The Young Liberian ICT Environment

Nov 13, 2020, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM (UTC)

Monrovia

The Young Liberian ICT Environment. Startup Grind Monrovia is delighted to host events presented by AWS. Amazon Web Services, or AWS, provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies and governments, on a pay-as-you-go basis. Through the AWS Activate program, AWS provides startups with a low cost, easy to use infrastructure needed to scale and grow their companies.

Virtual event

About this event

Startup Grind Monrovia is delighted to host events presented by AWS. Amazon Web Services, or AWS, provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a pay-as-you-go basis. Through the AWS Activate program, AWS provides startups with a low cost, easy to use infrastructure needed to scale and grow their companies. Visit https://sgtr.cc/aws-africa-credits to apply.

Liberia is adapting to the reality of the ICT generation and the young people are the the focal point in the ICT environment as they are the creater and consumer of technology. 

We will be discussing the interest of young Liberians and their involvement in the ICT sector with one of Liberia youngest ICT change maker Willie-Bee Tingba Jr. He will share his experience in the ICT community due to his active involvement in the establishment of the first ever student ICT movement call the Liberia IT Student Union (LITSU), part-time lecturer at BlueCrest University, an ICT Entrepreneur and Consultant. 

Willie works as an IT Officer for the government of Liberia Integrity House, the Internal Audit Agency(IAA) located oldest congo town, Liberia and he is also a part-time lecturer at the BlueCrest University College Liberia where he teaches; Windows server technologies, Operating Systems, Human-Computer Interface and Data communication network at the, Freshman, Junior, and senior level.

He is an implementing member of the Universal Access Fund project at the Liberia Telecommunications Authority.

Willie is a President emeritus and Founder of Liberia Information Technology Student Union, the premier IT youth association in the country. He is the Chief Executive Officer and President for the Mehnsonnoh Information Technology Solutions Group. A Liberian IT firm.

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Willie-Bee Tingba Jr.

    Mehnsonnoh Information Technology Solutions Group

    Chief Executive Officer & President

Moderator

  • Joseph S. K. Pambu Jr.

    Startup Grind Monrovia

    Director

Organizers

  • Joseph S. K. Pambu Jr.

    Wireless Technology Lab

    Chapter Director

  • Ousmane Barry

    Soya Aluminuim & Soya Hub

    Chapter Coordinator

  • Alfred C. Kargbo, Jr.

    CHERSOLA Ventures, Inc.

    Chapter Co-Director

Partners

iCampus Liberia logo

iCampus Liberia

iLab Liberia logo

iLab Liberia

Wireless Technology Lab logo

Wireless Technology Lab

Chersola Venture Inc. logo

Chersola Venture Inc.

Soya Hub logo

Soya Hub

Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO) logo

Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO)

Copyright Society of Liberia (COSOL) logo
Klass Group of Companies logo

Klass Group of Companies

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