The KINGS of Africa’s Digital Economy
Date and Time
February 20, 2017
12:00PM - 01:00PM EST
Location
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
Eric Osiakwan is an entrepreneur and investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership experience across Africa and the world. He has worked in 32 African countries setting up ISPs, ISPAs, IXPs and high-tech startups, was part of the team that built the TEAMS submarine cable in East Africa, and has worked as an ICT consultant at a number of international organizations, African governments, and private firms. He authored "The KINGS of Africa Digital Economy", co-authored the "Open Access Model", "Negotiating the Net", and "The Internet in Ghana" with the Mosaic Group. Eric was previously a Berkman Klein Fellow at Harvard University and currently is a Poptech, TED, Stanford, and MIT Fellow. RSVP required.