Comments on: What Google Should Do In Africa – Preface http://manypossibilities.net/2009/06/what-google-should-do-in-africa-preface/ In the beginner's mind there are... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tear down that (mobile garden) wall « Crossing the Streams http://manypossibilities.net/2009/06/what-google-should-do-in-africa-preface/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 Tear down that (mobile garden) wall « Crossing the Streams Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:01:48 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=745#comment-1722 [...] Skype into its devices. Steve Song sorts through the issues in a series tagged WGSDIA, “What Google Should Do in Africa“; recommendations include offering web-based versions of Google’s SMS services, and [...] [...] Skype into its devices. Steve Song sorts through the issues in a series tagged WGSDIA, “What Google Should Do in Africa“; recommendations include offering web-based versions of Google’s SMS services, and [...]

]]> By: WGSDIA – Launch Google Voice in Africa « Many Possibilities http://manypossibilities.net/2009/06/what-google-should-do-in-africa-preface/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 WGSDIA – Launch Google Voice in Africa « Many Possibilities Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:22:21 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=745#comment-1291 [...] WGSDIA – Launch Google Voice in Africa Published on 26 June 2009 in All Things Open and World View. 0 Comments Tags: africa, Google Voice, VOIP, WGSDIA. This entry is part of a series, What Google Should Do In Africa» This the second installment in a series of posts in which I have the hubris to reflect upon What Google Should Do In Africa (#WGSDIA). There is some context for this post in the preface to the series. [...] [...] WGSDIA – Launch Google Voice in Africa Published on 26 June 2009 in All Things Open and World View. 0 Comments Tags: africa, Google Voice, VOIP, WGSDIA. This entry is part of a series, What Google Should Do In Africa» This the second installment in a series of posts in which I have the hubris to reflect upon What Google Should Do In Africa (#WGSDIA). There is some context for this post in the preface to the series. [...]

]]> By: WGSDIA – Support Open Spectrum « Many Possibilities http://manypossibilities.net/2009/06/what-google-should-do-in-africa-preface/comment-page-1/#comment-1277 WGSDIA – Support Open Spectrum « Many Possibilities Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:00:21 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=745#comment-1277 [...] African Undersea Cables « What Google Should Do In Africa – Preface [...] [...] African Undersea Cables « What Google Should Do In Africa – Preface [...]

]]> By: Steve Song http://manypossibilities.net/2009/06/what-google-should-do-in-africa-preface/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 Steve Song Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:09:05 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=745#comment-1276 I wasn't quite expecting so many comments to this preface but I'll take it as an indicator that many people are interested in Google's activities in Africa. I think their investment in mapping Africa has been great as well as their innovative search Google via SMS in SA, Kenya, and Nigeria. You can see my thoughts on O3B above. However, and it is a big however, they have been reluctant to address in any way the market imbalances in the telecoms sector in Africa. This is something they haven't been afraid to do in the U.S. The posts to follow address some of the opportunities I think they could seize. I wasn’t quite expecting so many comments to this preface but I’ll take it as an indicator that many people are interested in Google’s activities in Africa. I think their investment in mapping Africa has been great as well as their innovative search Google via SMS in SA, Kenya, and Nigeria. You can see my thoughts on O3B above. However, and it is a big however, they have been reluctant to address in any way the market imbalances in the telecoms sector in Africa. This is something they haven’t been afraid to do in the U.S. The posts to follow address some of the opportunities I think they could seize.

]]> By: Jenny http://manypossibilities.net/2009/06/what-google-should-do-in-africa-preface/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Jenny Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:07:06 +0000 http://manypossibilities.net/?p=745#comment-1275 Google is actually quite active in Africa, with offices in Kenya, Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, and Nigeria. They recently launched an update of Google Maps in Africa which is now some of the best mapping available. They have a lot of efforts in the SMS space as they recognize mobile penetration far outstrips internet penetration in African countries. They keep a blog on their Africa efforts, check it out here: http://google-africa.blogspot.com/ They also invested in O3b, which seeks to narrow the digital divide by providing broadband access via satellite to the Other Three Billion (hence the name O3b). See blog posting on it here: http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-invests-in-o3b-networks.html Would be interested to see what initiatives you are referring to that you'd like to see there. Google is actually quite active in Africa, with offices in Kenya, Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, and Nigeria. They recently launched an update of Google Maps in Africa which is now some of the best mapping available. They have a lot of efforts in the SMS space as they recognize mobile penetration far outstrips internet penetration in African countries. They keep a blog on their Africa efforts, check it out here: http://google-africa.blogspot.com/

They also invested in O3b, which seeks to narrow the digital divide by providing broadband access via satellite to the Other Three Billion (hence the name O3b). See blog posting on it here: http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-invests-in-o3b-networks.html

Would be interested to see what initiatives you are referring to that you’d like to see there.

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