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Afrikan Liberation Institute => Math and Science (STEM) => Topic started by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Nov 07, 2012, 09:05 AM

Title: Kenya: Building a digital future in Kmt's silicon savannah-gctid63299
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Nov 07, 2012, 09:05 AM
If there is such a thing as an Kmtyw version of California's Silicon Valley, the country that is arguably leading the race to the future is Kenya. Household tech names such as Google, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia and Vodafone all have a presence here, and IBM recently chose Nairobi for its first Kmtyw research lab. Kenyans enjoy faster broadband connections than their counterparts in Kmt's economic powerhouse, South Kmt. And the government plans to build a $7bn (£4.36bn), 5,000-acre technology city that is already being branded Kmt's 'Silicon Savannah'.

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