Digital Kenya

An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making
Herausgeber: Ndemo, Bitange; Weiss, Tim

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Presenting rigorous and original research, this volume offers key insights into the historical, cultural, social, economic and political forces at play in the creation of world-class ICT innovations in Kenya. Following the arrival of fiber-optic cables in 2009, Digital Kenya examines why the initial entrepreneurial spirit and digital revolution has begun to falter despite support from motivated entrepreneurs, international investors, policy experts and others. Written by engaged scholars and professionals in the field, the book offers 15 eye-opening chapters and 14 one-on-one conversations with entrepreneurs and investors to ask why establishing ICT start-ups on a continental and global scale remains a challenge on the "Silicon Savannah". The authors present evidence-based recommendations to help Kenya to continue producing globally impactful  ICT innovations that improve the lives of those still waiting on the side-lines, and to inspire other nations to do the same.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Nature Singapore
• 2017 edition
• Seitenzahl: 509
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137578778
• ISBN-10: 1137578777
• Artikelnr.: 54772342

Autorenporträt

Bitange Ndemo is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and the former Permanent Secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Information and Communication. In his previous role he transformed the country's ICT sector through initiating international and countrywide fiber optic connectivity, conceptualizing Kenya's first technology cluster, and facilitating M-Pesa. Tim Weiss is a research fellow and ethnographer in organization and globalization studies at Zeppelin University, Germany. His research focuses on the impact of today's global phenomena on the lives and organizations of Africans and on Africa's unique responses to grand global challenges.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCING DIGITAL KENYA.- Chapter 1 The Paradigm Shift: Disruption,
Creativity and Innovation in Kenya (Bitange Ndemo).- Conversation 1 with
Jimmy Gitonga: The Past, Present & Future of Digital Nyika: How to Fix an
Aircraft in Mid-Air.- PART I: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD.- Chapter 2
The Internet Journey for Kenya: The Interplay of Disruptive Innovation and
Entrepreneurship in Fueling Rapid Growth Kenya (Muriuki Mureithi).-
Conversation 2 with Eric Hersman of BRCK: Exploring the Ideal Role of
Government, NGOs, Angel Investors, and Universities for Technology
Entrepreneurs NGOs.- Chapter 3 The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric
Osiakwan).- Conversation 3 with Anne Githuku- Shongwe of Afroes: Changing
the Game: Building Mindsets of Hope and Possibilities in Africa's future
leaders- One Game at a Time.- PART II UNCOVERING UNIQUE MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES.- Chapter 4 Addressing the Voids: How Digital Start-ups in
Kenya Create Market Infrastructure (Marissa Drouillard).- Conversation 4
with Timbo Drayson of OkHi: Finding the Right Problem to Solve.- Chapter 5
Reimagine What You already Know: Towards New Solutions to Longstanding
Problems (Jay Larson & Michael Munger).- Conversation 5  with Elizabeth
Rossiello of BitPesa: To Keep Disrupting, You Have to Listen Closely to
What the Client Wants.- Chapter 6 iEntrepreneurship: Changing Lives through
Technology (Amolo Ng'weno and Carmen Wamukoya).- Conversation 6 with Su
Kahumbu of Green Dreams Tech: How Technology Makes Farming Sexy Again.-
Chapter 7 From Cyber to Smartphone: Kenya's Social Media's Lens Zooms In on
the Country and Out to the World (Mark Kaigwa).- Conversation 7 with
Munyutu Waigi of Umati Capital: Toward Digitizing Information for the
Benefit of the Many Rather Than the Few.- PART III THE INNER LIFE OF
TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN KENYA.- Chapter 8 Building ICT
Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Resource-Scarce Contexts: Learnings from
Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" (Johannes U. Bramann).- Conversation 8 with
Judith Owigar of AkiraChix: Women Working in Tech: Making The Invisible
Visible.- Chapter 9 The Challenges of Technology Entrepreneurship in
Emerging Markets: A Case Study in Nairobi (Marlen de la Chaux & Angela
Okune).- Conversation 9 with Jessica Colaco & Ibanga Umanah of Brave
Venture Labs: Towards a Systematic Approach in Building Ventures.- Chapter
10 Organizational Cultural Hybrids: Nonprofit and For-profit Cultural
Influences in the Kenyan Technology Sector (Eleanor Marchant).-
Conversation 10 with Conrad Akunge of Innova: Reflections on the Hiring
Process: What Happened to Curiosity and Passion?.- PART IV MANAGING THE
FINE DETAILS OF DOING BUSINESS IN KENYA.- Chapter 11 Inside a Policy
Maker's Mind: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Policy Development and
Implementation (Bitange Ndemo).- Conversation 11 with Ory Okolloh: Why
Policy matters for Entrepreneurs.- Chapter 12 The Art of Managing World
Views in Kenya's International Technology Sector (Tim Weiss & Klaus
Weber).- Conversation 12 with Ken Njoroge of Cellulant: How to Be a Rebel
and Build a Business at the Same Time.- Chapter 13 Developing Strategies to
Harness the Power of Parallel Entrepreneurship (Eskor John).- Conversation
13 with Mikul Shah & Ritesh Doshi of Naked Pizza: The Hustling Entrepreneur
on Trial.- Chapter 14 Venture Capital in East Africa: Is There a Right
Model? (Stephen Gugu & Wilfred Mutua).- Conversation 14 with Ben Lyon of
Kopo Kopo: Creating the PayPal Mafia of East Africa.- CONCLUDING REMARKS.-
Chapter 15 Entrepreneuring for Society - What's next for "Africa"? (Tim
Weiss).