Table of Contents:
Preface/Forward by Pan-African Heroes and Ancestors
Introduction: Origins - From Internal Awareness (IA) to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
PART 1: Once Upon A Time - The Advent of Mankind
Chapter 1: Mankind's Cradle - Caveman, Early Art, Hunters, Gatherers and Fire
Chapter 2: Before Mesopotamia - Original Nile Civilizations, East and West Africa
Chapter 3: Royal Legacy - Migration for Language, Arts and Culture Development
Chapter 4: The Emperor - The Rise and Fall of Empires (Trade, Infrastructure and Politics)
PART 2: The Second Coming - Outsiders as "Discoverers" who Fear the Unknown
Chapter 5: East - The Rise of Value for Exchange - Middle Eastern Trade Interest in Africa
Chapter 6: West - The West's Late Arrival to Developed Shaka Zulus and Haili Selasies
Chapter 77: South - The Scramble for Empires through Divisions and Inhumane Trade
Chapter 88: North - The White Man's Burden to Enlighten the Already Wise African
PART 3: The Third Eye - Awakening the Sleeping Giant with Two Billion African Voices
Chapter 9: Imagining Freedom - The Beginning of a Connected Digital Africa
Chapter 10: Quantum Generational Leaps - Leapfrogging Western Industrial Revolutions
Chapter 11: Behind Virtual Curtains - A Young Africa Emerges to Create its Future
Chapter 12: Our Original Story - The Reclaiming of Africa's History and Art by Africans
PART 4: The Fourth Revolution - Creating Africa's Promised Future of Infinite Opportunity (IoTs)
Chapter 13: Pan Africanism - #Africapitalism for the Real "Wakanda" in the 21st Century (Identity)
Chapter 14: Own Your Story - Media and the Rise in IP Ownership by Africans (Ownership)
Chapter 15: DreamAfrica Digital - AI, Cybersecurity, and Blockchain in Africa (Trust)
Chapter 16: AOL 2.0 - Africa Online Lives to Become the King of the Digital Economy (Scale)
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"Technology is a tool for progress towards a better society." - ASINGIA, @brianasingia
ASINGIA, CEO DreamGalaxy Platform and DreamAfrica Consulting, has over 10 years involvement in the intersection of economy, business development, environment, technology and the arts, with a focus on Africa. He began his career at Wall Street's The New York Stock Exchange where he started as a Business Analyst in Enterprise Architecture's CORE Technology group and left as an Associate in the Product Management group. Through his work with startups and consulting, he has engaged governments, diplomats, educational institutions, and programs like Creative Lab Paris, Traction Camp by the World Bank, TED Residency by TED, and Entrepreneurs for Impact MBA by ALTIS, Milan (Tangaza University Business Model Winner 2016). He has spoken at or attended trainings and conferences such as African Billionaire Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur Network (TEF), Africa Trade and Investment Summit (ATIGS), Concordia, Ivy Business Schools, and alma mater networks including: Lafayette College, International House NYC (as a Shelby Davis Scholar) and the United World College (UWC) alumni community.
The Last Digital Frontier: The History and Future of Science and Technology in A
Asingia, Brian