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The Cc-Hub, in Lagos, is a hotbed of successful innovation. But innovation isn't always the answer, says Michelle Atagana. African entrepreneurs place too much importance on innovation, says Michelle Atagana Startups are forgoing solid business models in favor of trendy concepts, she says Tech wizards should first tackle the problem of service delivery

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/opinion/africa-innovation-tech-atagana

Africa's sexy tech: Death by innovation?

EverClip Automatically Imports Your iOS Clipboard to Evernote

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/04/the_efficiency_trap_of_global.html

by Jeri Eckhart Queenan | 12:00 PM April 23, 2013 Benchmark data isn't sexy stuff, but occasionally the numbers reveal surprising findings.

Global NGOs Spend More on Accounting Than Multinationals - Jeri Eckhart Queenan

Solar-powered mobile health centre rolls into Cape Town

Often has the question been asked: Who does technology serve? Earlier this year, as a member of the judging panel for the first African Open Data Bootcamp in Kenya, I came across a "Sanitation in Schools" app. It was developed after data indicated a worrying dropout trend across Kenya's counties.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201211281083.html

Africa: How Mobile Media Is Transforming Africa for Good (Page 1 of 2)

This sounds like a great advancement because inventory is proving somewhat of a problem on OSgrid which is probably down to the huge storage requirement given they have the most registered avatars and regions. Clearly, Kitely are meeting this problem early on in their development and that is a big plus for using their service.