Elections 2011: Now that we have all this data, what do we do with it?

There is some serious data out there and we may be missing an opportunity to gather it, curate and use it to significantly transform the way the Nigerian nation functions.

Nigerians have taken to mobile technology like fish to water. Initially, it was just voice and SMS data. Information that is locked up in the data stores of the telcos. Over time, Nigerians began to adopt the mobile web and systems like Facebook, Twitter and the Blackberry with the eponymous blackberry messenger. The explosive adoption of this across the country was debated by many as a great opportunity for business, education and social change, while others sneered at social media in particular as having no real power to change the status quo – especially politically.

BarCamp Lagos is this Weekend

BarCamp Lagos is happening this Weekend. Find the press release By WebTrends Nigeria, the organisers, below.

It's finally here, Barcamp Lagos… We are so excited to make this happen this year. Last year was super-successful and we surely believe we can replicate and surpass that this year. Last year, we discussed about local content, this year we will focus on start-ups, mobile revolution, e-payments, business and monetization. We do recognize these are some of the challenges we are facing in the industry. We will bring those who have experience building technology business from scratch to taking it public.

We have confirmed attendance of Chika Nwobi, Founder of Mtech communications, Stefan Magdalinski of MIH Internet Africa, Lola Masha of Google. We will update you as we progress but in the meantime, we do recommend that you register to attend, remember; your registration is your entry ticket.

If you wish to sponsor us, talk to us now. barcampnigeria@gmail.com or call 08096880957

Click here to register.

Date: 11-12^th of March 2011.

Theme: Technology Business Models; from Idea to Profitable Business.

Venue: University of Lagos

Oladejo Fabolude

http://www.digital-crossings.com

March of the Androids

Early last year when the iPad arrived on the scene, my African iPad series imagined what an Africa-specific tablet would be like and concluded with a concept of a tablet that ran on Google’s mobile OS, Android. Now, in January 2011, three Android tablets are prominent right now in the Nigerian market. The Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Starcomms MyPad and Encipher Group’s Inye.