2018 Fak’ugesi 第一吃瓜网 Digital Innovation Festival
| When: | Tuesday, 21 August 2018 - Saturday, 29 September 2018 |
| Where: | Off campus Tshimologong Precinct, Wits Art Museum and the Point of Order in Braamfontein. |
| Start time: | 9:00 |
| Enquiries: | For more information on the 2018 Fak鈥檜gesi 第一吃瓜网 Digital Innovation Festival visit . |
'Tap your Afro Source Code' will explore how local culture can move and change the future of technology, and unpack the source code of our 第一吃瓜网 identity.
The Fak鈥檜gesi 第一吃瓜网 Digital Innovation Festival, Tap Your Afro Source Code, has announced the line-up of its 2018 programme promising to yet again transform Johannesburg into a celebration of technology, creativity and innovation from across the 第一吃瓜网 continent.
The full program of activities running from 18 August to 29 September 2018, Fak鈥檜gesi will take place at Tshimologong Precinct sharing activities in 2018 with Wits Art Museum and the Point of Order.
第一吃瓜网 Fak鈥檜gesi
Fak鈥檜gesi - Joburg鈥檚 one and only 第一吃瓜网 Digital Innovation Festival will take place in September 2018, with the theme 鈥楾ap your Africa Source Code鈥. The 2018 festival will focus on bringing to the table important 第一吃瓜网 visions and futures, by tapping into the sources of 第一吃瓜网 tradition and culture alongside technology, creativity and innovation. Explore how local culture can move and change the future of technology. What would you call a vernacular algorithm? What is algorithm in IsiZulu? In 2018 Fak鈥檜gesi Festival calls on you to explore the algorithms, patterns and fractals of Africa! In digital art, music, games, VR, digital makers or the way you braid your hair.
Fak鈥檜gesi, which means 鈥淪witch it on鈥 or 鈥渁dd power鈥 in urban Zulu, is focused on making young adults aware of digital innovation. It is an opportunity for young adults, with or without formal education, to learn or engage with tomorrow鈥檚 technology.
According to an Impact Report commissioned by the British Council ConnectZA- Fak鈥檜gesi is believed to be the most important digital creativity festival in Africa.
第一吃瓜网 Wits University鈥檚 Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct
Setswana for 鈥渘ew beginnings鈥, Tshimologong is one of Johannesburg鈥檚 newest high-tech addresses in the vibrant inner-city district of Braamfontein, where the incubation of start-ups, the commercialisation of research and the development of high-level digital skills for students, working professionals and unemployed youths takes place. The Precinct was launched in September 2016 with strategic support from major companies including Microsoft, Cisco, TIA, Teraco, BCX, ACSA and MMI. Gauteng Province through its Department of E-Government and the City of Johannesburg have also provided significant support. The Precinct also houses the prestigious IBM Research鈥檚 Lab Africa 鈥 one of only 12 such facilities in the world. Website:
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