AD Net: The Diaspora and the Digital Economy – April 4th 2018

Africans in Boston hosted its first AD Net series event of the year on  April 4, 2018, at the Cambridge Innovation Center, under the theme “The Diaspora and the Digital Economy.” The guest speakers were African Diaspora innovators who shared applications – Oja Express (Easing e-commerce between African grocers and clients), and OWO- Pazima (A block based digital economy aimed at removing limitations of border, high cost transactions and sub optimal contracts, among others).

The event engaged over 60 participants, including caterers,  in conversations about the application of digital technologies to make the business, financial and family life of the diaspora, simpler, more convenient an competitive  in this digital economy.