Erik Hersman
Erik Hersman
Erik Hersman is a technologist, blogger and commentator who specialises in the impact and application of technology throughout Africa. Raised in Sudan and Kenya, he is a graduate of Kenya's Rift Valley Academy and Florida State University, he runs the websites WhiteAfrican and AfriGadget, the latter being a multi-author website dedicated to showcasing African ingenuity. AfriGadget was named one of Time's "Top 50 Sites of 2008"...
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african company emergence great hardware marks point problems product shows solving tech
The emergence of a hardware product from an African company marks a phase-change point for tech invention. The BRCK shows that great ideas can come from anywhere, that innovation comes from solving real problems with constrained resources.
both centers countries grew life sudan throughout urban
I grew up in Sudan and Kenya, and lived in both the rural and urban centers of both countries throughout my life.
good people smart
If you put enough smart people together in one space, good things happen.
future
The future of Africa is in innovative engineering.