Sam Gichuru, the Nailab’s director, was recently interviewed by Edgie (http://edgie.een.nl/), on a recent trip that he took to Amsterdam. Edgie is a news service based in the Netherlands that strives to inspire journalists to write stories that otherwise would not get written about the developing world.
Read Sam’s inspirational interview here
Last month, Ashley Tuttleman of The Independent, (a weekly publication in Rwanda), paid a visit to the Nailab and other hubs within Nairobi in a bid to establish what is driving innovation in Nairobi. In her own words, Rwanda “has not yet endeavored to create economic or technological incubators, but there are discussions of budding ventures”. She cited the NaiLab as ”a precedent-setter for the region that potential Rwandan incubators have scores to learn from”. Her visit to Nairobi supports the fact that Nairobi has a lot to offer in regards to innovation & entrepreneurship that other countries are eager to learn from.
Click here to read the article that she wrote based on her interviews in Nairobi:
http://www.independent.co.ug/rwanda-ed/rwanda/6584-nurturing-innovative-entrepreneurship
Local content is an expression and communication of a community’s locally generated, owned and adapted knowledge and experience that is relevant to the community’s situation.
There is a plurality of local content in Africa, but more often than not the content is never available in digital form or on digital platforms.
In Kenya, local digital content can be used to share and provide information on all aspects of the country’s socio-economic, political, cultural and religious aspects. This will help promote its interest in trade, investment, tourism, industries as well as promote local and international goodwill. Continue reading »
MPrep (http://mprep.it/), a Nailab alumnus, want to add a developer to their team. So read below and apply ONLY if ridiculously awesome 
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MPrep aims to disrupt the educational status quo through widely-used mobile technology. We are an early-stage startup that has begun to make serious traction in the edtech world. What we need now is another highly-committed person to add to our team: an experienced developer with serious knowledge building platforms using:
Main duties include:
• Interpreting user needs for platform updates
• Working with CTO to refine and manage the existing platform
• Developing and maintaining our website
• Coordinating with CTO to develop new versions of the platform
Must be dedicated, hard-working, honest, and passionate about education. Juggling experience and love of Breaking Bad a plus.
Please send CV and brief explanation of interest to kago@mprep.it if you are interested. Deadline is on 7/11/2012. We will short list serious candidates, and notify those selected to interview.
If you’re wondering what the future for Cloud technology in Africa looks like, the answer is bright. Very bright. There are many reasons why I believe Cloud as a technology will prosper in Africa –not just ideally but also practically and here are a few of them: