{"id":221256,"date":"2016-06-09T21:08:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T21:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=221256"},"modified":"2016-06-09T21:08:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T21:08:10","slug":"citibizfestival-technology-brains-whip-up-entrepreneurship-drive-among-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/06\/citibizfestival-technology-brains-whip-up-entrepreneurship-drive-among-students\/","title":{"rendered":"#CitiBizFestival: Technology brains whip up entrepreneurship drive among students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speakers at this year\u2019s edition of The Footprint<\/strong> left participants yearning for more as they walked them through the numerous opportunities available in the technology industry.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”8jhusgGd8GG67inQ2ZWH2iXnvAaCwckH”]The participants were taken through practical experiences that will help them stem the tide in the rather rewarding but challenging entrepreneurial world.<\/p>\n

The Footprint<\/strong> which was the first outdoor event of the Citi Business Festival, saw five of the best brains in the technology industry interacting with tertiary students and other participants with an interest in technology entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

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The CEO of Edel Technologies, Ethel Coffie\u2019s presentation highlighted the need to build trust to maintain clients in the technology industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know for a fact that ninety percent of the clients that met me or heard me speak. They understand the depth of the knowledge that I have done,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

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Ethel Coffie – CEO of Edel Technology Consulting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She added, \u201cWhen you engender trust and people believe that you deliver on time and on budget, it doesn\u2019t matter how many people are there howling and screaming, your clients will always come to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his part, the Managing Partner of SMSGH, Alex Adjei Brahm urged participants to be able to build on talents and passion in order to be able to succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my industry talent is really important\u2026technology will play a crucial role in how we engage. We must take a critical look at how society will look like and who will work in that future,\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alex Adjei-Brahm – Managing Partner, SMSGH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He however stressed on the need to provide individuals with a holistic educational system which will empower them to fully realize their potential,<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile formal education is great and has contributed to the development of the country it has in a way dislocated many people from their natural talents\u2026you will have to go looking for talents, they are not just lying around. You will have to create circumstances but you will also have to imagine that education will be the way that this should happen. Unlike the other paradigms like agriculture, industrial or manufacturing ages, technology relies solely on talent,\u201dhe\u00a0further noted.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile a lecturer and Technologist, Anthony Agmore intimated that as young entrepreneurs, they should be able to identify problems and work at developing solutions to them.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Angmor, Technologist and Lecturer, Ghana Technology University College (GTUC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201c\u2026It doesn\u2019t have to be necessarily you bringing the whole thing fresh\u2026You can be an employee and realize that there is a problem in your organisation and that you want to solve it\u2026You also need to find out reward systems,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

Drawing on his personal experiences with a background in the Visual Arts, the co-founder of ispace, Fiifi Baidoo explained how his internship and vacation jobs culminated in his current profession of using technology to solve societal needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever I was given a role or assignment, I just welcomed it and I did work for various industries in finance, education, telecom space as well\u2026it is very important that while at school you make quality use of your time. Do not make money the priority make sure that you go out there to learn something.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fiifi Baidoo, Chief Technology Officer, iSpace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile Data and devices Manager at MTN Ghana, Abdul Latif Issahaku admitted that the mobile penetration within the African region is growing at an increasing rate. As a result, he believes numerous opportunities are presented to entrepreneurs to develop solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cStatistics show that in 2015 the number of minutes that people spend on their mobile devices was twice as much time as they did in 2013, this is because there is opportunity there because they have interesting apps.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe apps industry globally is projected at 57 billion dollars and Africa has not had a good share in that. I think it is about time that Africa pays attention and take her share of that,\u201d Mr. Issahaku observed.<\/p>\n

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Abdul Latif Issahaku- Data and devices Manager, MTN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Participants gain knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some participants who spoke to Citi Business News<\/strong> also could not hide their excitement and the exposure that the event gave\u00a0on their respective future professions,<\/p>\n

One participant remarked, \u201cI learnt a lot about entrepreneurship and I commend Citi FM for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another also said, \u201cI am really happy for being here and I have really learnt a lot\u2026this has helped me as initially I was afraid of taking risks,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve understood that to be a tech entrepreneur you should able to know where you are and where you want to get to,\u201d a third participant intimated.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s edition of The Footprint<\/strong> was on the theme, \u201cTechnology Entrepreneurship in the 21st<\/sup> Century.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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