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What's #Next4Africa in Digital Activism? Guest: Amara Nwankpa @bubusn
With what's going on in Mombasa can digerati learn from Nigeria? Follow #Next4Africa chatting to @Bubusn in 30 min RSVP bit.ly/N4Arsvp
#Next4Africa is on. Follow the hashtag. Tweeting at @Next4Africa so as not to spam my TL.
@Bubusn Kindly introduce yourself to those from across the continent who may not be familiar with what you do and who you are. #Next4Africa- @Next4Africa My name is Amara Nwankpa, an IT Strategist and an advocate for good governance in Nigeria #Next4Africa
- @bubusn If you had to describe what makes the "Nigerian Online" unique among African brothers and sisters. What would it be? #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa Oh, Twitter Nigeria?? It's FUN!! LOUD!! And sometimes very difficult to cope with. The numbers overwhelm you. #Next4Africa
- @Bubusn with 3 years on and going with #LightUpNigeria question is, have you seen any change? #Next4Africa
- @bubusn Your personal highlight/achievement you'd care to share #Next4Africa or that readers can follow up on?
- @Next4Africa When we took up the issue of Electricity in Nigeria in '09, it looked a hopeless cause. #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa Today, that has changed. A new generation has found its voice using social media. Addressing several issues. #Next4Africa
- @bubusn You being one of the first African countries to implement and monitor social media on "full speed" during an election? #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa Yes. Social media gave the citizen an outlet to influence the conduct of the elections. #Next4Africa
- @blongwe We crowdsourced the validation and confirmation too. We also compared with trusted networks. @Next4Africa #Next4Africa
- @bubusn Since it was you monitoring, but it was their inputs that helped shape the direction of the electoral process? #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa Absolutely. Social media played a role in organizing, mobilizing and monitoring for the 1st time. #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa Nigeria's democracy was going nowhere. Citizens were apathetic. Change looked inconceivable. #Next4Africa
- @Bubusn Great. Would you tell us why target the government and not the energy body? Power Holding Co. of Nigeria? #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa The target wasn't only the Govt. It was all stakeholders. Govt. is us. It is citizens that make it into power. #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa A very good example was in 2011 when social media played a significant role in the General Elections. #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa Since then, social media advocates and activists have been mainstreamed into the national dialogue. #Next4Africa
- @Bubusn Great thoughts there. And good of you to share that. What do you think was the impact of #NigeriaDecides #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa The #LightUpNigeria campaign in many ways set the example for an entire generation to find it's voice #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa Improve access to service and increasing infrastructure will change the digital landscape dramatically in 2 years #Next4Africa
- @Next4Africa If you ask me what's #Next4Africa in digital advocacy, I'd say "broadening the conversation with SMS"
