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Ory Okolloh

Kenyan Activist

Africa Internet People Technology Think You

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I believe in the power of ideas. I believe in the power of sharing knowledge. Ory Okolloh

Knowledge Power Believe Sharing Ideas

Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor. Ory Okolloh

Knowledge Has-Been Potential Mentor Share Been Anyone Successful Who

An absence of credible information prevents citizens from participating in public decision-making, particularly on key issues of concern such as education, health, and governance. Ory Okolloh

Education Health Key Citizens Absence Prevents Participating Particularly Concern Governance Issues Information Decision-Making Public Credible

Press and Internet freedom correlate against economic and social success, GDP, innovation, number of patents filed, and educational attainment. The more freedom there is, the more information, the more choice, and ultimately, more power for each individual. Ory Okolloh

Success Freedom Innovation Internet Power Press Correlate More Economic More Power Individual Attainment Educational Ultimately Patents Information Against Social Choice Each Each Individual Number

That's one thing you Americans take for granted, you know? That you can grow up, you know, not so good circumstances, and you can move. Just because you are born in rural Arkansas, whatever, that doesn't define who you are. Ory Okolloh

Good You Take For Granted Whatever Define Circumstances One Thing Rural Born Take Arkansas Know Because Up American Move Just Just Because Granted Who Grow Grow Up Thing

If I were to have an epitaph, I'd want it to read, 'She did stuff.' Ory Okolloh

Stuff She Read Were Did Want Epitaph

I'm concerned about what I see is the fetishization around entrepreneurship in Africa. It's almost like it's the next new liberal thing. Like, 'Don't worry that there's no power because, hey, you're going to do solar and innovate around that.' Ory Okolloh

We can't entrepreneur our way around bad leadership. We can't entrepreneur our way around bad policies. Those of us who have managed to entrepreneur ourselves out of it are living in a very false security in Africa. Ory Okolloh

Leadership Entrepreneur Living Our Way Those Ourselves Out Bad Security Policies Around False Very Africa Us Who

I always tell people that I am most proud of the fact that the Ushahidi story has provided an inspiration to other techies in Kenya and Africa as an example of the kind of talent the continent holds. Ory Okolloh

People Example Other Tell Kind Fact Inspiration Talent Most Always Proud Am Continent Provided Africa Holds Story Kenya

I resigned from my position as Ushahidi Executive Director and member of the Board in 2010. However, my role as a co-founder and my journey as a woman in the technology space means that I remain inextricably linked to Ushahidi, for better or worse. Ory Okolloh

Journey Technology Director Woman Better Space My Journey Worse Member Remain Executive However Inextricably Linked Role Board Means Resigned Position

If you want to amplify the data that you have, you need media, you need lawyers, you need the judiciary. Especially when governments try to shut down a particular website or when litigating on an issue. Ory Okolloh

Website You Try Judiciary Down Data Lawyers Particular Issue Governments Want Media Shut Amplify Need

As I see it, tech in Africa 1.0 was the mobile-phone boom, and version 2.0 was about new apps developed in response to local needs. Tech in Africa 3.0 should be about those who are successful in transforming the chatter into real opportunities. Ory Okolloh

Omidyar Network first supported Africa Check in 2014 when they were a team of just three dedicated people intent on building a more fact-based environment for public debate in South Africa. Ory Okolloh

People Debate Three First Building South Africa More Network Environment Supported Check Were South Intent Just Africa Public Dedicated Team

Ninety percent of my mentors have been male, most of them with very little in common with me on a personal level - from life experience, work experience, backgrounds, etc. Ory Okolloh

I think the Internet is a key driver of opening up opportunities, which impacts many things, including development - I will repeat that I am not a fan of looking at technology or the Internet in Africa through the lens of development - we love the Internet for sake of the Internet. Ory Okolloh

Love Technology Key Opportunities Internet Will Looking Think Impacts Through Driver Development Opening Am Sake Repeat Up Africa Fan Which Lens Many Including Things

I think a lot of Africans in my generation, and especially those of us who have spent time overseas before coming back, are quite comfortable moving between the two worlds, though always with a lens of, 'What can we do to help our countries or regions?' Ory Okolloh

Time Generation Before Think Worlds Back Our Spent Those Though My Generation Between Countries Comfortable Always Coming Overseas Lot Quite African Moving Regions Lens Us Help Who Two

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