Nairobi, Kenya – Recently Google celebrated it’s 15th anniversary since opening the first office in Africa at Nairobi.
The event presided H. E President William Ruto saw many attendees from the local and international tech communitiy.
The most recent major event by Google in Kenya is the Sandbox program that was held on November 17th 2022.
The event hosted software developers and tech industry professionals to a full-day event of workshops and talks in Nairobi.
Google opened it’s office in Nairobi at 2007 and in 2017, a commitment was formed to train 100,000 developers across Africa.
Google Sand box program aims to activate partnerships that will deepen relationships within the local tech communitiy and additionally, allow Google engage with local talent.
“Since we opened our first office in Africa here in Nairobi in 2007, we have helped to strengthen an Internet ecosystem in Africa that is vibrant and self-sufficient in the long term.”
“In 2017, we made a commitment to train 100,000 developers across Africa and through our Google Africa Developer Scholarship program we have helped train more than 105,000 developers
“This engagement is just one part of our overarching work to support and contribute to the broader tech talent ecosystem,” said John Kimani, Google’s Head of Developer Ecosystem in SSA.
Agnes Gathaiya, Google’s county Director for Eastern Africa expressed her optimism in engineers from the continent for creating life-changing products for people in the continent and beyond.
“At Google, we believe that in order to build for everyone, we need a diversity of perspectives and ideas to have better discussions, decisions, and outcomes,” she said