Uptake of technology and innovation has been touted as the surest way to develop Africa and eradicate poverty.

Be it innovations in technology, education, agriculture or business, Africa must embrace modern ways to create wealth. One Voice Consortium (OVC) president Robert Chiuri says Kenyan professionals and enterpreneurs in the US, for instance, are committed to bringing their expertise, resources and experience to Kenyan business startups.

“As a foundation of several diaspora organisations working abroad but with representatives from Kenya, we want to give back to our country of birth. We want to exchange ideas and lift Kenyan startups through innovation and latest technology,” said Dr Chiuri.

One Voice Consortium has organised the Diaspora Tech Partnership Conference slated for September 18 to 19 at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. The conference will bring together technology experts from across the world and exchange ideas with their Kenyan counterparts.

“The conference aims to foster collaboration, knowledge exchange and partnership between the Kenyan diaspora, local tech stakeholders, policymakers and government officials at the national and county level, investors and industry leaders,” said Chiuri.

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