In this week's episode of my life in tech, we sit down with Joanitah Nalubega Nvannugi, the Lead Administrator at Refactory. We talked about her journey in Tech, digest the different categories of opportunities young people can explore when joining STEM, values of mentorship and the need for career guidance. And lastly, explore the key takeaways from organising the Africa Science courtesy of Next Einstein Forum. Please enjoy the conversation with Joan Nalubega.

Show Notes:

1. The Genesis of her life in tech.

2. How we can ignite the power of science?

3. How do we create opportunities for people in STEM?

4. Lessons from organising the Africa Science Week.

5. Advice for young lads getting started in STEM.

In the first week of September, Solomon and David digest the new MTN #WearItForMe campiagn during this COVID-19 times, talk about Anker Innovations launching in East Africa, Make sense of Netflix offering free access to popular movies & series and wrap up with the India ban on Chineses apps and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2. Use the coupon DIGPODCAST to buy the Xiaomi MI Band 5 from Odukar Store and get upto 5% discount on any product.

Stories  Discussed in this episode:

1- MTN #WearItForMe  mask campaign.

2- Netflix is offering free access to these movies and shows.

3- India Bans Additional 118 Chinese Apps Including PUBG.

4- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 price range and what’s special about it.

5- Anker Innovations launches in Kenya, targets the East African market.

6- Xiaomi Mi Band 5(Product Spotlight).

This week we talk to Solomon Kitumba from Swipe 2 pay and we talked about his journey in tech. The lessons he learnt about going to the market with new ideas, his POV of teaching vs experiencing business lessons. The need for a team and what it takes to build partnerships( what he calls the 3Cs{Creator, Critique and the Crusader}). We talk about his experience from attending startups accelerators program and the need to embrace the tech community for a non-techy when building a tech product. Please enjoy this conversation with Solomon Kitumba.

Show Notes;

1- The need for meetups and bigger community for anyone getting started in tech.

2- The kindest thing anyone has done for you.

3- Google Launchpad accelerator program key takeaways 

4- Advice to a young person getting started in building startups and

internet-based business in Uganda.

5- The Landscape of the tech industry in Uganda, what needs to change,

the challenges available, what can the gov’t do in terms of pollicy

frameworks.

6- What it takes to raise money for your startup.

This week Solomon and David make sense of the Realme launched in Kenya, talks about the Tecno Phones being sold with money-stealing malware, what the Sendwave acquisition by WorlRemit means to the Fintech ecosystem and the Telegram Video feature. On the product spotlight, we digest what you can do with the Uhuru Smartphone Video Kit available on Odukar Store.

Articles discussed in this episode;

1- Realme Launches in Kenya with a Myriad of Budget Smartphones and Smartband

2- SendWave to be acquired by WorldRemit in a multimillion-dollar deal

3- How good are Telegram video calls?

4- Tecno/Chinese phones with money-stealing malware?

5- Product Spotlight Uhuru Smartphone Video Kit.

Our guest this week is Roy Gakuo, Roy has dedicated his life to helping small and medium enterprises(SMEs) raise, scale and achieve their business growth goals in the digital age. Roy’s story and career trajectory are remarkable, as are the lessons he’s picked up along the way which he shares with us all in this conversation. We talked about his company Imuka Access and what they are doing to help businesses uplift and succeed to their full potential. Please enjoy this great conversation with Gakuo Roy.

Show Notes:

Here is the wrap up of what happened in tech across Africa this week. Our guest Daniel Mwesigwa help us make business sense of what DSTV is trying to achieve with the two new products launched on Wednesday. He wraps up with his POV on why Fintech apps should be wary about traditional banks with their app solutions. On our product spotlight, we talked about the Anker PowerWave 10W Wireless Charging Stand and Pad.

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Stories Discussed: 

In this second episode of my life in tech with Daniel Mwesigwa, we talk about the political economies of technology Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa, the underlying dangers of copying tech as a substitute of trust. We talked about the evolution of mobile technology, policies and frameworks the government are doing to foster the growth of the tech industry in Uganda.

Solomon and David digest what to expect from the Microsoft Surface Duo foldable phone, the new Android earthquake detection feature, Unpacks what to expect from the Kampala Innovation Week 2020, Liquid Telecom Internet Speed Saga and ABSA Contactless Debit Card.

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Key listening points:

Solomon and David discuss the products announced at the Samsung virtual event this week, as well as the Google Pixel 4a and what it means to the African market. Instagram Reels and the open API market from MTN Group. Use DIGPODCAST voucher to get 5% discount on Odurka.com for all your premiuim electonics gadgets in Uganda.

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