As much as innovation is important, I think we also need to just make stuff. If we look at Kenya, where I'm… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
The idea that either individuals or organisations are 'too big to fail' or that the tech and start-up sector is somehow different… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I resigned from my position as Ushahidi Executive Director and member of the Board in 2010. However, my role as a co-founder… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Technology influenced me in that it gave me an opportunity to have a voice as a woman. I think it's because the… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
The increasing diversification of media ecosystems after decades of state control, along with new digital tools that allow for greater citizen engagement,… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
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… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I'm not sure I'd be as successful as I am as a woman in a profession other than in technology. Because it… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I want my work at Google to have a long-term impact on the tech scene in Africa and to result in millions… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Technology is the perfect refuge for African capability stifled elsewhere by badly run governments and years of misplaced foreign aid. Ubiquitous connectivity… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I'd like to see technology to move beyond the hype and be considered part of infrastructure... the way you see access to… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I think the Internet is a key driver of opening up opportunities, which impacts many things, including development - I will repeat… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Beyond providing some level of scrutiny of Kenyan MPs, we built Mzalendo to demonstrate that there is only so much bemoaning you can do… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I didn't grow up in the slums or anything that dire, but I know what it is to grow up without having money or… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
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… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I always tell people that I am most proud of the fact that the Ushahidi story has provided an inspiration to other techies in… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I believe in the power of ideas. I believe in the power of sharing knowledge. — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Technology is the perfect refuge for African capability stifled elsewhere by badly run governments and years of misplaced foreign aid. Ubiquitous connectivity in a… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
21st-century activism is different perhaps in the sense that the individual can be more present in the process, especially via social media, but the… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Press and Internet freedom correlate against economic and social success, GDP, innovation, number of patents filed, and educational attainment. The more freedom there is,… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I think there's sort of an extra oomph with the younger people coming up. They're writing. They're communicating. They're sharing, and they are very… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
All of us salute the ITU's excellent work in the telecommunications space. It has set standards which encourage investment in infrastructure and ensure that… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
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… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
