Twenty-five years ago, precisely in
1989, the World Wide Web was just an idea from Tim Berners-Lee at the CERN lab
in Switzerland, outlining a way to easily access files on linked computers it
was a technical paper from a young computer scientist at a European physics lab
that changed the global communication would happen. It was the beginning of
writing new history that would open the space and make the world a village.
The Web was not an immediate winner
out of a creative idea but faced competition from rival online services such as
US-based CompuServe and France's Minitel but they involved fees, while
Berners-Lee's system was free. In 1993 it was announced that anyone would
be free to use all the technology behind the World Wide Web, this gave the www
an edge over the others as it would get users to analyze and improve it.
The resource that is now being used
all over the world opened a frontier that has given people and institutions
instant communications, apart from just communication, the internet has become
a tool for use in all aspects of economies, education, research, communication
and many other needs.
DotConnectAfrica an early advocate
for the connection of gaps and bridging the digital divide celebrates this
innovation. The internet is a platform that has given individuals and business
a useful tool to manage day to day activities.
Africa for instance is a continent
that has perhaps the youngest populations who are a niche market for mobile
revolution and use of internet, Africa has therefore become a major market for
technology innovations.
DotConnectAfrica which is an
applicant for the .africa gTLD looks to celebrate WWW at 50 with .africa
registry in space, this name space which is currently under review in ICANN
will become a huge resource for the development of content, apps and e commerce
apart from offering entrepreneurship opportunities.
As we celebrate 25 years since the
birth of WWW let us endeavor to create more innovative opportunities for the
young people to build their skill and change the world.
