NIGERIA'S ICT EXPLOSION WITH OMOBOLA JOHNSON

THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN PROMOTING TECH INNOVATION IN AFRICA

In talking about the efforts to promote technology and innovation in Africa, we tend to focus a lot of attention on private initiatives such as innovation hubs and the like. It is clear, however, that without a supportive, forward thinking government, it would be very difficult to move things forward.

Ultimately a generally stable government creating the right environment for business and investment is critical for tech, innovation and startups to take off. More specifically though, it is imperative that governments also understand the specific opportunities that are there in the area of ICT, and not just the opportunities but also the challenges that exist because at times governments are best placed to provide the best solutions to some challenges such as by enacting enabling legislation.

Thankfully, governments in places such as Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and other countries on the continent have not been ignorant of this. This is evidenced in some initiatives such as setting up organisations specific to the growth of the local ICT sector e.g. the ICT Board of Kenya, government investment in local tech startups, investment in infrastructure and bringing up tech parks that aim at drawing in investment from outside.

Nigeria’s ICT minister, Omobola Johnson, recently had a chat with ABN Digital about the Nigerian ICT sector and what the ICT ministry is doing to promote the sector. What’s interesting is that, while she was speaking about the local, Nigerian, situation, many of her observations – challenges, opportunities… – are very similar to other areas on the continent. Let’s take a look at some of these:

Challenges:

1. Local Consumption

Ms. Johnson identifies the fact that many companies in Nigeria will opt for foreign built enterprise software whearas the country has skilled IT people who have created solutions that work.  This is a common problem on the continent. Somehow, enterprises generally do not trust locally built solutions vs. foreign built software which tends to be more expensive and at times even requires importing relevantly skilled personnel to handle the software.

This creates a situation where not only are local developers not getting appropriate support to build and maintain their software but also where they’re being overlooked as far as labor is concerned to install, run and maintain the software. 

2. Funding

This is a classic challenge across many African countries. The number of Angel investors is growing but still there is a gap as far as securing seed funding is concerned. Mbwana Alliy recently wrote an article looking at the issue of raising seed capital for your tech startup in Africa. As he noted, the dynamics of raising funding on the African continent is are very different from what is the norm in other areas of the world. It would appear to be quite easy to create a startup and at a very early stage, get massive amounts of funding in places like Silicon Valley. In Africa, things are quite different. Ms. Johnson notes that to move local software development enterprise forward, the traditional, collateral-based funding options are not going to work.

…let’s face it folks, raising seed funding is hard enough for normal start-ups- I would say its at least twice as hard in Africa- even though Africa is uniquely positioned and there is rising curiosity and recognition of real growth investment opportunities outside of BRIC countries… Mbwana

Some governments have stepped forward to provide an alternative for funding through grants such as the Kenya ICT Board Local Content Grant.

3. Intellectual Property

Another issue that Ms. Johnson notes as a major challenge to the young Nigerian software developer is the risk of losing their innovation to a much larger entity where some other entity that has the muscle basically takes ones idea and runs with it. She notes the need for appropriate IP to protect local innovators.

The issue of Intellectual Property however is one that at times needs to be approached with caution – too much of it or applied in an inappropriate manner and we could end up stifling innovation instead of fostering it.

Strategies to maximize opportunities

1. Industry Standardisation

As far as the issue of local enterprises using locally built software, sometimes the enterprise defends it’s position as far as importing technology and skills by noting a lack of quality in local software. Ms. Johnson suggests creating a standardisation mechanism that upholds standards as far as software development is concerned – quality standards for the software itself, documentation etc.

This in part is what has led countries such as Kenya to launch certification and standardisation programs such as Kenya’s "Chipuka Certification" for software developers:

The Kenya ICT Board launched today, Tuesday, February 7, 2012 introduced a certification program that will offer credential examination for software developers in Kenya. The Certification program dubbed ‘Chipuka’ which stands for “To Emerge” is being designed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University. The certification will help employers to easily identify software developers that have the skills necessary to carry out IT jobs to a professional and world class standard.

This particular initiative in Kenya, was also created to address the current IT skills gap in the country:

A study carried out in 2011 by the Kenya ICT Board and IDC, revealed that there is currently a software skills gap in Kenya. Although there is a high demand for software development in Kenya, few companies source these skills locally. At least a quarter of companies surveyed said they were not satisfied with the quality of IT professionals in the local market. As a result, nearly a third, plan to contract external providers.
The survey predicts that the demand for software developers will grow by 135% between 2011 and 2013.

2. Incubation

Incubation and innovation centers create spaces to consolidate entrepreneurial activity, foster innovation and impart other relevant skills to enable innovators turn innovations into products and a business. Private initiatives particularly as far as innovation hubs go are thriving across the continent. The government can step in and give even more thrust to these initiatives, of particular help would be more incubation centers in public universities. Places where university students can take the skills they are learning and apply them to innovative enterprise.

3. Develop local market

The fact is that to develop the local IT industry, enterprise support is necessary. Enterprises can create great demand for relevant skills and products. As Ms. Johnson notes “We may not be able to build the big enterprise software overnight… but there are elements of integration… ” and these are areas where local tech entrepreneurs can come in to create value and grow local IT industries

 Source:afrinnovator

ZUKU TO OVERCOME DSTV IN EAST AFRICA?

Nairobi

 Kenyan telecoms group Wananchi said it plans to launch a satellite pay television service in July to rival Naspers’ (NPN) South African-based DStv across east Africa, after getting a capital injection.

Last week, Wananchi said Liberty Global, one of the world’s largest cable companies, Oppenheimer Funds, and Sarona Asset Management, a Canadian-based emerging markets fund manager, had invested $57.5m.

Wananchi will roll out the pay-TV service in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi and Somalia.

“In the 10 countries we are targeting, pay-TV penetration is less than 1%,” said Richard Bell, Wananchi group chief executive.

Owned by venture capital group East Africa Capital Partners, the firm offers broadband internet, cable television and voice telephony via fibre networks.

Wananchi said in April it plans to invest $100m more to increase the rollout of services across east Africa.

 

ZUKU TO OVERCOME DSTV IN EAST AFRICA?

Nairobi

 Kenyan telecoms group Wananchi said it plans to launch a satellite pay television service in July to rival Naspers’ (NPN) South African-based DStv across east Africa, after getting a capital injection.

Last week, Wananchi said Liberty Global, one of the world’s largest cable companies, Oppenheimer Funds, and Sarona Asset Management, a Canadian-based emerging markets fund manager, had invested $57.5m.

Wananchi will roll out the pay-TV service in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi and Somalia.

“In the 10 countries we are targeting, pay-TV penetration is less than 1%,” said Richard Bell, Wananchi group chief executive.

Owned by venture capital group East Africa Capital Partners, the firm offers broadband internet, cable television and voice telephony via fibre networks.

Wananchi said in April it plans to invest $100m more to increase the rollout of services across east Africa.

 

TAHADHARI YA UTAPELI:WIZI WA FEDHA KUPITIA "MOBILE BANKING"

Tahadhari ya utapeli: Wizi wa fedha kupitia "mobile banking"

“Ujumbe ufuatao nimeupokea kwenye e-mail kutoka kwa mtu ninayefahamiananaye.

Leo yamenifika, na ninapenda kutoa tahadhari hii kama hili halijawahikukumba. Leo asubuhi kuna jamaa alinipigia simu akidai kuwa anatoka kitengo cha NMB mobile banking akaniambia kuwa airtel wanatoa bonus kwa wateja wazuri wanaotumia service hiyo. Sasa bila kujua hili wala lile nikatoa taarifa za simu yangu na hata za account yangu.

Guess What?
Baada ya muda nikarealise kuwa line yangu imekuwa blocked na ndipo niliposhtuka na kujua kuwa nimeliwa!
Nilipiga simu kwa Bank Manager na kumweleza suala hilo na baadaye
alinidhhirishia kuwa account yangu imekombwa yote. Hivyo nikamwambia wai-block, kitu ambacho pia kilikuwa kinawapa shida kwa sababu line ilikuwa imeshachakachuliwa. 

Kama isitoshe, wakaanza kupiga simu kwa watu ambao awali walitaka niwape namba tano za watu ninaowapigia simu mara kwa mara,wakiwataka hao watu wanitumie pesa na kwa sababu simu ilionyesha kuwa inatoka kwangu wengine walikuwa karibu waanze ku-act. Kwa hiyo ni kuwa zile information za simu yangu ziliwasaidia ku-disable line yangu toka kwenye simu card yangu na na kuziweka kwenye simu card yao maana pia walihitaji ICC number ya sim card yangu, hivyo kuweza kuwasiliana na watu waki-impose kuwa ni mimi. Pili details za benki ziliwapa access kwenye account yangu na kuikwangua yote.

Kwa hiyo ndugu, kama hujawahi tokewa na hili au ulikuwa unalisikia tu kwa mbali leo hii mimi ninakuwa shahidi kwako na tafadhali usotoe taarifa zako zozote kupitia simu kama nilivyofanya mimi. Teknologia ina faida na hasara zake kwa hiyo siyo mbayo kushiriki vyote ila pale iwezekanapo jaribu
kuepuka hasara. Kama utataka kujua mbinu waliyotumia unaweza kuuliza nikujuze ili uwe makini kitokea mtu akakupigia simu kama hiyo.Mungu awabariki sana !

Wenu Mhanga wa Teknolojia”

TECHNOSUNDAY ILIYOFANYIKA JANA DAR ES SALAAM

Baadhi ya washiriki wa semina  ya  Teknolojia ya Habari na Mawasiliano iliyofanyika jana katika ukumbi wa Tume ya Sayansi na Teknolojia,semina hizi zinazowezeshwa na Gonzaga Rugambwa zitakuwa zikifanyika kila jumapili

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know? If you visit a cyber cafe and find any black pin attached to your CPU as shown in the picture, kindly do not use that system. This pin is actually a connection which save all your data you enter in the system.

 
Thus it is a risk to your privacy over net. Risk to passwords, banking or any data you entered.

 
Itz a hardware keylogger very powerful it records each and every action ur system. Be carefully.

By Mhina Ombeni

WATEJA WA CRDB SASA KUWEKA NA KUTOA FEDHA KWA M-PESA

WATEJA wa Vodacom M-Mpesa wenye akaunti katika benki ya CRDB sasa wanauwezo wa kuweka na kutoa fedha kutoka katika akaunti zao kupitia simu ya mkononi ya Vodacom iliyosajiliwa na huduma ya M-Mpesa.

Kuzinduliwa kwa huduma hiyo sasa kunawapa urahisi zaidi wateja wa Vodacom M-Mpesa kuweka na kuchukua fedha zao kutoka akaunti ya benki kwa urahisi na unafuu zaidi mahali popote nchini na kwa wakati wowote pasi na kulazimika kufika katika tawi la benki ya CRDB..

Huduma hii ya ushirikiano kati ya Benki ya CRDB na kampuni ya Vodacom kupitia huduma yake ya M-Mpesa ni ya kwanza nchini na inalenga kuwaondolea usumbufu wateja wa M-Mpesa wa kupanga foleni ama kutembea umbali mrefu kufuata tawi la Benki.

“Tunapoitambulisha huduma hii mpya inaamaanisha kwamba tumeongeza thamani nyengine katika simu ya mkononi na huduma ya Vodacom M-Mpesa. Mteja wa M-Mpesa kuweza kutoa na kuchukua fedha kutoka akaunti zao za CRDB kupitia simu zao za mkononi ni hatua nyengine muhimu ya kujivunia kuwa mteja wa Vodacom”Alisema Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Vodacom Bw. Rene Meza.

Huduma ya Vodacom M-Mpesa ya kwanza sokoni kutoka Vodacom mtandando unaoongoza nchini ni kielelezo makini cha ubunifu na namna ambavyo Vodacom imedhamiria kubadili maisha ya watu kupitia teknolojia ya simu za mkononi.

Ikiwa na mawakala zaidi 20,000 nchi nzima M-Mpesa inabakia kuwa huduma salama zaidi, ya haraka, uhakika na yenye kuaminika kwa ajli ya kuweka na kutuma fedha, kufanya malipo ya huduma na manunuzi mbalimbali, kulipia kodi, kuchangia pensheni pamoja na kupokea fedha kutoka nchi zaidi ya sabini na tano ulimwenguni.

“Hakuna mteja wa Vodacom M-Pesa atakaesimama kwenye foleni au kulazimika kutembea umbali mrefu kufuata tawi la benki yake ya CRDB, sasa wataweka na kutoa fedha wakati wowte na mahali popote bila kuathiri shughuli nyengine za kijamii na kimaendeleo ni wazi maisha yamekuwa rahisi zaidi.”Aliongeza Bw. Rene

Tangu ilipoanzishwa mwaka 2007, huduma ya Vodacom M-Mpesa imeendelea kujipatia umaarufu mkubwa kutokana na kuwa huduma yenye usalam zaidi, yenye mtandao mpana wa mawakala mijini na vijijini na hivyo kuchangia maendeleo ya jamii na biashara nchini kwa kuinua vipato vya wananachi kupitia ajira za moja kwa moja na zisizo za moja kwa moja.

Kuweka fedha katika akaunti ya CRDB kutoka akaunti ya M-PESA,hatua ni kama ifuatavyo
I. Piga *150#
II. Chagua kulipia bili
III. Ingiza namabri ya biashara ambayo ni 900500
IV. Ingiza nambari ya kumbukumbu ambayo ni namabri ya akaunti ya benki.
V. Weka kiasi cha fedha mteja anachotaka kutoa katika akaunti ya M-PESA kwenda akaunti ya benki
VI. Ingiza nambari ya siri.
VII. Bonyeza 1 kuthibitisha au 2 kubatilisha muamala.

Baada ya hatua hizi mteja atapokea mara moja ujumbe mfupi wa maneno – SMS kutoka M-PESA kuthibitisha muamala na baada ya dakika 8 atapokea ujumbe kutoka benki ya CRDB.

Kuhamisha fedha kutoka akaunti ya Benki ya CRDB kwenda M-PESA hatua ni kama ifuatavyo

I. Piga *150*03#
II. Ingzia nambari ya siri
III. Chagua nambari 3 (Hamisha fedha)
IV. Chagua nambari 3 (M-PESA)
V. Chagua nambari ya akaunti yako ya Benki
VI. Thibitisha nambari yako ya simu
VII. Ingiza kiasi cha fedha unachotaka kuhamisha
VIII. Thibitisha au batilisha. Na baada ya hapo utapokea ujumbe mfupi wa maneno – SMS kutoka M-PESA na pia Benki ya CRDB unaothibitisha zoezi hili.

Ili kuwa na uwezo wa kuhamisha fedha kutoka Benki kwenda M-PESA ni LAZIMA kwanza mteja wa M-PESA ajisajili CRDB.

Usajili huo hufanyika MARA MOJA TU na kwamba unaweza kufanyika kupitia simu ya mkononi kwa kupiga *150*03# na maelezo ya namna ya kujisajili yatatotekea ambayo mteja atapaswa kuyafuata.

Chanzo:www.thehabari.com

WIZI WA TAARIFA KWA MTANDAO NA NJIA ZA KUKABILIANA NAO

Dunia ya ulinzi na usalama wa masuala ya mawasiliano inapitia kipindi kigumu kwa kipindi cha miaka 5 sasa ambapo wahalifu wengi wamekuwa na ushindani wa kuiba taarifa mbalimbali kwa njia ya mtandao ili kuweza kuzitumia taarifa hizo kwa ajili ya shuguli mbalimbali kutegemeana na uhitaji wa taarifa hizo .

Katika dunia ya uhalifu kwa njia ya mtandao haswa unaohusu taarifa kuna makundi 5 yanayojulikana zaidi kutokana na nia zao za kuiba taarifa hizo .

Kundi la kwanza ni la wahalifu wa kifedha hawa wanaiba taarifa pale ambapo unaingiza taarifa zako kwenye mitandao usiyoijua taarifa hizo zinahifadhiwa sehemu fulani kwa ajili ya kutumika sehemu nyingine za dunia hawa mara nyingi wanahamisha fedha kwa kutumia taarifa walizopewa na mtu asiyejua vyema kile anachokifanya kwa njia ya mtandao .

Kukabiliana nayo Kuna benki zenye vifaa vinavyoitwa KeyChanger hiki ni kifaa unachokuwa nacho mkononi kama flashdisk au remote control pindi unapotaka kuingia kwenye akaunti yako ya benki kwa njia ya mtandao unabonyeza kifaa hicho na kupatiwa Password Mpya .

Sio benki zote zenye huduma hizi na mara nyingi inategemea na kiasi
cha hela ulichonacho kwenye benki husika yaani mteja wa aina gani .

Geo Location
Geo Location ni tabia za mtumiaji wa huduma za kibenki pale alipo ,benki nyingi hazina utaratibu za kujua tabia za mteja wao na
kumfuatilia pale anapochukulia hela mara kwa mara au tarakilishi
anayotumia kuingilia kwenye mtandao wa benki hiyo mara kwa mara

Benki zikianzisha Geo Location kwenye uchukuaji wa pesa ina maana kama mtu yuko Dar es salaam na amekuwa anachukulia pesa Dar es salaam tawi la Mlimani City kwa mfano akihamia Mwanza asiweze kutoa fedha kwa muda huo mpaka aweze kudhibitisha taarifa zake au mtu akiwa Kenya na kufungua akaunti hiyo hiyo asiweze kufanya hivyo bila kujibu baadhi ya maswali kwa mfano mara ya mwisho kutoa hela alitumia tawi gani tarehe ngapi .

Kundi la pili na ambalo linakuja juu zaidi ni uhalifu au uharamia wa mtandao kwa ajili ya kutafuta taarifa kuhusu Taifa fulani , vikundi fulani vya watu wanaotumia mitandao kuwasiliana zaidi mitandao jamii na wavuti za serikali za nchi wanazopingana nazo au za wanaharakati au vyama vya siasa labda upinzani au vinavyotawala .

Kukabiliana nayo
Kwa serikali na taasisi nyingine nyeti ni vizuri kuwa na programu na mifumo imara ya mawasiliano na kuwa na watu wa ulinzi na usalama kwa njia ya mtandao , pili ni kwa serikali na taasisi zake kufanya mabadiliko kwenye programu( customise ) wanazotumia katika tarakilishi zao ili ziweze kuendana na mazingira yao pamoja na mahitaji yao .

Nchi zilizofanikiwa zaidi kwa kubadilisha programu ni Umoja wa Ulaya ambao umeingia mkataba maalumu na kampuni zinazotengeneza programu hizo kama Microsoft , oracle ,Adobe ,Symantec

Kundi la tatu ni wale wanaoiba taarifa kwa nia tu ya kutangaza bidhaa zao au huduma zao nyingine kutumia anuani pepe haswa zile za bure kama yahoo ,hotmail hii imeathiri watu wengi wa nchi maskini haswa chini ya jangwa la sahara ambapo hawana uwezo mkubwa wa kukabiliana na baadhi ya vitu vipya kwenye teknologia .

Kukabiliana nayo
Kitu cha muhimu ni kwa watu kuacha kutumia barua pepe za bure sasa hivi kusajili rajisi Domain ni bei ndogo sana unaweza kusajili domain name yako kama www.mwanahawa.co.tz kwa ajili ya wakazi wa tanzania au www.mwanahawa.co.ke kwa wakazi wa kenya chochote kikitokea hapo unaweza kupata kwa urahisi kutoka kwa msajili wa rajisi hizo kwa tanzania ni www.tznic.or.tz

Kundi la nne ambalo sipendi kuliongelea sana ni wale wanaoiba na
kuzichapisha kwa nia ya kuharibu taswira ya mtu , mataifa , makundi mengine ya jamii haswa wale wanaopingana nao au wanaoona hawafanyi kazi vizuri na kuwajibika hawa wengi wako kwenye mitandao jamii kama wikileaks na zambiawatchdog .

Kukabiliana nayo
Hii ni ngumu kidogo maana inategemea taarifa zimetokea wapi kama ni Hardcopy au Softcopy kukabiliana na hali hii ni kutumia mifumo
endelevu ya digitali kwa ajili ya kuhifadhi taarifa kama ni kwa njia ya karatasi au kwa njia Mtandao na wafanyakazi wa sehemu nyeti kuchukuliwa alama zao za vidole na nyingine ili ziweze kutumika endapo taarifa zimevuja au kwenda kwenye mikono ambayo sio sahihi

Kundi la 5 ni mafundi au watumiaji wengine wa tarakilishi ambao
wanaweza kuiba taarifa zako kwa njia ya vihifadhi kama
flashdisk ,Cd ,au kama kuna mtandao wanaweza kuzirushia kwenye mtandao hapo hapo zaidi kuhusu mafundi wa tarakilishi ni pale unapopeleka kompyuta yako kwake kwa ajili ya matengenezo hapo taarifa zako zinaweza kuibiwa .

Kukabiliana nayo
Hakikisha Taarifa zako nyeti unaondoa kabla ya kupeleka kifaa chako sehemu za mbali kwa ajili ya matengenezo ingawa mtu ataweza kupata taarifa hizo kwa kutumia program nyingine za kurudisha taarifa hizo ( recovery ) njia bora zaidi ni kuwa na watu wako wa kurekebisha matatizo ya ufundi ambao una mikataba nao inayohusu uhifadhi wa taarifa ( data act )

Taarifa nyingi sana zimekuwa zikiibiwa na kutumika ndivyo sivyo na vyombo vingine lakini pia vyombo vingine havijachoka kubuni na
kutengeneza program mbalimbali kwa ajili ya ulinzi na usalama wa mali za watu , suala lililo kuu kuliko yote ni kwa mtu mwenyewe , taasisi au serikali kuwafunzi wafanyakazi wake kuhusu taratibu nzuri za kuhifadhi taarifa na kuzitumia haswa kwa njia ya mtandao , kuwa na program nzuri za ulinzi na usalama ambazo ziko updated na wenyewe kupenda kutafuta taarifa na maarifa zaidi kuhusu ulinzi na usalama wa mali zao kwa njia ya mtandao .

Njia nyingi hapo kuweza kuzitumia sawa sawa ni gharama na zinahitaji uwekezaji haswa kwa muda mrefu kwa njia ya elimu ili kuweza kukabiliana na changamoto mbalimbali za uhalifu huu .

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DAR ES SALAAM
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MAHUSIANO KUPITIA FACEBOOK YASABABISHA MAUAJI

Abuja, Nigeria
UHUSIANO wa kimapenzi, ulioanzishwa kupitia mtandao wa kijamii wa Facebook, umesababisha kifo cha mrembo nchini Nigeria.
Habari za mtandaoni zinadai kuwa mrembo huyo (jina halikutajwa) pamoja na boyfriend wake (jina pia halijatajwa), walikuwa kwenye uhusiano wa muda mrefu.

Imedaiwa kuwa wakati wawili hao wakiwa kwenye utekelezaji wa hatua za mwanzo za kufunga ndoa, mrembo huyo alimtaarifu boyfriend wake kuwa amepata mpenzi mwingine kwa njia ya Facebook.
Chanzo cha habari kiliiambia tovuti moja ya nchi hiyo kwamba mrembo huyo alianzisha urafiki wa Facebook na kijana mmoja raia wa Marekani (jina halijatajwa) kabla ya kibao kubadilika na kuwa wapenzi.

Chanzo kiliendelea kupasha habari kwamba mrembo huyo na mpenzi wake wa Facebook, walidumisha uhusiano wao kwa njia ya mawasiliano ya simu kwa muda mrefu kabla ya kukata shauri la kuonana ana kwa ana.

“Yule kijana raia wa Marekani alitembelea Nigeria, akafikia hoteli moja kubwa. Yule mrembo akaenda kukutana naye na kutumia muda mrefu chumbani.

“Ni kama baada ya kukutana ndiyo mapenzi yaliongezeka zaidi, kwani alipoondoka hotelini, yule mrembo alirudi kwa boyfriend wake aliyepanga kufunga naye ndoa na kumueleza kwamba mapenzi yamekwisha.

“Baada ya kuambiwa hivyo, kijana aliyekuwa na mategemeo ya kufunga ndoa na mrembo huyo, alimpeleleza mpenzi wake na kubaini mahali ambako kijana kutoka Marekani alifikia.
“Siku iliyofuata alivamia kwenye ile hoteli, akamkuta mpenzi wake na yule kijana wa Facebook, hapo ugomvi mkubwa ulizuka. Ugomvi haukuishia hapo kwa sababu kijana wa Nigeria aliahidi ni lazima aue mtu.

“Siku moja baada ya ugomvi hotelini, kijana wa Nigeria alimteka mpenzi wake na kumuua kwa kumkatakata na silaha inayodhaniwa kuwa ni panga,” alisema mtoa habari huyo.
Kwa mujibu wa mtandao huo mpaka pale habari hiyo inachapishwa, mtuhumiwa wa mauaji alikuwa hajakamatwa.

MUELEKEO MPYA WA SEARCH ENGINES

Miaka 10 iliyopita watu wengi walitumia search engines kwa ajili ya kutafuta vitu kwa njia ya mtandao zaidi ilikuwa ni viunganishi vya vitabu habari mbalimbali kuhusu watu au mambo wanayoyataka wao na wavuti nyingi za search engines zilikuwa na njia hiyo moja tu haikumpa mtu fursa zaidi kama akitaka ilibidi mpaka aingie kwenye wavuti husika .

Miaka 5 iliyopita  kampuni za search engines duniani zilibadilika kwa kiasi kikubwa mpaka sasa hivi ambapo mtu unaweza kutafuta jambo Fulani na ukaamua kama unataka kuona picha yake tu au unataka nyaraka yake kwa mfumo wa pdf tu au mawasiliano tu na fursa nyingine nyingi kutumia mtandao .

Katika kipindi hicho cha miaka 5 iliyopita taasisi za elimu
ulimwenguni na kampuni mbalimbali ziliingia zaidi kwenye utafiti wa kufanya search engines ziweze kutafuta vitu maalumu kwamba sasa kuwe na search engines za vitu maalumu kama ni daktari aweze kutembelea search engine yenye vitu anavyotaka yeye na sio majibu anayotaka yahusiane na vile asivyotaka yeye .

Sasa hivi kuna search engine za vifaa vya magari tu kwa njia ya
mtandao , kuna pia za vioo tu aina mbalimbali za vioo , kuna search engine za kutafuta nyaraka za PDF tu au Nyaraka za Doc za Microsoft word tu na nyingine nyingi sana .

Pia wengine walifanya utafiti kuona wanavyoweza kutumia search engines na program nyingine za tarakilishi kuweza kutafuta vitu na kuvitambua katika muda mchache nap engine kupata taarifa zaidi kuhusu kitu hicho .

Mimi ni mmoja ya watu walioingia kwenye utafiti huu kwa kipindi hicho kwa kushirikiana na chuo kimoja pamoja na mashirika kadhaa ambapo kwa kiwango kikubwa sana nimeweza kupata majibu na kuweza kuendeleza mengi zaidi

SABABU KUU
Kilichonifanya kuingia kwenye shuguli hii ni Filamu ya Black Hawk Down
iliyokuwa inahusu shuguli za wajeshi wa marekani nchini Somalia .

Kuna tukio moja ambapo Helcopter ya Jeshi ilikuwa inataka kufanya
shambulio mahala lakini hawakujua haswa ni nani aliyekuwepo kwenye jengo hilo na wanajeshi waliokuwa ardhini hawakuweza kuonekana kilichokuwa alama yao kuu ni Gari yao wenyewe iliyokuwa ina alama juu ambayo ndio rubani wa helcoper aliangalia .

Hii filamu ni ya zamani kidogo lakini mpaka siku za karibuni majeshi na vyombo vingi vya usalama vimeshindwa kupata taarifa sahihi za mtu au kitu wanachotafuta matokeo yake ni kuumiza wengi zaidi na kuharibu mali .

Hata kwenye uvamizi wa jeshi la kesho nchini Somalia sasa hivi
kumeonyesha udhaifu huo huo wa kutopata taarifa sahihi kabisa kabla ya kufanya shambulio .

KILICHOFUATIA .
Kwa sababu nimekuwa kwenye Uendelezaji wa Programu za Google Earth na hii ndio ilikuwa nyenzo yangu muhimu kwa kushirikiana na Huduma nyingine za Kampuni la Google na Search engine tofauti na Mitandao mengine ya Jamii .

Google Earth bado ina huduma nyingine nyingi za kufanyia utafiti zaidi na kazi ili kuweza kupata bidhaa mbalimbali kama hii yangu

MATOKEO YAKE .
Kwa sasa hivi Tunaweza kupata halaiki ya watu zaidi ya alfu 6
waliokusanyika sehemu moja na kuweza kutambua sura za watu hao kisha kupata taarifa zao nyingine zilizohifadhiwa kwenye database katika kipindi kifupi sana kama mtu huyo alikuwa anatafuta kwa njia yoyote ile ni rahisi kupatikana kama alikuwa kwenye halaiki hiyo .

Kama kuna hatari zozote za mafuriko , moto na majanga mengine mfumo huu unaweza kutoa taarifa za kina kwa wadau mbalimbali na wataweza kuchukua hatua madhubuti za kudhibiti hali au hata kuwasiliana na wale waliochini.

HII NI KIFUPI KUHUSU MUELEKEO WA SEARCH ENGINES
Karibuni kwa maoni mbalimbali na maswali mbalimbali .
Sijaandika kitaalamu zaidi kuhusu kitu hichi ili watu waweze kuuliza maswali na nijibu lakini msiogope .

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