With the help of Google Africa and Intel Corporation, the iHub has embarked on a journey whose immediate realization is the setting up of a High Performance Computing (HPC) system, which we are calling the iHub Cluster. The best part is that it was an idea was presented in 2011 from an iHub community member, Idd Salim and by December it was clear it was going to happen....
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Crossposted from white african When I look at the tech scene in Africa, there is a single question that consistently runs through my mind. What foundational parts of the technology ecosystem do we own, and what are we reliant on others for? What I’m talking about here are the items deeper down the stack, the core components that allow a country to own its own technological...
It’s going to break many hearts around Europe where innovation clusters have been strongly advocated at all levels of policy making but a recent Norwegian study found that a firms international connections were far more important than local clusters. That means the future for many regions and companies lies in building those international pipelines (partnerships,...
For some 20 years, regional and city based innovation and economic development policy focused on clustering, based on Michael Porter’s (1990) Competitive Advantage of Nations. However, there are still those that are doubtful about whether clusters foster economic development. In this article an alternative is proposed: the convoy model. The evidence that clusters...
