The Cisco Networking Academy in Kenya, one of the largest education initiatives, has empowered students with IT skills in hopes of creating a better standard of living in some of the poorest cities-company websiteWatch related video......
Daproim, founded by Steve Muthee is a socially responsible outsourcing company. The firm was named as the service provider for a book validation project with Bookshare.This contract was brokered by Samasource covered...
Ft gives an overview on the"rapid growth of private equity" in Africa. via Africaincorp
Ladybrille covers Nollywood and more in their latest issue.
Nubian Cheetah takes a look at ExZeed a BPO provider
African Architecture & Design highlights the bamboo construction...
Mugure Mugo founder of Preciss International covered earlier speaks with Manuel de Joya of Eventive about their Ethiopian outsourcing initiative.Answering a question about the continents positioning in this industry he states:
Africa's expertise in various European languages is a singular advantage. The Francophone nations seem to be particularly poised for success.
However, having said that,...
Founded by Leila Chirayath"...Market for Change aims to catalyze economic development by creating a market for responsible outsourcing to small and medium-sized firms in developing......
Businessweek reports:
Offshoring upstarts are making so many inroads, in fact, that by 2012, they'll significantly dilute India's dominance, says consultancy Gartner (IT). The consulting firm says that by 2010 about 30% of Fortune 500 enterprises will outsource to three or more countries, from less than 10% today. "So many governments have realized what an opportunity this is and there's a lot...