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| AfriStack Debut
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| Spruce Street School, 12 Spruce St |
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Sep 04 (Fri) , 2015 @ 06:00 PM
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<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For quite some time it has been said that "Africa is the future"; the truth is that future is now. Africa is in the midst of its own digital revolution, and is becoming an ICT leader. In nearly every area of ICT, Africa is catching up on the rest of the world and in some areas, like financial services - mobile banking - it is setting the pace.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This event will launch the efforts of AfriStack to accelerates <SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">the development of Africa's ICT human capital. <SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This will, in turn, enable the sustainability<SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> of an already </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">thriving homegrown technology sector, and facilitate the</SPAN> launch of new revenue-generating startups capable of providing <SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">innovative technology solutions to meet local needs in a context of an unprecedented economic growth. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The goals of this event are to: </SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Present the vision and objectives of AfriStack</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small;">Provide a beginner-friendly introduction to programming</SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: small;">Facilitate networking and relationship building with other Africa-minded guests</SPAN></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><BR></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; widows: 1;">For more information, please call</SPAN><A STYLE="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; widows: 1;" HREF="https://www.facebook.com/kokou.poenou" DATA-HOVERCARD="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=748900897&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A1034790716533142%7D" REL="nofollow">Tony Poenou</A><SPAN STYLE="color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; widows: 1;">@ 201-916-2062 or shoot an email to team@afristack.co</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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