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]]> [Dar es Salaam, Tanzania]
IF you’re an outsider visiting Africa, one thing you’ll quickly realize in most countries there – with the notable exception of South Africa – is the general lack of knowledge regarding the very diverse field of Information Technology (IT). To be more specific, organizations and individuals are not “as up to date” on the latest technologies (web, programming, infrastructure, networking, systems analysis, databases, etc.) as their counterparts in North America, Europe and Asia. There’s no doubt that the Internet access infrastructure has a lot to do with that. But things are quickly changing though. BarCamp to the rescue
So, what the heck is a BarCamp, you ask? Well, I’ll let Kenyan Pundit explain it for ya:
A BarCamp is “an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants.” Think of it as an Open Source (un) conference. For an idea of what goes on, check out the BarCamp Cape Town site. {source}

Here’s another perspective of what a BarCamp is courtesy of my good Net buddy, HASH (aka WhiteAfrican):

BarCamps are open conferences that are free to attend and that are open for anyone to talk at. I’ve been to a couple and I can tell you that they blow regular conferences out of the water in the amount of networking and ideas discussed. {source}

Unfortunately, I’m unable to attend the upcoming BarCamp Nairobi (31 March 2007), but I definitely plan to take part in this amazing movement sometime in the future. It seems like a great opportunity to rub elbows with the movers and shakers of Africa’s increasingly important IT sector. It’s so true: Knowledge is power.

Will you be there? Then sign up here.

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]]> [Dar es Salaam, Tanzania]
AFTER voraciously reading the articles in The Guardian newspaper that I purchased yesterday, I see an enticing advertisement that looks something like this:

East Africa Int’l. Trade Expo
2007 9-12 MARCH, 11 AM – 7 PM
DIAMOND JUBILEE HALL, DAR-ES-SALAAM
Visit the multiple products trade show featuring participants from 24 countries
MED EXPO (Medical & Health)
BUILDING EXPO (Building & Interiors)
ITEL EXPO (IT, Tel & Electronics)
AUTO EXPO (Auto & Spare Parts)
INDCON (Consumer & Industrial)
FOOD EXPO (Food, Kitchen & Hotel)
Info: EXPOGROUP Tel: 0757111552 Email: inq@expogr.com Web: www.expogr.com

Without any hesitation, I quickly called the telephone number above to find out more information. To my pleasant surprise, there were no admission fees whatsoever. This should make it a whole lot easier to convince my friends and their kids to tag along. Most importantly, I decided to attend said event and cover it as a Go Africa go! blogger since this is exactly the type of topical business material that I’m looking for. After all, there’ll be excellent business opportunities on display, and I wanted to get the scoop.

Could one involve hemp? :-)

Stay tuned!

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