The need for local content development has once more been harped on, this is coming as the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg met with Nigerian app developers and entrepreneurs to listen and learn new ideas on how facebook can better support technology development and entrepreneurs in Nigeria as well as help Nigeria engineers build applications to reach local and international audiences.
Zuckerberg who is in Lagos, for the first time and his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa said that he’s in Nigeria to learn about the startup ecosystem.
Speaking at a live press viewing conference, Zuckerberg said that it is high time people began to build apps like facebook that will connect the world in one space, but for this to be done internet accessibility is very key.
He added that while building cheaper and sustainable infrastructure is critical to internet acessibilty, the networks have to be affordable, this way more people can be brought on board to access the internet, knowing the value it adds to them.
“In the next 10-15 years we hope to have everyone on the internet. The best way to predict the future is to create it,” he said.
He however reiterated the fact that for all these to happen, working with local content producers to build contents that will focus or work with the needs of the community/people is important.
The visit however, demonstrates to all Nigerian developers and entrepreneurs that they’ve caught the attention of the tech world and they’re capable of succeeding on the global scale.
