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TEDxAmsterdam - TEDxChange - Ndubuisi Ekekwe - Africa in the technology race

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · Science & Technology

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Ndubuisi Ekekwe founded African Institution of Technology (AFRIT) when he noticed that Africa was lagging behind in the technology race. As a doctoral engineering student in the Johns Hopkins University, USA, he came to the realization that without helping Africa to develop a technology diffusion roadmap, the continent could face severe crises in the future: if nanotechnology could mature and displace commodities like cotton and rubber as raw materials, pushing farming unemployment high, the security of most African nations could be in jeopardy. He got into action and has authored major documents for the African Union and African governments.

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