Cameroon Here is a little background on myself and why I went to Cameroon. I have lived two years in Europe and traveled there frequently over the past 30 years. Although there are so many places that I have not...
Video : How to use mobile technology to improve social engagement and patient health
During the KWS13 conference Shivani Goyal PHD candidate Healthcare Human Factors explain to the audience the positive impact of technology and specifically of Mobile phone in healthcare. She insisted on the necessity to understand your demographic before any E-Health strategy....
Silicon Mountain : Our second encounter with the tech hub of Buea in Cameroon
Early in 2016, our team had their first encounter with the lively eco-system of Buea. Suffice to say that technology entrepreneurs in one of the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon have always warmly welcomed us and passionately hold that technology...
ICT and development, the impact of internet in agriculture, healthcare in developing countries
ICT and development, the impact of internet in agriculture, healthcare in developing countries Transcription Laurent: So I'll start with this quote. I don't know if you all know who Jeffrey Sachs is but he's probably one of the top...
Access to online courses for cameroonians remains a challenge due to internet limitations
INTERNET : A luxury for Cameroonian students In a world where learning is done online, Cameroonians are still struggling to connect properly to the web. Investigation in Yaoundé... A real sea snake for students and web enthusiasts. In cybercafés, the main...
Agriculture and technology working model
On 09 June 2016, we organized a workshop to reflect together on the combination of technology and agriculture. Following this workshop, André Fortin gave a summary for those who were unable to be there. OUTCOMES OF THE THINKING DESIGN WORKSHOP...
Technology and Agriculture: An efficient solution for global challenges
On December 26, 2016, I spent 03 weeks in Cameroon - a country in Central Africa - to launch a project that our team set on carrying out more than 15 months ago.Thus, following several conferences and workshops that had...
From Farm to Fork how to use technology to improve our eating habits
Kongossa Technology partnered recently with the Concordia Greenhouse to organise the 4th edition of KOSSI. "Kongossa on Social Innovation" (#KOSSI) is a recreational event imagined by the NGO Kongossa Technology whose purpose is to promote social innovation and solving of...
How technology is improving people live and the power of the diaspora
Jon Gosier addressed the audience during KWS13 at Concordia University in Montréal. His keynotes emphasized the benefits of technology in Africa and the diaspora. He is well known for his leading role on Appfrica and Apps4Africa and also HiveColab projects. Jon Gosier believes that the APP is the language the...
From Farm to fork : how to use technology to improve the way we eat?
During a panel on food industry issues, Kongossa Technology has invited Catherine Lefebvre, Cathrin Rintoul and Jean-François Auchambault for the debate.In this discussion, the nutritionist Catherine Lefebvre acknowledged that the idea of a platform between farmers, producers and restaurants owers...