{"id":8708,"date":"2017-03-02T11:02:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T11:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devopsonline.co.uk\/?p=8708"},"modified":"2017-03-02T11:02:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T11:02:01","slug":"facebooks-chief-product-officer-visits-nigeria-ghana-and-senegal-to-learn-from-its-tech-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devopsnews.online\/facebooks-chief-product-officer-visits-nigeria-ghana-and-senegal-to-learn-from-its-tech-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook’s Chief Product Officer visits Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal to learn from its tech sector"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook has undertaken a week-long trip to Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal, to understand how creatives, developers and entrepreneurs are using mobile technology to create services, content and businesses that address local needs.<\/p>\n
Cox visited the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana to meet with Ghanaian entrepreneurs and see how they are working to build sustainable technology businesses. Later, he witnessed the force of Ghana\u2019s creative talent in an event at ANO Gallery.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Facebook and its family of apps, we aim to give people around the world the ability to connect with each other, grow their businesses and tell their own stories,\u201d Cox said. \u201cI am excited to see how Ghana’s entrepreneurs are using mobile, video and other technologies to build products and services that empower the community and that address local needs or solve local problems in innovative ways\u201d<\/p>\n
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology and the MEST Incubator program provide training, investment and mentoring for aspiring technology entrepreneurs with the goal of creating globally successful companies that create wealth and jobs locally in Africa. Each year top graduates from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa are selected to receive comprehensive training across the spectrum of skills required to build successful tech businesses, including computer programming, software development and product management.<\/p>\n
Jorn Lyseggen, CEO of Meltwater and Founder of MEST, commented: \u201cWe’re excited to host Facebook at MEST and to share how we can work together to drive innovation in Africa. Mobile technology is giving people in Africa new opportunities to become entrepreneurs and content creators – and we were proud to show the Facebook team how young companies and entrepreneurs on our programme are making a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n