Events

Upcoming events

May 15th, 2013: Google I/O 2013 at the KINU
From 19:00->  Be inspired by the tech world’s latest web, mobile and social breakthroughs to create simple, life-improving technologies and viable businesses among a rich and diverse community of cutting edge developers.

May 13-17th, 2013: Social Media Training for CHAVITA
09:00 – 16:00   Smaller side of Innovation Space reserved for training

May 14-15th, 2013: TCRA Road Safety Hackathon
14.5. 16:00 – 15.5. 10:00 Overnight hackathon on Road Safety applications

May 20-24th, 2013: International Co-Innovation Week
TANZICT, KINU and other collaborating partners and international visitors organize a week with several events about tech entrepreneurship and innovation.

If you have an idea for an event or activity, please talk to Brian and Jumanne at the Innovation Space, or contact us.

Past events

May 10th, 2013: TCRA Road Safety Competition / Hackathon Kickoff
16:00 – 18:00   Information and kickoff session for TCRA’s Road Safety Hackathon

May 9-11th, 2013: Web design workshop
09:00 – 13:00   A three day, practical workshop at the Innovation space.

May 7-8th, 2013: GIST Startup Boot Camp – East Africa
GIST Startup Boot Camp organized in cooperation with DTBi and infoDev.

May 6th, 2013: Mobile Monday Dar focusing on Tourism
18.00 – 20.30   MoMo focuses on how ICT is and can be used in tourism industry

May 4th, 2013: Blogging Beyond Basic
10:00 – 12:00: Join Jumanne Mtambike, in the blogging journey

April 30th, 2013: Innovation Space Community Meeting
14:00 – 15:00 : Monthly Community Meeting at the Innovation Space

April 24-25th, 2013: International Girls in ICT Days in Dar
Two-day event for secondary school students to learn about careers in ICT

April 23rd, 2013: Craig’s story & the work of RLabs at KINU
18:00 – 20:00    If you want to hear Craig’s story of how he came to RLabs, be there!

April 22nd & 23rd, 2013: Training of Trainers in Entrepreneurship
09:00 – 16:00   Training of Trainers in Entrepreneurship by Craig from Rlabs

April 11th, 2013: DTBi Introduces the Incubation Program
14:00-15:00   Perfect opportunity to hear about the DTBi Incubation program

April 10th, 2013: Pivot East Outreach Workshop at KINU
18.00-20.30    Join to learn more about this year’s Pivot East competition

April 8th, 2013: Mobile Monday Dar es Salaam on Education at KINU
18.00-20.30   Next MoMoDar will focus on education in Tanzania

April 8th, 2013: Awarding Ceremony for the first Innovation Fund grantees
10.00-11.00   Hon. Minister Prof. Mbarawa addresses the grantees

April 3rd, 2013: 1st Mobile Apps Developer Community meetup
16:00-18:00   First session after the workshop for selecting office bearers

April 3rd, 2013: Common Mistakes in Design (Constructive Criticism)
14:00-16:00:  Join Sama Jahanpour, discussing on visio skills, how to present our work

March 28th, 2013: Community Meetup
14:00 – 16:00:  Second community meetup session, come discuss how the innnovation space is functioning, propose changes and plans for the future.

March 26th, 2013: Mobile Apps Developer Community (MAPC) Workshop
09:00 – 12:30:  Workshop organized by DTBi with Aape Pohjavirta

March 22nd, 2013: Microsoft introduces IT Academy
14:00 – 15:30   Visitors from Microsoft introduce their online campus in Tanzania

March 16th, 2013: Start-Ups Product Showcase
10:00-14:00   Start-Up companies showcasing their products and projects and receiving response from the audience about their products

March 12th, 2013: Brochure workshop, Second Day 2
09:00-11:30  Join the second session of the brochure workshop

March 11th, 2013: Mobile Monday Dar es Salaam at KINU
18.00-20.30   Impact of ICT on the Tanzanian entertainment industry. The discussion will focus on the intersection between technology and gaming, music and social media.

March 8th, 2013: Get to know the Kukua Fund!
14.00-16.00   Marlon Parker will introduce Kukua Fund and startups interested to apply will have a chance to pitch or discuss their idea with Marlon.

March 7th, 2013: Marlon Parker and the Mxit Challenge at KINU
18.00-20.00   Marlon will introduce the Mxit Challenge for Tanzanian developers: to develop a social or social business app using Mxit especially for Tanzania.

March 5th and 7th, 2013 : Brochure workshop, First Session
09:00-11:30  Join the first session of the brochure workshop

March 5th, 2013: Living Labs Meetup
09.00-16.00  Meeting for the living lab initiatives, smaller side of Innovation Space reserved

March 2nd, 2013 : Project Preparation Practical Session Continues
11:00-13:00   The project practical session continues

March 1st, 2013: Frugal Innovation Workshop
09:00-12:00   Join a workshop led by PhD Henri Simula (Aalto Univ.) on Frugal Innovation

Feb 28th, 2013: Practical Videography Workshop
09:00-13:00   Join Min Fei and Leena on the videography workshop

Feb 27th, 2013: Vision for Dar es Salaam -workshop
08:30-16.30   Workshop for creating sustainable solutions for Dar es Salaam

Feb 25-27th, 2013: FEMTANZ Training
Smaller side of Innovation Space reserved for training.

February 23rd, 2013 : IT project preparation (practical session)
11:00-13:00   Come for a practical session for ICT project preparation

February 16th, 2013: Project Preparation Essentials at the Innovation Space
11:00-13:00   Learn the requirements and skills on preparing a good competitive ICT project.

February 14th, 2013: Innovation Space Community Meetup
14:00-16:00   Come and share your ideas on the use of the Innovation Space

February 13th, 2013: Anzisha Prize 2013 Tour Information Session
14.00-15.30    Come and hear about Anzisha Prize, apply or nominate your friend with a great business idea for the Prize!

February 12th, 2013: Mobile Monday Dar es Salaam – ICT and Agriculture
18.00-20.00     MoMoDar & 2Seeds Network present an opportunity to discuss and debate how ICT can improve agriculture sector in Tanzania. Please note: on Tuesday at Sea Cliff.

February 7-8th, 2013: Practical Videography Workshop
09.00-12.00    Learn to shoot and edit video with the tools you have!

Every Sunday in January: TechnoSunday
11.00-13.00   Personal Finance Management with Excel

January 22nd, 2013: Entrepreneurial Teaching Methods Workshop at Tumaini Uni.
08.30-13.00   Training and idea generation workshop to Tumaini’s academic staff

January 11th, 2012: Public Seminar by DTBi & COSTECH
09.00-12.30   Role of Entrepreneurship Innovation & Incubation for Development

January 10th, 2012: Feedback session for Sanitation hackathon teams
09.00-12.00   Experts from World Sanitation Program guiding hack teams

January 9th, 2012: Project showcase & Office hours with Harvard fellows
13.00-16.00   Open platform for presenting your projects and getting advice on technical challanges with a group of Harvard students and teaching fellows.

For earlier events, see event archive 2011-2012

9 thoughts on “Events

  1. Well it has been a very interesting week with all good things you guys have brought to us.
    The meeting with MIT students was great actually. I have got a very beautiful moment of my career development.

    • Hi Moris, each event has the information attached. Generally anyone can attend, in some cases you need to sign up, and in some cases some skills are expected but all this is written at the event descriptions. Just keep following the events and sign up when you want to attend.

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