Kenya IGF Online Discussion Day 4 : Emerging Technological trends

Good point Wangari Kabiru,
The conversations in Kenya turned to, \”you don\’t need education\” to be
successful.We compromised the quality of research and education and now we
are turning into \”blue collar jobs\”.Slowly foreigners are taking over
construction, railways and lucrative CEO and upper management positions.If
we are not careful the current SGR railway story is just the beginning of
our problems.We will slowly sink into the quick sand of neocolonialism.

Regards,
Carol

On Fri, 13 Jul 2018, 9:24 pm WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet, <
[email protected]> wrote:

> @ Kopiyo, Royal Customers is an apt description.
> Tunapata sifa nyingi for our peculiar testing and consumption fetish.
>
> Na tuwache kudanganyana juu ya Silicon Savannah! Need to introspect where
> the Savannah started overtaking the Silicon.
> Just as we have Mercury sugar whereas we have a rich Western sugar belt.
> Na watoto was Uchina waja.
>
> And the ones to take a stand is the Tech Community and learning
> institutions churning them out. There are many talented and doing great
> stuff. These are hard earned and created potentially lucrative careers that
> can have significant impact in job creation not just hustles.
>
>
>
> Be blessed.
> Regards/Wangari
>
> On Jul 13, 2018 19:43, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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> Given all these developments, I wonder what our tech universities are
> teaching. The country needs to innovate more, otherwise we\’ll be loyal
> consumers.
>
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2018, 19:23 John Kariuki via kictanet, <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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> Listers,
> In addition to the two emerging technologies which are under consideration
> by a taskforce appointed by ICT Ministry, one reputable international
> technical journal has listed another 18 emerging technologies which will
> fundamentally change the world in the next twenty years.These technologies
> include 5G, passenger drones,Bluetooth 5.0, Quantum Computing,Smart
> Dust,Foam Batteries,Li-Fi (Light Fidelity),Deep Mapping ,Mixed
> Reality,Multi-sensory interfaces,Bio-based materials and Programmable
> materials.
>
> These technologies are already at various stages of implementation in
> various parts of the world.
>
> John Kariuki
>
>
>
> On Friday, July 13, 2018, 1:39:34 PM GMT+3, David Indeje via kictanet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>
> Listers,
>
> It is true that as information becomes more accessible through the use of
> mobile devices for stakeholders throughout various sectors, people are
> gradually moving toward more efficient ways of enhancing efficiency,
> increasing incomes, and capturing more value by linking fragmented markets
> in the case of the agriculture sector.
>
> However