The Chief Product Officer at Facebook, Chris Cox has
concluded its official visit to West African countries with some take homes,
including feedbacks and inspiration from the developer and content creator
communities, reports ITRealms.
Cox, who had since returned to California base, followed his
visits to Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal, describing Nigeria as a hub for
innovation and creativity.
His mission to West Africa was to find out how the region’s
creatives, developers and entrepreneurs are using Facebook and Instagram to
bring their passions to life.
“It’s been an inspiring week meeting with some of the top
artists, publishers, entrepreneurs, developers, and social media stars across
the region. This is a region that creates some of the most interesting cultures
in the world; from food, to fashion, to music, to art. They are at the leading
edge of using mobile technology to build communities in their cities,
countries, and around the region, and in solving local problems with local
solutions. We left inspired, and with insights on the real challenges we have
to improve our services, from internet connectivity to more regional support
and tools” he said.
Cox started his trip on a high by seeing Femi Kuti live on
stage at the New Afrika Shrine in Lagos. Chris, who is an accomplished pianist,
was invited to play live on stage with Femi, an experience he will never
forget.
“It was an honor to play live with one of my musical heroes.
The Shrine is one of the great institutions in music history and in the
political history of the region. It was also the first time a concert has been
live broadcast on Facebook from The Shrine. Femi’s team was inspired by how
many folks around the city, the region, and the world wanted to tune in, and we
were too. We were surprised by how many Nigerians told us how exciting it was
to see a concert from there. We think there’s a great opportunity for Live to
give the whole world a window into some of these gems of local culture,” he
said.
ITRealms gathered
that whilst Cox was in Nigeria he spoke at Social Media Week Lagos, the
region’s premier new media and social media conference, highlighting Nigeria’s
status as a hub for innovation and creativity because of its fast-growing
mobile technology sector and its vibrant film and music industries.
He focused on how the world is moving to digital video, with
formats such as virtual reality, Live video broadcast and 360 video giving
people new ways to tell their stories.
Cox also had a stopover in Ghana where he visited the
Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra and met the team
from Asoriba, an already
hugely successful software for church communities and is extremely important
and central in Ghana and Nigeria.
The CPO later headed to Senegal in continuation with his
official visit to meet with some stakeholders at 'Stories of Senegal' event and
session with local technology entrepreneurs where he took part in a discussion,
before jetting back to California.
Remmy Nweke with additional report by APO/ED, Ops
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