Africa’s tech boffins storm Cape Town
As many as 15‚000 delegates filled the Cape Town International Conference Centre on Tuesday for the start of AfriCom – the continent’s largest telecoms‚ media and technology event.
AfriCom is celebrating its 20th anniversary‚ and it did so in style by smashing its previous attendance record by 3‚000. The occasion was further marked by the launch of AHUB‚ which aims to “unleash the power” of Africa’s tech-startup ecosystem.
The delegates‚ who came from all four corners of the globe‚ were joined by 450 exhibitors and 400 speakers‚ including representatives from US tech giants Microsoft‚ Facebook and Google.
Speaking at the launch of AHUB‚ Rapaleng Rabana‚ the founder of education-technology company Rekindle Learning‚ said the initiative was important‚ because startups often struggled to get into the market unless someone opened the door for them.
“I’ve been to AfricaCom before‚ and it’s often overbearing for startups‚” Rabana told TimesLIVE.
Source: timeslive.co.za