MAKING RISK LESS RISKY EXPERIMENTING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN THE NEWSROOM

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MAKING RISK LESS RISKY EXPERIMENTING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN THE NEWSROOM Muchiri Nyaggah

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MAKING RISK LESS RISKY EXPERIMENTING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN THE NEWSROOM Presented by Muchiri Nyaggah at AMLF 2012

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MAKING RISK LESS RISKY

EXPERIMENTING WITH TECHNOLOGY IN THE NEWSROOM

Muchiri Nyaggah

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How do we experiment with technology at minimal risk to the

brand & on low budgets?

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Is The Risk Worth It?

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Hackathons & Apps Challenges

…but involve thematic partners.

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Fellowship Programs & Innovation Grants

…but commit resources in order to benefit from the resource.

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Open Source Software Stacks

…but provide for in-house capacity & outsourced support

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Define success, prepare for failure, document everything.

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Muchiri NyaggahLead Fellow, Code4Kenya

www.code4kenya.org