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This was my presentation at Wikimania 2012, see more details at http://mugo.me
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The African Story David Mugo – Wikimedia Kenya
Africa is NOT:
Africa is NOT:
Nairobi, Kenya
Egypt
Africa Facts
• Home to the tallest free standing mountain in the world (located on sea level): Mt. Kilimanjaro
• Africa is the oldest inhabited territory in the world.
• The great wildebeest migration is ONLY witnessed in Kenya and Tanzania
• The hottest place in the world is Al’Aziziyah in Libya
• 2100+ Languages spoken in Africa
Africa Facts
• Some early evidence of agriculture in Africa dates from 16,000 BCE
• Evolution believed to begin in East Africa • Home to the longest river in the world • More than half of all diamonds in the world
come from Africa • Home to the fastest animal in the world:
The Cheetah • Home to the largest land animal in the
world: The African Elephant
Africa Innovations
African Innovations
African Innovations
@chiefkariuki
African Innovations
• USSD Callback • STK Money Transfer • USSD Mobile Banking • Information Services • Fund Raisers • Crowd Sourcing
African Innovations
CRISIS MAPPING/ELECTION MONITORING
Why the Wrong Picture?
International Press
Why the Wrong Picture?
Why the Wrong Picture?
• High Illiteracy Levels • Low Quality Education • Infrastructure
Why the Wrong Picture?
Why the Wrong Picture?
Why the Wrong Picture?
Why the Wrong Picture?
Why the Wrong Picture?
Citations? From Where?
• Most African Cultures not documented • Small languages never published • Computer literacy still very low • Centralization of government services
affects infrastructure development • State-controlled media – Until very recently • Information censorship
Wikipedia De"nition
“Broadly, a cita%on is a reference to a published or unpublished source (not always the original source)"
What can we do?
• Create Human Citation Community • Create Article an Article Incubator • Create Competitions & Edit Campaigns • Oral Citations • Convince More Institutions on Authenticity
of Wikipedia Articles • Mobile Editing • Kill WikiLeaks
Points to Remember
Points to Remember
• Africa’s 70% Internet Traffic is Mobile • Less than 22% of Africa is
Documented • Africa is the 2nd Largest Continent • There is only 2 Wikimedia Chapters
in Africa • Allow the African to Tell his Own
Story
David Mugo
DJ | Not 22 years old Chairman of Wikimedia Kenya Board
Advisor to Kenya’s VP on Digital Media & Technology Twitter: @raidarmax Skype, Gtalk: raidarmax
http://mugo.me
Charlene (9) & Charnele (6) Mugo