Something
transpired recently in Calabar, Cross River State and I thought it wise
to bring it to the attention of crutech247 fans.
For
about the first time on Monday 28, an ecosystem of young, savvy,
passionate and determined Technologists, Computer Scientists/Engineers,
Programmers, Coders, Bloggers, Developers, etc and anything #Tech, met
with the sole intention of forming a (eco)system where they could
brainstorm on technology-related contemporary challenges with the aim of
preferring solutions to societ's thorny palava.
Because
it's a consortium of ICT-savvy individuals they rightly called
themselves TECH-HIVE, that is, a community of technological experts.
According to the curator-ship of the hub,
'TechHive
Calabar is a movement by young Technology prodigies through a world of
uncertainty, wave-guided by curiosity on a path to Establishing Africa
as a frontier of Technology in the recent future; a 'HuB' for people who
have ideas that solve specific identifiable problems in the world;
'A
platform that celebrates its own, while showcasing people who invent
ground breaking technologies and are never heard of, a research and
development team who reinvents the wheels, challenge the status quo and
disabuse Africans of over-dependency of Western support for everything,
amazing people who create significant value, who do cutting-edge work
across different career, and who provide native solutions to indigenous
and global technological challenges;
'A Hive that
reveals how the African Technology community is adapting to technology,
expanding perceptions and creating new opportunities locally and
globally.
One of their goal is to create an immersive environment where
local Entrepreneurs, thought leaders and idealists, key enablers and
developers from vastly different fields, and exceptional doers will
cross-fertilize and educate and draw inspiration from one another.
'We
are building strategic partnerships that will promote, support, and
fund these ideas. This HIVE of Gigs, TechSavvy, managers, organizers,
partners, influence-rs, and sponsors forms the basis of the community we
are building in Calabar and Beyond, and we invite you to become a part
of it', it concludes.
Taking cognizance of the global
Computer Science Week celebrated by big tech companies like Facebook,
Google, Code.org, Microsoft and other tech giants, Techhive will be
featuring in the Hour of Code (a week long-bound activity) session which
will educate students of nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary
institutions how to write programmes for games, etc in 60 minutes.
Techhive intends to launch a statewide campaign on coding, programming and the like.
crutech247 will keep you posted.
crutech247 will keep you posted.
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