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Dr. Shikoh Gitau (circa 1981) is a Kenyan computer scientist. She finished her undergraduate studies in Computer Science at the Africa Nazarene University and attained her PhD at University of Cape Town. She is known for inventing M-Ganga and Ummeli, mobile applications for promoting health and medicine and matching unemployed workers with employment opportunities. Gitau was the first African to win the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship received in the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing based on her inventions and thesis. She contributes and manages the Technology Innovations for Inclusive Growth program where she is presently employed in the Africa Development Bank (AfDB).

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  • Shikoh Gitau (fr)
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  • Dr. Shikoh Gitau (circa 1981) is a Kenyan computer scientist. She finished her undergraduate studies in Computer Science at the Africa Nazarene University and attained her PhD at University of Cape Town. She is known for inventing M-Ganga and Ummeli, mobile applications for promoting health and medicine and matching unemployed workers with employment opportunities. Gitau was the first African to win the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship received in the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing based on her inventions and thesis. She contributes and manages the Technology Innovations for Inclusive Growth program where she is presently employed in the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). (en)
  • Shikoh Gitau (vers 1981) est une informaticienne et une innovatrice en technologie kényane. Bien qu'issue d'un milieu pauvre, elle réussit à mener des études supérieures, avec des études de premier cycle en informatique à l'université Nazaréenne d'Afrique ( (en)) au Kenya et un doctorat à l'université du Cap en Afrique du Sud. Elle est connue pour avoir inventé M-Ganga et Ummeli, des applications mobiles pour la promotion de la santé et de la médecine et pour la mise en correspondance des chômeurs et des employeurs ayant besoin de leurs compétences spécifiques. Shikoh Gitau est la première Africaine à remporter la bourse commémorative The Google Anita Borg reçue lors de la Célébration Grace Hopper des femmes en informatique, pour ses inventions et sa thèse. Elle contribue et gère le progra (fr)
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  • Dr. Shikoh Gitau (en)
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  • Shikoh Gitau (vers 1981) est une informaticienne et une innovatrice en technologie kényane. Bien qu'issue d'un milieu pauvre, elle réussit à mener des études supérieures, avec des études de premier cycle en informatique à l'université Nazaréenne d'Afrique ( (en)) au Kenya et un doctorat à l'université du Cap en Afrique du Sud. Elle est connue pour avoir inventé M-Ganga et Ummeli, des applications mobiles pour la promotion de la santé et de la médecine et pour la mise en correspondance des chômeurs et des employeurs ayant besoin de leurs compétences spécifiques. Shikoh Gitau est la première Africaine à remporter la bourse commémorative The Google Anita Borg reçue lors de la Célébration Grace Hopper des femmes en informatique, pour ses inventions et sa thèse. Elle contribue et gère le programme Innovations technologiques pour la croissance inclusive, pour la banque africaine de développement (BAD) où elle est actuellement employée. (fr)
  • Dr. Shikoh Gitau (circa 1981) is a Kenyan computer scientist. She finished her undergraduate studies in Computer Science at the Africa Nazarene University and attained her PhD at University of Cape Town. She is known for inventing M-Ganga and Ummeli, mobile applications for promoting health and medicine and matching unemployed workers with employment opportunities. Gitau was the first African to win the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship received in the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing based on her inventions and thesis. She contributes and manages the Technology Innovations for Inclusive Growth program where she is presently employed in the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). (en)
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