My name is Ben White. I am a business professional with several years of international experience. I have worked in project management, consultancy and business development. I have worked in Europe, Central/Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. I work with both the public and private sector.
- My focus is ICT as an empowering agent for entrepreneurship in Africa.
- I first visited Africa in 91′ and later returned to help launch Africa Report as the first African Business News program, a predecessor to CNBC Africa.
- Next I joined a small team to start Africa Interactive the online publisher of AfricaNews.com. Now a leading press agency with over 900 reporters, film makers and photographers in over 35 African countries.
- Recently I founded VC4Africa.com as a platform for connecting investors and entrepreneurs dedicated to building new businesses on the continent.
- We have organized VC4Africa meetups in Abuja, Johannesburg, Kampala, Nairobi, Kigali, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Washington DC, London and Amsterdam.
- I actively support Appfrica Labs, iHub, Limbe Labs, Nailab and other incubation platforms in the African tech startup space.
- I am currently working to develop a tech entrepreneurship program at Hivos
- I am interested in supporting starting entrepreneurs in any way that I can
Specialties:
Entrepreneurship, Concept Development, Business Development, Program Development, Fundraising, Sales Strategy, Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Terrain: United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Public sector, Private sector, Government Interests: Social Venture, Start up, New Media, Social Media, Internet, Web, Mobile, ICTs for Development, International Cooperation
Projects I work on:
VC 4 Africa Community – Venture Capital and Private Equity in Africa Group
Africa Interactive – Fast growing content/press agency specialized on Africa
AfricaNews.com – Pan African community news website. Promoting 900 journalist, photographers and film makers in 35 African countries
AfrikaNieuws.nl – Leading Dutch news website on Africa
Voices of Africa – Non profit mobile reporting initiative in 5 African countries
UvA New Media & Digital Culture – Contributor University of Amsterdam Blog
ICT4Uganda – Research Project
Hi Ben
I ve gone through your topic of research area. I am quite interested to know more about ICT for differently able persons. If you come across those kind of topic please send me the link, it would be a great help for me.
With regards
Sam S
ICT Research Scholar
Hi Ben,
Great work!
Have a rewarding time w/your newest project… if the evolution is anything like you described over the Xmas holidays – it should be life-altering for many.
Congrats re your upcoming marriage – sounds like a beautiful celebration.
Bette
Hey Ben!
Great looking website, it sound like you’re doing a very interesting research and are visiting fascinating people and projects. Keep up the good work, have lots of fun and I’ll try to keep in touch with you.
big hug,
Dunja
I would like to attend the forth coming conference on the ICT thi month at Munyonyo.
Am a student of IT at Makerere.
Great idea for a Master thesis! How has it been gathering research in the field? How do you get access to different groups there?
Are you also approaching potential entrepreneurs or those who have entrepreneurial ambitions but have not yet implemented their ideas into working businesses?
This area of microenterprise creation is what interests me.
I am the co-founder of Kachile (meaning change in local language Baole) an initiative of focused ICT dissemination, of targeting and then teaching ICT and business skills required to get SMEs off the ground. My current work in Grand Bassam in the Cote d’Ivoire is an approach that links ICT learning to business goals that spurs endogenous growth, inspires locals, reverses a psychology of poverty, and will make lasting change.
We are searching for financial and technical support, as well as partnerships and endorsements to realise the ambitious project of building ICT and Business Guidance Learning Centres.
Please email me at victoria.ferris@kachile.com to see how we could fuse your work and research into the Kachile social venture dedicated to alleviating poverty in West Africa through creating digital opportunity.
Best regards,
Victoria Ferris
Great project. I am keenly interested in connecting with you, to discuss an ICT project for Ghana, I am a managment consultant based in Toronto.
great field Ben.i love that research topic .am headed for that and much more ”sister” undertakings for IT and society,entrepreneurship.development are my life.
CURRENTLY on a bachelors degree in IT@MAKERERE,kampala uganda.
all the best,
best regards.
I read your interview with Alemayehu girmu the founder of the ethiotube.net .I need to get his conact address please?
Thanks
Hi Ben need your support have put my project up and it needs some votes
Regards
gavin
http://arc.peacecorpsconnect.org/a/13472/8b9bba1ae798672a291ca2fe13afb7b0
Hi Ben,
Where are you based? Please send me an email with your contact details.
Regards
Gonzalo Aramayo