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Blogger Tania
It was a few months ago that Female Internet Hero Estelle Akofio-Sowah reminded thenextwomen of the luxurious position people are in the Western world, to have the time and infrastructure to use the internet to the fullest. We were therefore pleasantly surprised that there is a small group of Africans, more in particular African women who do have that time. Afrigator compiled a list of them, to be found here. Although the bloggers are predominantly from Developed Africa, it is nice to see there is also women on there from Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Here are those that write about internet and technology:
- Tania: writes bout project management, IT and the arts
10,000 women trained through Goldman Sachs
10,000 women website
Goldman Sachs announced this week 12 new partnerships under its 10,000 Women Initiative scheme. In this scheme that started in March 2008, European and American business schools work together with non-for-profit organisations and business school in developing countries. Together they educate female entrepreneurs in countries such as Brazil, China and India to improve their business and management skills.
September internet events
September will be a busy month for all those interested in women and internet technology related events. In order to keep track of what is going on in September, here’s a selection of upcoming events:
2-5 September, ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008, IMPACT Challenger Exhibition and Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand.
ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008 is a key networking platform for Asia’s top ICT names to come together and focus on core issues relating to ICT expansion across the region.
Female Heroes Interview: Estelle Akofio-Sowah
Every week we will be publishing an interview with one of our female internet heroes in order for you to MEET interesting women. READ about their WORK, THINK about how they PLAY the internet industry and see how you MATCH them. Be inspired! thenextwomen is proud to feature African Internet Hero Estelle Akofio-Sowah this week.
‘I live in a world where you cannot take anything for granted. What is technology when your toilets are not flushing and you have customers needing running water. What is technology then?’ says Estelle Akofio-Sowah, Managing Director of business centre Busy in Ghana.
Established in 2001, BusyInternet is the largest privately-owned and operated ICT centre in Africa. Through Busy, Estelle tries to encourage both business and social development.
BusyInternet has been hailed as a promising model for Africa by combining internet access, business support services, office space, training and business incubation in a single facility.
Estelle gave thenextwomen insight into the internet sector in Ghana and how she is encouraging social development and business growth through it, while reminding us of the luxurious position people are in the Western world, to have the time and infrastructure to use the internet to the fullest. Read more
Female Heroes Interview: Sian Sutherland
Every week we publish an interview with one of our female internet heroes. This is an opportunity for you to MEET interesting women, READ about their WORK, THINK about how they PLAY the internet industry and see how you MATCH them. Be inspired!This monday: Sian Sutherland.
A female entrepreneur and a mother, Sian Sutherland has combined the two to create the fast-growing skincare company Mama Mio. ”The majority of the consumers in the world are women and they know how they need to present it to other women, intuitively, because they sell it to themselves,” she says. Busy moms are her prime target and these are using the internet to buy what they need. With 30% of turnover created on the web, being online is very important to Mama Mio. Sutherland tells the nextwomen about her experiences with the company,” Money comes cheap but experience is invaluable”.
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Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I started in advertising, but after five years I left to set-up my business, a restaurant in Soho. I did the finance for it, found the staff, the chef. We won one Michelin star in the first year and the newcomer of the year award. It was an extremely useful experience for the rest of my life. The restaurant business is a very tough business. Margins are tight, emotions run high. Crazy critics, crazy margins and crazy chefs.
Women highflyers networking
“I spend a nice and friendly dinner yesterday with eight international women in a cosy restaurant in Paris 6eme. It is amazing, how lovely you can spend an evening with the persons you just met for the first time.” writes a women nicknamed eya-ee.
These comments are not part of a restaurant review, nor do they refer to a speed dating event with eight women, they are the product of a trend reported by trendwatching.com taking hold of the business travelers scene the past year: women’s networking. Read more
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