Foresight: a look at the Global Future of Work Technology in 2050 June 6, 2016June 6, 2016ruthaine 3 11 April, 2016 – I had the opportunity to contribute to the development of the ‘Global Future of Work/Technology 2050’ scenarios. This is [...]
Of Women, nudity & socio-cultural issues May 23, 2016May 23, 2016ruthaine Comment On Thursday morning at 4:30 am I woke up to go join a group of lady/women feminists for a Power Walk. The walk [...]
How Africa Tweets – Uganda loved talking politics in 2015 April 6, 2016April 6, 2016ruthaine 1 In the just concluded Ugandan elections– there were so much online activity especially with Twitter. Hashtags were using by the top 3 presidential [...]
To regulate or not regulate social media….can we agree? February 29, 2016August 17, 2016ruthaine 1 On 25th February at the Lagos Social Media Week, BBC Africa Debate held a conversation that was asking: Should Social Media be regulated? [...]
Assessing the impact of Social Media on Political Communication & Civil Engagement in Uganda January 24, 2016January 24, 2016ruthaine Comment Happy New Year! This year starts on a very interesting note as campaigns are underway in Uganda – as we see political [...]
Bringing traditional foods back to the dinner table November 30, 2015November 30, 2015ruthaine 2 Africa has got about Billion people in it – most of whom are hungry. We see this a lot in the fact that [...]
Why every African needs to visit Dakar September 8, 2015ruthaine Comment Getting to Dakar the very first time was quite an experience. I remember that too well, like it was yesterday. It was late [...]
Sustainable Development – the Ugandan way : How do we get there? July 23, 2015August 10, 2015ruthaine 2 The Sustainable Development Goals come at a time when there is need for developing nations to step up their game. For a long [...]
African Futurists meet to discuss the current trends – and the future offcourse! March 30, 2015August 17, 2016ruthaine Comment For a while now I have been part of the African Futurists community. I met Geci who is the lead at the South Africa Node [...]
Why Africa is not poor – of scavengers and looters March 23, 2015August 17, 2016ruthaine Comment This is a guest blog by Twakirwa David The narrative that Africa is rich because of its natural resources and a broad base of [...]