KAT-O - Made in Africa

Programming and how it's pushing Africa forward, the small things we developers seems to forget al the time

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3. Johann du Toit Founder, Hacker & Team Lead
4. NodeJS Cape Town meetup.com/nodecpt
5. Google Developer Group meetup.com/Google-Developer-Group-Cape-Town-Meetup
6. ¨An engineer is the closest thing to a magician, that exists in the real world¨ Elon Musk
8. ‘If you build it they will come’
11. Digital has no borders
12. Why digital has no borders ? 1. Tech as a skill applies globally 2. Apps from Africa compete on equal foot in the international market
17. The next billion
19. ‘African solutions to African problems ‘
22. As programmers we have a amazing ability
23. to scratch an itch we have, and build something that we want and others probably want to
25. Real impact ? let’s have a look !
34. 100’s of CV’s daily
35. 15,421 generated since I started counting ...
36. 100’s of success stories using those cv’s
37. AfricaConnected.com
45. 150-200 new microchips per day
46. ~100 000 registered microchips
47. Working with Local Government and organizations such as: KUSA & CASA
48. So I did a test
49. Build something small and show the reaction
55. ‘If you build it they will come’
56. “To make the map even more accessible, du Toit says he is looking at making the map available on mobile phones. What would really be awesome, is seeing it make it’s way across the country, especially to Johannesburg where load shedding is already in full gear in some areas, leaving many residents and businesses very frustrated and left out in the cold.” - htxt.co.za
57. It’s a TON of hard work
58. But if you’ve got passion you’ll change a few lives
60. ‘If you build it they will come’
62. So join the revolution
64. http://goo.gl/WOb4hF
65. Thanks for listening Find me on Twitter @Johann_du_Toit or my blog johanndutoit.net