Geeks Have Landed in the Cape
31st January 2007 in News, DFI by Geekcorps
Two Geekcorps volunteers have been hard at work in Cape Town, participating in the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) in South Africa, with a third Geekcorps volunteer arriving in early February. DFI is a new form of public-private partnership to promote the economic growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs in the developing world through ICT. Geekcorps’ participation in the program is funded by USAID.
One of the Geekcorps volunteers, Adrian Woodhead, has placed a posting on the iCommons website with an update on recent South African Geek activities. Check it out at:
http://icommons.org/2007/01/29/the-geeks-have-landed-in-the-cape/
The Smart Technology for a Smarter Business Program is a highly practical training curriculum that enables small business owners and managers to build smarter businesses with technology. Unlike traditional training experiences that focus on either technology or business, the program targets the integration of both. Multi-faceted, innovative, and experiential, the program addresses 19 different business topics, in 5 different languages, and includes case scenarios, virtual entrepreneurs, technology demos and activities, facilitated discussions, and computer-based simulations. It introduces up-to-date technologies in the marketplace that are accessible worldwide.