In the newsThe Globe and Mail blogs about the future of Africa

17 May 2010

Co-founder of project diaspora TMS Ruges writes a positive blog about the future of Africa and the 'Cheetah generation.'

Some quotes from the article:

By the end of 2011, the entire continent of Africa will be connected to no fewer than nine undersea broadband cable initiatives. Africa will have access to over 17 terabytes of designed broadband capacity. If mainframes and punchcards served as the innovation catapult for Silicon Valley’s cheetah generation, then connectivity is poised to be Africa’s innovation catalyst.

 

If I were to leave you with a bit of advice, I would say, keep a very close eye on Africa’s young population, that 450 million number growing up with a mobile phone in their back pocket. Better yet, you better start calling them and finding out what the hottest innovation is for your investment dollar. Even better still, get down here as fast as you can and double down on a few innovators. I’ve got a few in my address book.

 

For the full article click here.