Special Feature: teknolojia.social

Mainstream, Western discussions about development in East Africa has revolved for a long time around international aid and other support from external institutions. A new narrative has been emerging in the region in more recent years that it is a lot more exciting. It is a story of self-reliance, resilience and a passion for growth facilitated largely by new industry and technology.

In order to investigate these issues in greater depth and to showcase the talent and initiative of East African communities, in 2016 we launched teknolojia.social, a multimedia journalism project investigating the social impact of technology in East Africa. Through our research and reporting we seek to show how technology is impacting wider society and what development outcomes are resulting from ongoing investment.

In 2016 we launched the project, identifying key stakeholders, reviewed research, other projects and found areas that can be expanded upon. We subsequently built strong connections with global and East-Africa-based media outlets, tech companies, entrepreneurs, community groups, non-profits, governments and social impact investors to ensure that the project is successful. We then spent a month in 2017 based in Dar es Salaam conducting interviews and collecting content.

We are pleased to announce that our first round of content will be released on September 4, 2017, when Tech’s Good goes live. Follow the publication on Medium to stay up-to-date!