Toby Shapshak: You don't need an app for that
Tobijs Šapšaks: Tam nav vajadzīga aplikācija
The publisher and editor of Stuff magazine, Toby Shapshak is a South African writer focusing on innovation — and the role it plays in Africa. Full bio
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Vienkārši paceliet roku:
question, just with a show of hands:
bija tehnoloģija — vai ideja,
vēl dažus jautājumus.
invent the production line
vajadzēja izgudrot plūsmas līniju,
kas varēja būt jebkurā krāsā,
have to invent the dolos?
vajadzēja izgudrot dolosus?
par kuru jūs neko neesat dzirdējuši.
ko sauca par dolosiem,
of the world from space,
„Paskatieties, tas ir tumšais kontinents!”
where innovation's going on.
vietās tā nenotiek.
vai spēlē Angry Birds.
apzīmē ar šo vārdu,
define it as problem-solving.
kā problēmu risināšanu.
that you plug into a phone
ko jūs ieliekat savā telefonā,
Kāpēc jums vispār ir vajadzīga kredītkarte?
about the payment system
you can buy your groceries,
iegādāties pārtiku,
vidēja līmeņa telefons.
nopietnas enerģijas problēmas.
lai pārsūtītu naudu caur M-Pesa,
kas ir raktuvju pilsēta.
publicēju Instagram.
the gold of today is mobile.
ka tagadējais zelts ir mobils.
in North America and how that worked,
Ziemeļamerikā un to, kā tā strādāja.
that makes all of this possible.
kas to visu padara iespējamu.
things that you can do with it?
ko jūs varat ar to izdarīt?
Bright Simons from Ghana,
spend their entire month's salary on,
you can rise out of poverty.
jūs varat izkļūt no nabadzības.
kā to izdarījis Viljamss Kamkvamba.
par kuru būsiet dzirdējuši,
automobile industry in the world.
ar pasaules autobūves nozares graušanu.
kā no jauna izgudrot saules enerģiju
viņš mūs aizvedīs uz Marsu,
Dienvidāfrikas galvaspilsētas,
kur dzīvoju es.
ko reizēm dēvē par Egoli,
about innovation at the edge.
par jaunradi, kas notiek priekšgalā.
everybody's updating Facebook,
kurā vissvarīgākais ir mobilais tālrunis,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Toby Shapshak - Technology writerThe publisher and editor of Stuff magazine, Toby Shapshak is a South African writer focusing on innovation — and the role it plays in Africa.
Why you should listen
Casual readers of Stuff magazine, with its smart and provocative gadget reviews, might not know the glossy comes from not London or New York but offices in South Africa. Toby Shapshak leads the magazine and news site; he's been called "the most high-profile technology journalist in the country" by GQ South Africa. Formerly a senior newspaper reporter covering everything from crime to politics, Shapshak shadowed Nelson Mandela when he was president, and covered the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission after the abolition of apartheid.
He's been writing about innovation, telecommunications and the Internet — and the impact they have on people's lives — for more than 15 years. He's now working on a book about a passionately held belief: that in Africa, necessity is the mother of innovation.
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