Juliana Rotich: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa
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Tech communities are booming all over Africa, says Nairobi-based Juliana Rotich, cofounder of the open-source software Ushahidi. But it remains challenging to get and stay connected in a region with frequent blackouts and spotty internet hookups. So Rotich and friends developed BRCK, offering resilient connectivity for the developing world. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector
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What I don't understand is why are they selling it at a price that the typical person in Africa cannot afford
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I love it when Africans show the world that they are capable of being builders and creators rather than the typical stereotype of being poor and needy. Africans are brilliant people and most people don't even know that the West does not support Africa, that in fact Africa supports the West. The West provides about $30 billion in aid to Africa per year, while Africa gives $192 billion to the West every year through exploitation of resources, tax-dodging by corporations, etc. Much of the wealth of the West has been dependent on resources from the Southern Global countries of the world for centuries. Well done Ushahidi team!
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Thank for your presentation but pay attention that im coming incha allah !!!
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The Internet isn't here to save us, its here to ENSLAVE US
CULTURAL ASSIMILATION is the creepy elites goal
They partly achieved it when they INVENTED CHRISTIANITY
Christianity RUINED AFRICA -
So happy for the people @BrckNet, they will change internet connectivity for millions in rural areas.
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.could be the heaven sent solution for my turtle-paced net connection.
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from what she said the 3g network in africa is better than brasil.
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Get a sense of humor.
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Yeah, culture really prevents bad behaviour *COUGH COUGH*
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were not americans we have roots and culture that govern our behavior n discipline
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white trash nonosense
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Whites, as usual, don't understand
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Glad to have met Juliana today...
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Problem is, we seem to be always spending rather than creating. It's just that we now have new ways to spend... Until we can really effectively utilize external energies, resources available will sooner or later be depleted.
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ANOTHER GOOD REASON TO OPENLY DECLARE THAT AM PROUDLY KENYAN.OBAMA, ROTICH AND MANY OTHERS KEEP KENYA BURNING
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Simply because of logistics. Those generators most likely run on diesel which is expensive more so in the rural areas (I suggest you check back in with your India colleagues and see how the high oil prices are affecting them now). Also in many parts of Africa generators are pretty useless when you only have 30% power grid coverage. You cannot run a generator 24-7.
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Great!
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Get a sense of humor, son.
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"Give a man a fish"....."forget clean water and houses". How arrogant can you be? Africa isn't some desolate wasteland hopelessly dependent on foreign aid. Africans are helping themselves and are pulling themselves up. No one needs to "give" them the internet (or anything for that matter). They are giving it to themselves. Africans are innovative and hardworking despite the negative stereotypes that are pushed by others.
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great