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Madagascar: Barcamp set to foster ICT collaboration.

Friday, August 29th, 2008 @ 17:10 UTC

by Lova Rakotomalala

Countries:: Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Mauritius, Uganda, U.S.A.
Topics:: Internet & Telecoms, Software & Tools, Technology
Languages:: English

The date for the first Barcamp in Madagascar is set for October, 4th 2008 in Antananarivo. The user-generated unconference will follow in the steps of previous Barcamps organized in sub Saharan Africa (Nairobi, Kampala and Mauritius) . Other Barcamps related to ICT in Africa are also planned in Abidjan and Silicon Valley (BarcampAfrica) soon (en).

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# 2008-10-6 at 17:32 pm
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[...] also promote more pan-African online interaction by teaming up with existing blog camp movements in Madagascar, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, and South [...]

# 2009-03-9 at 16:57 pm

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