Juliana Rotich: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa

73,470 views ใƒป 2013-06-18

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Shir Ben Asher Kestin ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
Living in Africa is to be on the edge,
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ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื–ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืงืฆื”,
00:15
metaphorically, and quite literally
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื˜ืืคื•ืจื™, ื•ื’ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™
ื›ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืฉื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืœืคื ื™ 2008.
00:18
when you think about connectivity before 2008.
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00:21
Though many human intellectual and technological leaps
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ืงืคื™ืฆื•ืช ืื™ื ื˜ืœืงื˜ื•ืืœื™ื•ืช ื•ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช
00:25
had happened in Europe and the rest of the world,
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ื”ืชืจื—ืฉื• ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ื•ื‘ืฉืืจ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
00:28
but Africa was sort of cut off.
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ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื“ื™ ืžื ื•ืชืงืช.
00:31
And that changed, first with ships
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืฉืชื ื”, ืงื•ื“ื ืขื ืกืคื™ื ื•ืช
00:33
when we had the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution
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ื›ืฉื”ืชืจื—ืฉื• ื”ืจื ืกื ืก, ื”ืžื”ืคื™ื›ื” ื”ืžื“ืขื™ืช
00:37
and also the Industrial Revolution.
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ื•ื’ื ื”ืžื”ืคื™ื›ื” ื”ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืชื™ืช.
00:39
And now we've got the digital revolution.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื”ืคื™ื›ื” ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช.
00:42
These revolutions have not been evenly distributed
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ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืœื ื—ื•ืœืงื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื•ื•ื”
00:45
across continents and nations.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ื‘ืฉื•ืช ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืจืฆื•ืช.
00:47
Never have been.
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ื”ืŸ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ื”ื™ื•.
00:50
Now, this is a map of the undersea fiber optic cables
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื–ืืช ืžืคื” ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ืื•ืคื˜ื™ื™ื ื”ืชืช-ื™ืžื™ื™ื
00:54
that connect Africa to the rest of the world.
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ืฉืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืืช ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืœืฉืืจ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
00:57
What I find amazing is that Africa
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ืžื” ืฉืžื“ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉืืคืจื™ืงื”
00:59
is transcending its geography problem.
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ืžืชืขืœื” ืžืขืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื’ื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ืช ืฉืœื”.
01:01
Africa is connecting to the rest of the world
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ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืžืชื—ื‘ืจืช ืœืฉืืจ ื”ืขื•ืœื
01:03
and within itself.
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ื•ื‘ืชื•ืš ืขืฆืžื”.
01:05
The connectivity situation has improved greatly,
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ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ืฉืชืคืจ ืžืื•ื“,
01:08
but some barriers remain.
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ืืš ื›ืžื” ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื.
01:10
It is with this context that Ushahidi came to be.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™ ื ื•ืฆืจื”.
01:14
In 2008, one of the problems that we faced
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ื‘-2008, ืื—ืช ืžื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉื ื™ืฆื‘ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•
01:19
was lack of information flow.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื—ื•ืกืจ ื–ืจื™ืžืช ืื™ื ืคื•ืจืžืฆื™ื”.
01:21
There was a media blackout in 2008,
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ื”ื™ื” ืื™ืคื•ืœ ืชืงืฉื•ืจืชื™ ื‘-2008,
ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืœืื—ืจ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืงื ื™ื”.
01:24
when there was post-election violence in Kenya.
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01:26
It was a very tragic time. It was a very difficult time.
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ืžืื•ื“ ื˜ืจืื’ื™ืช. ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ืงืฉื”.
01:29
So we came together and we created software
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ืื– ื ืืกืคื ื• ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ื•ื™ืฆืจื ื• ืชื•ื›ื ื”
01:32
called Ushahidi.
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ืฉื ืงืจืืช ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™.
01:33
And Ushahidi means "testimony" or "witness" in Swahili.
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ื•ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื• "ืขื“ื•ืช" ื‘ืกื•ื•ืื”ื™ืœื™.
01:37
I'm very lucky to work with two amazing collaborators.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืช ืžื–ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ืฉื ื™ ืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื.
01:40
This is David and Erik.
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ืืœื” ื“ื™ื™ื•ื™ื“ ื•ืืจื™ืง.
01:42
I call them brothers from another mother.
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ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจืืช ืœื”ื ืื—ื™ื ืžืืžื ืื—ืจืช.
01:44
Clearly I have a German mother somewhere.
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืžื ื’ืจืžื ื™ื™ื” ืื™ืคืฉื”ื•.
01:47
And we worked together first with building
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ื•ืขื‘ื“ื ื• ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื”
01:50
and growing Ushahidi.
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ื•ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™.
01:51
And the idea of the software was to gather information
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ื•ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื” ื”ื™ื” ืœืืกื•ืฃ ืžื™ื“ืข
01:54
from SMS, email and web, and put a map
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ืžืžืกืจื•ื ื™ื, ื“ื•ืืจ ืืœืงื˜ืจื•ื ื™ ื•ืžื”ืจืฉืช, ื•ืœืฉื™ื ืžืคื”
01:57
so that you could see what was happening where,
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ื›ืš ืฉืชื•ื›ืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ืžื” ืžืชืจื—ืฉ ื”ื™ื›ืŸ,
02:00
and you could visualize that data.
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ื•ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื•ื™ื–ื•ืืœื™ ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข.
02:02
And after that initial prototype,
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ื•ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ื”ื–ื”,
02:04
we set out to make free and open-source software
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ื™ืฆืื ื• ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืชื•ื›ื ื” ื—ื™ื ืžื™ืช ื•ื‘ืขืœืช ืงื•ื“ ืคืชื•ื—
02:07
so that others do not have to start from scratch like we did.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื—ืจื™ื ืœื ื™ืฆื˜ืจื›ื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืžืืคืก ื›ืžื•ื ื•.
02:11
All the while, we also wanted to give back
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ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื’ื ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœืชืช ื‘ื—ื–ืจื”
02:13
to the local tech community that helped us
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ืœืงื”ื™ืœืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช ืฉืขื–ืจื” ืœื ื•
02:16
grow Ushahidi and supported us in those early days.
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ืœื’ื“ืœ ืืช ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™ ื•ืชืžื›ื” ื‘ื ื• ื‘ืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ื ืžื•ืงื“ืžื™ื.
02:19
And that's why we set up the iHub in Nairobi,
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ืงืžื ื• ืืช ื”- iHub ื‘ื ื™ื™ืจื•ื‘ื™,
02:22
an actual physical space
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ื—ืœืœ ืคื™ืกื™ ืืžื™ืชื™
02:24
where we could collaborate,
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ืฉื‘ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื™ื—ื“,
02:26
and it is now part of an integral tech ecosystem in Kenya.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื–ื”ื• ื—ืœืง ืžืžืขืจื›ืช ืืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช-ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืื™ื ื˜ื’ืจืœื™ืช ื‘ืงื ื™ื”.
02:31
We did that with the support of different organizations
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ืขืฉื™ื ื• ื–ืืช ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืชืžื™ื›ืชื ืฉืœ ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื
02:34
like the MacArthur Foundation and Omidyar Network.
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ื›ืžื• ืงืจืŸ ืžืงืืจืชื•ืจ ื•ืจืฉืช ืื•ืžื™ื“ื™ืืจ.
02:37
And we were able to grow this software footprint,
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืœ ืืช ื˜ื‘ื™ืขืช ื”ืจื’ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช
02:40
and a few years later it became
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ื•ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื”ื™ื ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื”
02:43
very useful software,
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ืชื•ื›ื ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ืช,
02:45
and we were quite humbled when it was used in Haiti
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืขื ื•ื•ื” ื›ืฉื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื” ื‘ื”ืื™ื˜ื™,
02:48
where citizens could indicate where they are
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื
02:52
and what their needs were,
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ื•ืžื”ื ื”ืฆืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
02:53
and also to deal with the fallout from the nuclear crisis
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ื•ื’ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ื ืฉื•ืจืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื‘ื’ืจืขื™ื ื™
02:56
and the tsunami in Japan.
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ื•ื”ืฆื•ื ืืžื™ ื‘ื™ืคืŸ.
02:58
Now, this year the Internet turns 20,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ 20,
03:02
and Ushahidi turned five.
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ื•ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ืช ื—ืžืฉ.
03:04
Ushahidi is not only the software that we made.
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ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ื ืœื ืจืง ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื” ืฉื™ืฆืจื ื•.
03:07
It is the team, and it's also the community
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ื–ื”ื• ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช, ื•ื–ืืช ื’ื ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”
03:10
that uses this technology in ways that we could not foresee.
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ืฉืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื—ื–ื•ืช.
03:14
We did not imagine that there would be this many maps
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ืœื ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืคื•ืช
03:17
around the world.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
03:19
There are crisis maps, election maps, corruption maps,
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ื™ืฉ ืžืคื•ืช ืžืฉื‘ืจ, ืžืคื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช, ืžืคื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช,
03:22
and even environmental monitoring crowd maps.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืžืคื•ืช ืงื”ืœ ืœื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™.
03:26
We are humbled that this has roots in Kenya
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ื”ืจื’ืฉื ื• ืขื ื•ื•ื” ืจื‘ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื–ื” ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ื ื‘ืงื ื™ื”
03:29
and that it has some use to people around the world
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ื•ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื–ื” ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
03:32
trying to figure out the different issues that they're dealing with.
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ืฉืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืื™ืชื.
03:35
There is more that we're doing to explore this idea
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ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”
03:38
of collective intelligence, that I, as a citizen,
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ืฉืœ ืžื•ื“ื™ืขื™ืŸ ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™, ืฉืื ื™ ื›ืื–ืจื—ื™ืช,
03:41
if I share the information with whatever device that I have,
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ืื ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืœืงืช ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ื–ื” ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื”ื›ืœื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™,
03:44
could inform you about what is going on,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื™ื“ืข ืื•ืชืš ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉ,
03:46
and that if you do the same, we can have a bigger picture
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ื•ืฉืื ืืชื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจ, ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื ื• ืชืžื•ื ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:49
of what's going on.
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ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉ.
03:51
I moved back to Kenya in 2011.
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ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืงื ื™ื” ื‘ 2011.
03:53
Erik moved in 2010.
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ืืจื™ืง ืขื‘ืจ ืœืฉื ื‘ 2010.
03:55
Very different reality. I used to live in Chicago
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ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ืฉื•ื ื”. ื’ืจืชื™ ื‘ืฉื™ืงื’ื• ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ.
03:57
where there was abundant Internet access.
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ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
04:00
I had never had to deal with a blackout.
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ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ื”ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืื™ืคื•ืœ.
04:02
And in Kenya, it's a very different reality,
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ื•ื‘ืงื ื™ื”, ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ืฉื•ื ื”,
04:05
and one thing that remains despite the leaps in progress
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ืฉื ืฉืืจ ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืงืคื™ืฆื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืงื™ื“ืžื”
04:08
and the digital revolution is the electricity problem.
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ื•ื”ืžื”ืคื™ื›ื” ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช, ื”ื•ื ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ.
04:12
The day-to-day frustrations of dealing with this
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ื”ืชืกื›ื•ืœื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื-ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื–ื”
04:15
can be, let's just say very annoying.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช, ื‘ื•ืื• ืจืง ื ืืžืจ ืžืื•ื“ ืžืขืฆื‘ื ื™ื.
04:18
Blackouts are not fun.
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ืื™ืคื•ืœื™ื ื”ื ืœื ื›ื™ืฃ.
04:20
Imagine sitting down to start working, and all of a sudden
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ืชื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืฉืืชื ืžืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“, ื•ืคืชืื•ื
04:23
the power goes out,
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ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ื ื›ื‘ื”,
04:25
your Internet connection goes down with it,
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ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื ื•ืคืœ ื™ื—ื“ ืื™ืชื•,
04:27
so you have to figure out, okay, now, where's the modem,
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ืื– ืืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ, ืื•ืงื™ื™, ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื™ืคื” ื”ืžื•ื“ื
04:31
how do I switch back?
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ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ืžืคืขื™ืœื” ืฉื•ื‘?
04:33
And then, guess what? You have to deal with it again.
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ื•ืื–, ื ื—ืฉื• ืžื”? ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื–ื” ืฉื•ื‘.
04:36
Now, this is the reality of Kenya, where we live now,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื–ืืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœ ืงื ื™ื”, ืื™ืคื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
04:39
and other parts of Africa.
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ื•ื—ืœืงื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
04:41
The other problem that we're facing
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื ื•ืกืคืช ืฉื ื™ืฆื‘ืช ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•
04:43
is that communication costs are also still a challenge.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื”ืŸ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืืชื’ืจ.
04:48
It costs me five Kenyan shillings,
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ื–ื” ืขื•ืœื” ืœื™ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืฉื™ืœื™ื ื’ ืงื ื™ื™ืชื™ื™ื
04:50
or .06 USD to call the U.S., Canada or China.
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ืื• 0.06 ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื, ืœื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืœืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช, ืงื ื“ื” ืื• ืกื™ืŸ.
04:56
Guess how much it costs to call Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria?
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ื ื—ืฉื• ื›ืžื” ื–ื” ืขื•ืœื” ืœื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืœืจื•ืื ื“ื”, ื’ืื ื”, ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื”?
05:00
Thirty Kenyan shillings. That's six times the cost
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืœื™ื ื’ ืงื ื™ื™ืชื™ื™ื. ื–ื” ืคื™ ืฉืฉื” ืžื”ืขืœื•ืช
05:04
to connect within Africa.
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ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ืชื•ืš ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
05:06
And also, when traveling within Africa,
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ื•ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื›ืฉืžื˜ื™ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ืืคืจื™ืงื”,
05:08
you've got different settings for different mobile providers.
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ื™ืฉ ื”ื’ื“ืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืกืคืงื™ ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื ื™ื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
05:11
This is the reality that we deal with.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืื™ืชื”.
05:14
So we've got a joke in Ushahidi
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ืื– ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื” ื‘ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™
05:17
where we say, "If it works in Africa, it'll work anywhere."
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื "ืื ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”, ื–ื” ื™ืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื."
05:21
[Most use technology to define the function. We use function to drive the technology.]
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[ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื•ื“. ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืชืคืงื•ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื—ื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.]
05:23
What if we could overcome the problem
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ืžื” ืื ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”
05:26
of unreliable Internet and electricity
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ืฉืœ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื•ื—ืฉืžืœ ืœื ืืžื™ื ื™ื
05:30
and reduce the cost of connection?
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ื•ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ืขืœื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ?
05:32
Could we leverage the cloud?
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ื”ืื ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืžื ืฃ ืืช ื”ืขื ืŸ?
05:34
We've built a crowd map, we've built Ushahidi.
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ื‘ื ื™ื ื• ืžืคืช ืงื”ืœ, ื‘ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™.
05:35
Could we leverage these technologies
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ื”ืื ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืžื ืฃ ืืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
05:38
to switch smartly whenever you travel from country to country?
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ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ื›ื ื›ืืฉืจ ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืžืžื“ื™ื ื” ืœืžื“ื™ื ื”?
05:43
So we looked at the modem,
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ืื– ื”ืกืชื›ืœื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ื“ื
05:44
an important part of the infrastructure of the Internet,
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ื—ืœืง ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื”ืชืฉืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜,
05:47
and asked ourselves why
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ื•ืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ืœืžื”
05:50
the modems that we are using right now
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ื”ืžื•ื“ืžื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
05:52
are built for a different context, where you've got
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ื‘ื ื•ื™ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืงืฉืจ ืื—ืจ, ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš
05:54
ubiquitous internet, you've got ubiquitous electricity,
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ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื, ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš ื—ืฉืžืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื
05:58
yet we sit here in Nairobi and we do not have that luxury.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืคื” ื‘ื ื™ื™ืจื•ื‘ื™ ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื•ืชืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
06:03
We wanted to redesign the modem
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ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœืขืฆื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื“ื
06:06
for the developing world, for our context,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืžืชืคืชื—, ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœื ื•,
06:09
and for our reality.
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
06:11
What if we could have connectivity with less friction?
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ืžื” ืื ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืขื ืคื—ื•ืช ื—ื™ื›ื•ืš?
06:14
This is the BRCK.
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ื–ื”ื• ื” BRCK.
06:18
It acts as a backup to the Internet
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ื”ื•ื ืžืชื ื”ื’ ื›ืžื• ื’ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜
06:21
so that, when the power goes out,
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ื›ืš ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ื ื›ื‘ื”,
06:24
it fails over and connects to the nearest GSM network.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืชื ืชืง ื•ืžืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœืจืฉืช ื” GSM ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื”.
ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื ื™ื™ื“ืช ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื ื ืจื—ื‘ืช.
06:31
Mobile connectivity in Africa is pervasive.
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06:33
It's actually everywhere.
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ื”ื™ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
06:36
Most towns at least have a 3G connection.
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ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืขืจื™ื ื™ืฉ ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ 3G.
06:39
So why don't we leverage that? And that's why we built this.
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ืื– ืœืžื” ืฉืœื ื ืžื ืฃ ืืช ื–ื”? ื•ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื‘ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”.
06:42
The other reason that we built this
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ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ืฉื‘ื’ืœืœื” ื‘ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”
06:44
is when electricity goes down, this has eight hours
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื—ืฉืžืœ ืžืชื ืชืง, ื™ืฉ ืœื–ื” ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืฉืขื•ืช
06:46
of battery left, so you can continue working,
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ืฉืœ ื‘ื˜ืจื™ื”, ื›ืš ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“,
06:48
you can continue being productive,
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ืขื™ืœื™ื,
ื•ื‘ื•ืื• ืจืง ื ืืžืจ ืฉืืชื ืคื—ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืฆื™ื.
06:51
and let's just say you are less stressed.
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื™ื–ื•ืจื™ื ื›ืคืจื™ื™ื, ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
06:55
And for rural areas, it can be
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06:57
the primary means of connection.
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ื”ืืžืฆืขื™ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช.
06:59
The software sensibility at Ushahidi is still at play
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ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื” ื‘ืื•ืฉื”ื™ื“ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืฉื—ืงืช ืชืคืงื™ื“
07:02
when we wondered how can we use the cloud
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ื›ืฉืชื”ื™ื ื• ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืขื ืŸ
07:05
to be more intelligent so that
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื™ื ื˜ืœื™ื’ื ื˜ื™ื
07:07
you can analyze the different networks,
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ื›ืš ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื ืชื— ืืช ื”ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ืฉื•ื ื•ืช,
07:09
and whenever you switch on the backup,
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ื•ืžืชื™ ืฉืชื“ืœื™ืงื• ืืช ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื•ื™,
07:12
you pick on the fastest network,
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ืชื‘ื—ืจื• ืืช ื”ืจืฉืช ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
07:15
so we'll have multi-SIM capability
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ื›ืš ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืžื•ืœื˜ื™-ืกื™ื
07:17
so that you can put multiple SIMs,
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ื›ืš ืฉืืคืฉืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืฉื™ื ื›ืจื˜ื™ืกื™ ืกื™ื ืžืจื•ื‘ื™ื,
07:19
and if one network is faster, that's the one you hop on,
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ื•ืื ืจืฉืช ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื™ืจื”, ื–ืืช ื”ืจืฉืช ืฉืชืขืœื• ืขืœื™ื”,
07:23
and if the up time on that is not very good,
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ื•ืื ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืขืœื™ื” ืขืœื™ื” ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืื•ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘,
07:26
then you hop onto the next one.
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ืื– ืชืงืคืฆื• ืœื‘ืื” ื‘ืชื•ืจ.
07:29
The idea here is for you to be able to connect anywhere.
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ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืคื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
07:32
With load balancing, this can be possible.
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ืขื ืื™ื–ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืžืก, ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืคืฉืจื™.
07:35
The other interesting thing for us -- we like sensors --
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื ื•ืกืฃ ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•-- ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ื--
07:39
is this idea that you could have an on-ramp
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื›ื ืจืžืคื”
07:43
for the Internet of things.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
07:44
Imagine a weather station that can be attached to this.
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ื• ืชื—ื ืช ืžื–ื’ ืื•ื™ืจ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจืช ืœื–ื”.
07:48
It's built in a modular way so that you can also attach
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ื–ื” ื‘ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื•ื“ื•ืœืจื™ ื›ืš ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ื‘ืจ
07:51
a satellite module so that you could have
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ืžื•ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืœื•ื•ื™ืŸ ื›ืš ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœื›ื
07:53
Internet connectivity even in very remote areas.
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ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืื™ื–ื•ืจื™ื ื ื™ื“ื—ื™ื.
07:56
Out of adversity can come innovation,
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ืžืชื•ืš ืžืฆื•ืงื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฆืžื•ื— ื—ื“ืฉื ื•ืช,
07:59
and how can we help the ambitious coders and makers
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ื•ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืžืงื•ื“ื“ื™ื ื•ื”ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื”ืฉืืคืชื ื™ื
08:03
in Kenya to be resilient in the face of problematic infrastructure?
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ื‘ืงื ื™ื” ืœื”ืชืื•ืฉืฉ ืžื”ืจ ืืœ ืžื•ืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ืชืฉืชื™ืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ืชื™ืช?
08:07
And for us, we begin with solving the problem
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”
08:09
in our own backyard in Kenya.
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ื‘ื—ืฆืจ ื”ืื—ื•ืจื™ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืงื ื™ื”.
08:12
It is not without challenge.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื ื˜ื•ืœ ืืชื’ืจื™ื.
ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื™ืงืจื•ืŸ ืคืจื“ื™ื ืฉืกื•ื—ื‘ื™ื ืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื
08:15
Our team has basically been mules carrying components
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08:17
from the U.S. to Kenya. We've had very interesting conversations
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ืžืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืœืงื ื™ื”. ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช
08:21
with customs border agents.
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ืขื ืกื•ื›ื ื™ ืžื›ืก.
08:22
"What are you carrying?"
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"ืžื” ืืชื ืžืขื‘ื™ืจื™ื?"
08:24
And the local financing is not
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ื•ื”ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ ื”ื•ื ืœื
08:27
part of the ecosystem for supporting hardware projects.
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืœืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืžืจื”.
08:32
So we put it on Kickstarter, and I'm happy to say that,
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ืื– ืฉืžื ื• ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืืชืจ Kickstarter, ื•ืื ื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ืœื•ืžืจ,
08:35
through the support of many people,
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ืฉื“ืจืš ื”ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื,
08:37
not only here but online,
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ืœื ืจืง ืคื” ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืงื•ื•ืŸ,
08:39
the BRCK has been Kickstarted,
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ื” BRCK ื”ื•ืชื ืข,
ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืืชื• ืœืฉื•ืง.
08:42
and now the interesting part of bringing this to market begins.
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08:46
I will close by saying that, if we solve this
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ืื ื™ ืืกื™ื™ื ื‘ืืžื™ืจื” ืฉืื ื ืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื–ื”
08:49
for the local market, it could be impactful
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื•ืง ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™, ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœ ื”ืฉืคืขื”
08:51
not only for the coders in Nairobi
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ืœื ืจืง ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืžืงื•ื“ื“ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื™ืจื•ื‘ื™
08:54
but also for small business owners
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ืืœื ื’ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืขืœื™ ืขืกืงื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื
08:56
who need reliable connectivity,
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ืฉื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืืžื™ื ื”,
08:59
and it can reduce the cost of connecting,
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
09:01
and hopefully collaboration within African countries.
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ื•ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื”.
09:05
The idea is that the building blocks of the digital economy
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ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉืื‘ื ื™ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื” ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช
09:10
are connectivity and entrepreneurship.
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ื”ืŸ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื™ื–ืžื•ืช.
09:14
The BRCK is our part
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ื” BRCK ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ืœืง ืฉืœื ื•
09:16
to keep Africans connected,
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ื‘ืฉืžื™ืจืช ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื™ื,
09:19
and to help them drive the global digital revolution.
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ื•ื‘ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ื ื™ืข ืืช ื”ืžื”ืคื™ื›ื” ื”ื“ื™ื’ื™ื˜ืœื™ืช ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ืช.
09:23
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
09:24
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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