Tag: africa
The Sky Is Not The Limit….Your Mind Is!!!
by Clive Reffell | Jul 9, 2019 | CSW Conferences, News
We’re terribly sad to hear the news that Mandla Maseko, a South African who had won the chance to be the first black African in space, has died in a motorbike crash before his dream trip was realised. He was a panellist at our...
Read MoreEnergy Sustainability and Decentralization (Part II)
by Clive Reffell | Nov 23, 2017 | blockchain, Citizen Engagement, Collaborative Economy, Social Business
In Part 1 we looked at decentralization of electricity generation, largely due to the availability of affordable equipment for domestic-scale production from renewable sources. Part 2 looks at the distribution side of the...
Read MoreCrowdsourcing News RoundUP – October 7
by Ejona Blyta | Oct 7, 2016 | News
Check out our curated Weekly RoundUP of the breaking and must-read news – crowdsourcing sea change; crowdfunding coming with a new guarantee; blockchain startup Antshares raising $4.5m through crowdsourcing and more …...
Read MoreCrowdsourcing News RoundUP – September 2
by Ejona Blyta | Sep 2, 2016 | News
Check out our curated Weekly RoundUP of the breaking and must-read news – South African website crowdsourcing reports of xenophobic violence; Google is crowdsourcing Android Wear watch face designs; crowdfunding site Kickstarter...
Read MoreCrowdsourcing News RoundUP – August 26
by Ejona Blyta | Aug 26, 2016 | News
Check out our curated Weekly Roundup of the breaking and must-read news – major banks working together on a digital currency, Siemens joining building technology crowdsourcing community, MindSumo helping college students through...
Read MoreA Recap of CSW Summit Johannesburg
by Clive Reffell | Jun 30, 2016 | CSW Conferences, News
CSW Summit Johannesburg on 24 June 2016 was Crowdsourcing Week’s first event in Africa. It was held on Day Two of the InnoLive 2016 conference presented by Innocentrix. The day’s presentations can be accessed here, and here is a...
Read MoreIs Africa being transformed by the crowd economy?
by Epi Ludvik | Jun 17, 2016 | Collaborative Economy, Sharing Economy
There is a radical change taking place in Africa, much of which is as a result of the emergence of the crowd economy. There are two key underlying reasons for this assertion. 1. Not only does Africa have a population that is...
Read MoreCountdown to Crowdsourcing Week’s first African Summit on June 24
by Clive Reffell | Jun 14, 2016 | CSW Conferences, News
The crowd economy is set to take Africa by storm, and CSW Summit Johannesburg on the second day of Innolive 2016 on June 24 will focus on collaborative innovation with the overall theme of “The Sharing Economy – Unlocking...
Read MoreCSW Summit Johannesburg Throws a Spotlight on Crowdsourcing and the Crowd Economy
by Clive Reffell | May 17, 2016 | CSW Conferences, News
We are very excited to be coming in June for our first event in Africa. Crowdsourcing Week is a global platform uniting thought leadership on the crowd economy and crowdsourcing. In collaboration with Innocentrix, an innovation...
Read MoreCSW Summit Johannesburg to Boost Collaborative Innovation in Africa
by Maria Krisette Capati 玛丽亚 | Dec 15, 2015 | CSW Conferences, News
Crowdsourcing Week, the first global platform uniting thought leadership on collaboration and crowdsourcing, will bring its first event to Africa. In collaboration with Innocentrix, an innovation business and technology service...
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