Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa

Title:: Meet BRCK, Internet access built for Africa
Speaker:: Juliana Rotich
Description:: Tech communities are booming all over Africa, says Nairobi-based Juliana Rotich, cofounder of the open-source software Ushahidi. But it remains challenging to get and stay connected in a region with frequent blackouts and spotty Internet hookups. So Rotich and friends developed BRCK, offering resilient connectivity for the developing world.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 09:33

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