Digital Kenya An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making
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 ca...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa,
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426071406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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).
