Who am I?
Jessica Colaço is a Researcher, Mobile and Robotics Technology Evangelist, Founder of Mobile Boot Camp Kenya, Co-founder of AkiraChix, Co-Founder of WMIAfrica, TEDGlobal Fellow 2009 and a Bass guitarist in Nairobi, Kenya. She was named one of the top 40 women under 40 years in Kenya’s business scene by Business Daily on 2009, 2011 and 2012. She has organized several Mobile Boot Camps in Kenya as well as the first Facebook Developer Garage in Kenya in 2008. She has been featured by CNN Labs, Wired UK and other mainstream media.
Jessica Colaço is the Research Lead at iHub Research and Founding Manager at iHub between 2010 and 2011. She is passionate about Innovation, Research, Mobile and Robotics Technology and Mentorship and Entrepreneurship in Kenya as she uses her position at iHub to court local, regional and international stakeholders to adopt Kenyan-made solutions. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi. As an undergraduate Computer Science student, she had been exploring the possibility of studying mobile GIS (Geographic Information Systems) systems for her thesis work. She developed a mobile application known as Wireless Map Service (WMS), which received great accolade from the public during the 10th annual IEEE Engineering Students Exhibition in September 2007.
She is a certified researcher and has carried out various research studies in conjunction with Strathmore Research and Consultancy Centre (SRCC) at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. She was the Research Leader at Strathmore Research and Consultancy Centre (SRCC) at Strathmore University and used her position to spearhead and manage the research projects within the company.
Her endeavour is to put Kenya on the map for technology achievements and spur innovation within the country. She loves Science and Technology, Football (Man UTD for life!!), Athletics, Horse Riding, Music, Nature and Wildlife, Stamp Collecting, Coin Collecting…
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Keep up the good work.i’m your admirer when it comes to IT.Good campaighn you are doing and i’m one of your followers.
Hello Jessica :
I am impressed by what you are doing for Kenya and as a fellow Kenyan, I salute you!
My name is Mr.Daniel Chege and I am a web designer based in Topeka Kansas. I would like to congratulate you on your TED speech you gave about telecommunication in Kenya.
My plan is to go back to Kenya and educate people about the importance of online businesses and futuristic technologies that Kenya is capable of.
Keep up the FAITH.
Regards ,
Daniel Chege
Poppaproductions@gmail.com
Hi Jessica. Welcome to Acumen Fund’s Community.
Keep doing me proud Jess… I’m now completely in the financial world but know that the research passion is fortunately still being actively fanned… albeit in retail banking!!!
Keep the fire burning jessy!!
Hey Jessica! wonderful effort and tremendous courage
I think that internet usage increases will start to happen in a few years as the cost of laptops world wide come down even more. In the United States their cost is a fraction of what they where three of four years ago.
Really interesting stuff Jessica. Keep pushing, lots of trends and factors are converging and the combination of mobile, applications and the inventive power of Africans will sit at the heart of how the 21st Century will come to be known as the African Century.
You are right at the heart of that.
Bravo
Jessica,
You are doing OUTSTANDING! Keep up the great work!
Jesus
Jessica,
I read about what you are doing on CNN. Wonderful work. Keep it up.
Brian
Jessica,
I read about what you are doing on CNN. Wonderful work. Keep it up.
Brian Malooley
Hi jessica, i must say that i really resonate with ur sentiments, but how to reach u as regards ihub? Queries thru the contact form go unanswered
I’m inspired by your work.As an aspiring tech entrepreneur,I actually lookup to people like you for inspiration.
Ahsante sana.
Than you for laying a path for developers in Kenya. Now we have a platform to move from, thanks to you. Please keep up the good work Jessica.
Yeah, yeah. One more fan joining the Jess bandwagon.
I met you and your simplicity strikes one, considering the numerous achievements you continue to bag. One more feather for your cap wont change how you relate with ordinary folks and that more than counts!
IT is the future of Kenya(not the politicking we see here). Keep up the good work.
you are a great instrumentalist and IT guru and trust me you draw inspiration from many. Continue with the spirit.
Hello Jessica Colaco,
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I am a Kenyan in the Health industry here in America and I promote products that makes our bodies strong and immune to diseases that affects our community. I hope you can come up with new technology that will give our kids incentives to exercise daily
- Charles Githongo.
The first time I saw you was at GKenya and I could feel the passion and strength with which you were filled. You are going places Jessie, congrats and keep the fire burning
For the attention of Jessica Colaço – Nairobi, Kenya
I saw your interview on television. You are fascinating. How can I help you in your quest?
Kiss
Sergio Ballicu betbser@yahoo.it
Italy
Wow! Great inspiration to me.
Jess Good work, As a woman in the Tech field, I’m inspired by you and I would like to offer my help to ihub…I’m Kenyan a computer engineering PHD student in Turkey, My goal is to make Kenya Technologically unbeatable…feel free to contact me we can work together…opanga.patricia@gmail.com
kip fire burning u inspire me alot
I would like to be your friend.i have a passion for to learn more about computers. I’m student at masinde muliro university of science and technology please help me
I’m taking computer science and would like to be like you one day
Road carnage. Can we reduce it. Yes with IT WE CAN. I have an idea which I believe will work but will need a totally new political climate with citizen welfare as one of its top priorities.
nice work you are doing you are an inspiration to many of us