Comments on: Shindana Kuunda – Google East Africa Gadget Competition http://afromusing.com/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/ Africa and Beyond! Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:00:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Antoine http://afromusing.com/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-138117 Antoine Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:52:05 +0000 http://www.afromusing.com/blog/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/#comment-138117 I agree the prizes money is too low and I think those organizers in England expect less production from African students . They just used the funds of the project to come and have good journeys on our campus and they are going to use our gadgets for their advertisement industry . I have been comparing this *competition* to other *West students* Google programs like *Google Summer of code* and there is a very big difference in the program management , payments and other points. Of course GSOC has many other participating organizations but when you give someone a challenge to develop(invent) something from scratch , you must at least back-up him/her with something strong and I think Google may know that ( i.e Consider Android Development Challenge Google investment, ADC is just a coding war against iPhone and Windows Mobile ) . Hope this is the first *test* for African students , and I hope Google will collaborate with the *student gadget developers* when trying to customize them as their advertisement tools . I like Google for their Open Source initiative but they are becoming internet *WorldLords* like Microsoft used to be in the Windows PC world. I am a student at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology ( KIST ) Rwanda. I agree the prizes money is too low and I think those organizers in England expect less production from African students . They just used the funds of the project to come and have good journeys on our campus and they are going to use our gadgets for their advertisement industry . I have been comparing this *competition* to other *West students* Google programs like *Google Summer of code* and there is a very big difference in the program management , payments and other points.
Of course GSOC has many other participating organizations but when you give someone a challenge to develop(invent) something from scratch , you must at least back-up him/her with something strong and I think Google may know that ( i.e Consider Android Development Challenge Google investment, ADC is just a coding war against iPhone and Windows Mobile ) .
Hope this is the first *test* for African students , and I hope Google will collaborate with the *student gadget developers* when trying to customize them as their advertisement tools .
I like Google for their Open Source initiative but they are becoming internet *WorldLords* like Microsoft used to be in the Windows PC world.

I am a student at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology ( KIST )
Rwanda.

]]> By: mshairi http://afromusing.com/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-92482 mshairi Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:37:46 +0000 http://www.afromusing.com/blog/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/#comment-92482 Hi AfroM, this Google competition sounds excellent. I don't know though, the amounts of prize money seem ridiculously low to me for what is expected from the students... Hi AfroM, this Google competition sounds excellent. I don’t know though, the amounts of prize money seem ridiculously low to me for what is expected from the students…

]]> By: Kaushal http://afromusing.com/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-92216 Kaushal Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:33:14 +0000 http://www.afromusing.com/blog/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/#comment-92216 Asante Sana for the Hat tip .. :) Asante Sana for the Hat tip .. :)

]]> By: Kaushal http://afromusing.com/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-92215 Kaushal Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:32:52 +0000 http://www.afromusing.com/blog/2008/03/11/shinda-kuunda-google-east-africa-gadget-competition/#comment-92215 Asante Sana for the Hat tip .. Keep up the good work .. :) Asante Sana for the Hat tip .. Keep up the good work .. :)

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