253 – Pan-African Community-Owned Digital Futures Workshop

About this episode

Lucie and David discuss the upcoming Pan-African workshop on community-owned digital technologies and its significance in local tech development.

Lucie and David discuss the upcoming Pan-African workshop on community-owned digital technologies, exploring its origins in a broader call for more locally grounded tech development. They reflect on the challenges of bringing together diverse participants—from developers to community organisations—and the importance of designing technology that genuinely serves community needs.

People in this episode

Host: Lucie

Guest: David

Topics covered

• community-owned technology
• digital futures
• Pan-African workshop
• local tech development
• diversity in tech

Keywords

• Pan-African
• community technology
• digital development
• local needs
• tech diversity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: community organisations, community-owned digital technologies

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