au Google I/O Extended. Merci à nos leaders passionnés de technologie de nous ouvrir la voie : Co Creation Hub (Nigéria), ICEAddis (Éthiopie), iHub (Kenya), Jokko Labs (Sénégal), KINU (Tanzanie) et iLab (Liberia).


Publié par Johanna Kollar, directrice de programme, support Start-up marchés émergents 
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