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'''Erik Hersman''' (born 1975 or 1976)<ref>{{cite new |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/30/kenya-silicon-savannah-digital-technology |title=Kenya building a digital future in Africa's silicon savannah |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=David |last=Smith |date=30 October 2012 |quote=Hersman, 36}}</ref> is a technologist, blogger and commentator who specialises in the impact and application of technology throughout Africa. Raised in [[Sudan]] and [[Kenya]], he is a graduate of Kenya's [[Rift Valley Academy]] and [[Florida State University]],<ref>* {{citation|title=The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse|author-first1=Jake|author-last1=Bright|author-first2=Aubrey|author-last2=Hruby|publisher=[[Thomas Dunne Books]]|page=157|isbn=978-1-25006-371-7|year=2015}}.</ref> he runs the websites ''WhiteAfrican'' and ''AfriGadget,'' the latter being a multi-author website dedicated to showcasing African ingenuity. ''AfriGadget'' was named one of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time's]]'' "Top 50 Sites of 2008".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809956_1811528,00.html | title = 50 Best Websites 2008: Afrigadget.com |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=}}</ref> |
'''Erik Hersman''' (born 1975 or 1976)<ref>{{cite new |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/30/kenya-silicon-savannah-digital-technology |title=Kenya building a digital future in Africa's silicon savannah |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=David |last=Smith |date=30 October 2012 |quote=Hersman, 36}}</ref> is a technologist, blogger and commentator who specialises in the impact and application of technology throughout Africa. Raised in [[Sudan]] and [[Kenya]], he is a graduate of Kenya's [[Rift Valley Academy]] and [[Florida State University]],<ref>* {{citation|title=The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse|author-first1=Jake|author-last1=Bright|author-first2=Aubrey|author-last2=Hruby|publisher=[[Thomas Dunne Books]]|page=157|isbn=978-1-25006-371-7|year=2015}}.</ref> he runs the websites ''WhiteAfrican'' and ''AfriGadget,'' the latter being a multi-author website dedicated to showcasing African ingenuity. ''AfriGadget'' was named one of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time's]]'' "Top 50 Sites of 2008".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1809858_1809956_1811528,00.html | title = 50 Best Websites 2008: Afrigadget.com |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=}}</ref> |
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He is co-founder of ''[[Ushahidi]]'' ("testimony" in [[Swahili language|Swahili]]), a [[crowdsourcing]] website created to map incidents of violence during the [[2007–08 Kenyan crisis]]. ''Ushahidi'' has since been used for reporting violence in [[Madagascar]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ushahidi.com/foko |title=Violence in Madagascar |website=[[Ushahidi]] |date=2009-03-24}}</ref> and election monitoring in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news |
He is co-founder of ''[[Ushahidi]]'' ("testimony" in [[Swahili language|Swahili]]), a [[crowdsourcing]] website created to map incidents of violence during the [[2007–08 Kenyan crisis]]. ''Ushahidi'' has since been used for reporting violence in [[Madagascar]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ushahidi.com/foko |title=Violence in Madagascar |website=[[Ushahidi]] |date=2009-03-24}}</ref> and election monitoring in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://aliveinafghanistan.org/ |title=Election monitoring in Afghanistan |website=aliveinafghanistan.org |date= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090902200845/http://aliveinafghanistan.org/ |archivedate=September 2, 2009 }}</ref> In December 2009, the [[Omidyar Network]] announced an investment of $1.4 million to support the continued growth of the platform.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.omidyar.com/about_us/news/2009/12/03/omidyar-network-commits-14m-ushahidi-broaden-crowdsourcing-platform%E2%80%99s-impac |title=Omidyar Network website |website=[[Omidyar Network]] |date= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20110715000635/http://www.omidyar.com/about_us/news/2009/12/03/omidyar-network-commits-14m-ushahidi-broaden-crowdsourcing-platform%E2%80%99s-impac |archivedate=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> |
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In 2008 Hersman was named a Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellow.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.poptech.org/class2008 |title=Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellows: Class of 2008 |website=poptech.org |year=2008}}</ref> In the summer of 2009 he was awarded a [[TED Fellow]] Fellowship,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fellows.ted.com/profiles/erik-hersman |title=TED Fellowship |website=fellows.ted.com |date=}}</ref> and the following year named a Senior TED Fellow.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ted-conference-announces-the-2010-senior-fellows-78212722.html |title=TED Conference Announces The 2010 Senior Fellows |website=PR Newswire |date=December 1, 2010}}</ref> |
In 2008 Hersman was named a Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellow.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.poptech.org/class2008 |title=Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellows: Class of 2008 |website=poptech.org |year=2008}}</ref> In the summer of 2009 he was awarded a [[TED Fellow]] Fellowship,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fellows.ted.com/profiles/erik-hersman |title=TED Fellowship |website=fellows.ted.com |date=}}</ref> and the following year named a Senior TED Fellow.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ted-conference-announces-the-2010-senior-fellows-78212722.html |title=TED Conference Announces The 2010 Senior Fellows |website=PR Newswire |date=December 1, 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:44, 30 January 2016
Erik Hersman (born 1975 or 1976)[1] is a technologist, blogger and commentator who specialises in the impact and application of technology throughout Africa. Raised in Sudan and Kenya, he is a graduate of Kenya's Rift Valley Academy and Florida State University,[2] he runs the websites WhiteAfrican and AfriGadget, the latter being a multi-author website dedicated to showcasing African ingenuity. AfriGadget was named one of Time's "Top 50 Sites of 2008".[3]
He is co-founder of Ushahidi ("testimony" in Swahili), a crowdsourcing website created to map incidents of violence during the 2007–08 Kenyan crisis. Ushahidi has since been used for reporting violence in Madagascar[4] and election monitoring in Afghanistan.[5] In December 2009, the Omidyar Network announced an investment of $1.4 million to support the continued growth of the platform.[6]
In 2008 Hersman was named a Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellow.[7] In the summer of 2009 he was awarded a TED Fellow Fellowship,[8] and the following year named a Senior TED Fellow.[9]
Married to Rinnie with three young children, he moved back to Kenya from his Florida home in December 2009.
He founded iHub, Nairobi's tech innovation hub, in March 2010 – an open space for the technologists, investors, tech companies and hackers in Nairobi.
He is the co-founder of BRCK, a 'backup generator for the internet' and one of the first hardware startups in Africa, which raised $1.2 million in July 2014.[10]
References
- ^ Smith, David (30 October 2012). "Kenya building a digital future in Africa's silicon savannah". The Guardian.
Hersman, 36
- ^ * Bright, Jake; Hruby, Aubrey (2015), The Next Africa: An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse, Thomas Dunne Books, p. 157, ISBN 978-1-25006-371-7.
- ^ "50 Best Websites 2008: Afrigadget.com". Time.
- ^ "Violence in Madagascar". Ushahidi. 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Election monitoring in Afghanistan". aliveinafghanistan.org. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Omidyar Network website". Omidyar Network. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellows: Class of 2008". poptech.org. 2008.
- ^ "TED Fellowship". fellows.ted.com.
- ^ "TED Conference Announces The 2010 Senior Fellows". PR Newswire. December 1, 2010.
- ^ "BRCK could bring a reliable internet connection to some of the most remote parts of Africa". thenextweb.com. 2014-07-16.