Consider two scenarios: Company A is a medical device maker that just released a new pacemaker. Its datasheet states that the device could fail once every 90 years. Its competitor, Company B, released its latest version a week before. In its datasheet, it noted that the device is guaranteed to function properly, under approved procedures, for 15 years, before it begins to experience reliability problems, due to aging and other factors. In these two fictitious… More »
Conference Alerts Loses Grounds To Lanyrd
Notice something! The folks in the social media world are not listing their conferences in Conference Alerts, at least for Nigeria. Do you where they are doing that? Tekedia Intelligence uncovered it to be Lanyrd. That is where it is happening. So when you are looking for future conferences or events, especially in the social media world, you should check out Lanyrd. Conference Alerts seems to be for academic institutions or non-social media institutions.
What If Google Does The Same in Nigeria? We Will Name a Road ‘Google’ in Lagos
The iconic US company of ‘do no evil’ is working hard to save the planet. The announcement that it invested millions in a solar energy company is no surprise – they like to do tough and big things. Oh yes, can Google power its office in Lagos and build a solar plant there! We are just kidding, but if they do that, we will change one major street to Google Street.
We’ve invested $168 million in an exciting new solar energy power plant being developed by BrightSource Energy in the Mojave Desert in California. Brightsource’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) will generate 392 gross MW of clean, solar energy. That’s the equivalent of taking more than 90,000 cars off the road over the lifetime of the plant, projected to be more than 25 years. The investment makes business sense and will help ensure that one of the world’s largest solar energy projects is completed.
We need smart capital to transform our energy sector and build a clean energy future. This is our largest investment to date, and we’ve now invested over $250 million in the clean energy sector. We’re excited about Ivanpah because our investment will help deploy a compelling solar energy technology that provides reliable clean energy, with the potential to significantly reduce costs on future projects.
Google – maybe, you can save our terrible situation. We want solar energy also besides the cool technologies you are bringing.
Maa-Bara: Catalyzing Change – Winner of Mohammad Yunus Challenge to Alleviate Poverty Is Open For Investment. Project Lead by a Nigerian MIT Grad
We just received a note that Maa-Bara: Catalyzing Change – Winner of Mohammad Yunus Challenge to Alleviate Poverty through Improved Agricultural Processes is open for investment. The project is a closed-loop system that produces healthy fish and vegetables in areas with limited arable land. This ends up increasing food security as well as providing jobs in the Niger Delta and environs.
This will be a local project that will improve the lives of the people and it is the real deal. This is the pitch
In the agrarian society of the Niger Delta, spillage from oil extraction causes pollution of soil and water stifles both fishing and farming activities, crippling the local economy where there is 85% adult unemployment. Our solution is “Maa-Bara,” a scalable, locally sourced, locally crafted structure for the propagation of fish and vegetables atop this oil-polluted landscape. Translated “Water-Farm” in Ogoni language, Maa-Bara is a zero-waste sustainable agricultural model. Each Maa-Bara structure is designed to utilize kitchen scraps to feed tilapia fish. The tilapia produce waste, which becomes nutrient solution for hydroponics (growing vegetables without soil). In the summer of 2010, the team traveled to the Niger Delta and secured partnerships with Enterprise for Development International (formerly TechnoServe, Nigeria) and River State University of Science and Technology. In October of 2010, one of our team members constructed a 50-gallon proof-of-concept pilot. Shell Oil is on board to fund the roll out and scaling up of the project following a successful pilot in the Niger Delta.
Innovations: Vertical design uses gravity for aeration of water in lieu of aerator. Vertical design creates shade for workers, fish, and plants. Peer-to-peer agricultural training program in the fishing villages of the Niger Delta, partnering with University.
The problem: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/niger-delta-bears-brunt-after-50-years-of-oil-spills-421634.html
If you want to be involved in this project, lead by our very own Nigerian MIT graduate, you can contact tekedia@fasmicro.com. We will put you in touch with the team.The project was a product of Master in Architecture thesis at MIT and has the support of RSUST (University in Nigeria), Enterprise for Development International (largest NGO in Nigeria) and the Bodo community.
Main One Goes Through Major Resellers and Telcos – Promises Lower BW Cost
Main One cable company, the broadband access provider in Nigeria, will not offer direct business deal with Internet users in Nigeria. They rather will use resellers like telecos and major ISPs. It seems that Main One is not going retail anytime soon. The impact? The resellers could yank up cost for the end users, though Tekedia thinks Main One will surely control that to scale quicker and faster.
The company has also developed a Partner Advantage Programme with its partners to provide benefits necessary for expanding existing businesses, creating new business opportunities and growth. MainOne’s cable initiative has a total of 5terabytes capacity, with 1.92 capacity built already, of which about 10 percent has already been let out in the last ten months.
MainOne’s Head, Marketing and Strategy, Mr Adebayo Oyewole confirmed that his company expects the price of bandwidth to come down with the landing of the undersea submarine cable. Anything short will undermine the whole vision of the project. He expects the global icons like Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle, among others to play key roles in their plan.