Africa is really the place to be right now.
And it has been for a while.
Because this is where we have the toughest challenges
and therefore the toughest opportunities.
This is the place to look at the future in a grander way.
My name is Juliana Rotich.
I am one of the co-founders of Ushahidi, iHub, and BRCK.
BRCK is a company that makes rugged technology for emerging markets
technology for connectivity, for education, and also for the internet of things.
One of the big pillars of technology is connectivity.
Connectivity highly correlates to creation of opportunity, access to knowledge.
There are 600 million Africans without access to electricity.
That's a massive market.
BRCK plays a very key role in creating partnerships so that technology can truly be an enabler.
One of the projects that I'm currently working on
is the work that we're doing with Africa Cancer Foundation.
It is an organization that goes around Kenya providing free cancer screenings.
For the partnership with Africa Cancer Foundation in Laikipia
my role will be to set up BRCK connectivity devices,
create hot spots and make sure that they are connected to the volunteer devices.
"So it can work as a router, a 3G modem, and a wifi hotspot.
You can carry it with you, so it's a mobile, self-powered device for creating connectivity."
"It all comes together into one patient record so that by the time the doctor is talking to them
all the information is there."
When we work together with different organizations and do the small bit that we can
we can encourage early screening and hopefully save some lives.
"That really makes a difference."
"Oh wow."
"Yeah."
"I'm really glad."
"Thank you!"
"So this is the iHub."
It's been incredible to see how the technology landscape has changed in Kenya and in Africa.
We're hearing about other companies that are doing everything from mobile payments to agribusiness
to financial services.
There is more work to do to provide opportunity
and to create companies that not only solve problems here
but can also solve problems around the world.