Amb. Mfumukeko made the appeal when he
visited Google Inc. - the multinational technology giant whose services;
including its popular search engines - Gmail, Google Map and YouTube -
are popular ...
consumer online meeting places across Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda,
Tanzania, Burundi and South-Sudan, all of them enjoined by the EAC.
“I have negotiated with Syracuse
University and Google Inc. to set up innovative parks in the EAC region …
specifically for development and transfer of the latest technologies,”
Tweeted Amb. Mfumukeko from the United States.
The EAC is headed for a population of
170 million residents; Tanzania and Kenya are the most ‘digitally’
developed countries in the region, followed by Rwanda. Already a
household name in East Africa, Google became the first to provide a live
view of Gombe National Park right from the satellite mapping.
Two years ago, this giant American
multinational specialising in Internet-related services and products,
had toyed with the idea of suspending hot air balloons across Africa,
transforming the entire continent into a large ‘hotspot,’ so that all
residents could enjoy “free and faster Internet connection.”
Other services include online
advertising technologies, the popular search engine, cloud computing,
software, Electronic Mail, Online Videos, Maps and hardware.
Founded in 1998 by Mr Larry Page and Mr
Sergey Brin - both alumni of the Stanford University in California,
Google recently started developing ‘self-drive’ cars, the first
technology house to take that stride.
Its partner in the academia, Syracuse
University, is on the other hand, a 150-year-old private research
university with a large campus in the heart of New York State; it offers
recognised programmes in information studies and library science,
architecture, communications, business administration, inclusive
education and wellness, sport management, public administration,
engineering and incorporates the College of Arts and Sciences.
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