MI215: Technology & Economic Development (w/Ghana Field Study)
- Slides presented at info-session, Oct. 2012 (includes key program details, lab fee, and other details)
- Application for 2013 program. Applications due to Ashley LoBue in Fulton 460 by 4pm, Tues. Nov. 6, 2012.
General Interest Links
- MEST: Accelerating African Tech Entrepreneurship with World Class Results – Prof. Gallaugher’s post following his Dec. 2012 lectures at MEST.
- Mobile Technology in Africa – slideshow with some solid basic stats on sub-Saharan mobile phone use & impact.
- Spotlight on Africa – Mobile Statistics & Facts 2012 (video)
- Did You Know? Mobile Stats for Africa 2012 (video)
- Africa Rising, The Economist, Dec. 3, 2011.
Some background on MEST & other visits we may have in Accra
- MEST Ghana – the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology. Follow @MestGhana & our alumnus who is a fellow at MEST, @KevRShoe. We plan to spend a full day at MEST, visiting with students, staff, and entrepreneurs.
- MEST Incubator Helps Software Entrepreneurs in Ghana, KillerStartups, June 2012 (includes video interview w/MEST founder & Meltwater CEO Jorn Lyseggen.
- Out of Africa – a Whole MEST of Startups Emerges in Ghana, June 14, 2012. Includes a video of the MEST grounds – the school & accelerator – to gain a sense of what a visit might be like.
- Google Ghana’s flash mob for the rollout of Google Trader (includes many Accra street scenes).
Some Ghana Travel Resources