IICD Organises Event about IT Entrepreneurship in Africa
Jan 05 2011, Ghana [GH], Netherlands [NL]
- Source:
- Hilde Eugelink [heugelink(at)iicd.org]
- Country:
- Ghana [GH], Netherlands [NL]
- Sector:
IICD organises the debate and networking event Fill the Gap in Amsterdam on January 14. The event will focus on what the presence of foreign IT-companies means for the development of Africa. The event is organised together with Dutch development organisation Hivos.
Several speakers will talk about the impact of ICT on society, the entrepreneur climate in Africa, social entrepreneurship and the differences between doing business in Europe and Africa.
Key-note speakers are:
- Estelle Akofio-Sowah, Managing Director of Google Ghana
- Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO of Craft Silicon, winner of the 2010 Legatum Africa Award for Entrepreneurship.
A debate will take place following the presentations.
This is the eighth edition of Fill the Gap, an annual event and debate about ICT and sustainable development.
Fill the Gap takes place on 14 January in the 'Trouwgebouw' in Amsterdam, Wibautstraat 127. Doors open at 2.30 PM and admission is free after registering on the Fill the Gap website.