This is yet another post in a series in which I have the temerity to offer Google my unsought armchair strategic advice on what they should be doing in Africa. In May of this year, I was over the moon about Facebook launching Facebook Zero, a service which offers free text-only access to Facebook including…
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. Imagine that you are a smart entrepreneurial African geek who has recognised that the huge opportunity of…
This the first installment of 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. The single biggest barrier to pervasive affordable communication infrastructure in Africa is the policy and regulatory environments…
This is an introduction to a series of posts on what I think Google ought to be doing in Africa, that is to say what I think they ought to be doing outside of their core business of selling advertising. Why pick on Google? For a few reasons: I want to see cheaper, faster, more…