February 17, 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

The African Stock Investment Competition starts off a new year by taking a new direction and launching new offerings to catalyze investments in Africa by educating the next generation of economic leaders.

The pilot of the African Stock Investment Competition (ASIC) in 2011 was a success with over 150 students signing up to participate from North America, Africa, and Asia. 2012 will bring a lot of new things to ASIC’s offerings.

“Last year we learned a lot from doing the pilot of ASIC, “ says Lauri Elliott, Director of Afribiz Media and CEO of Conceptualee, Inc.,“First and foremost, we confirmed what we already knew. Very few students across the globe are getting properly educated about business, investment, trade, and entrepreneurship in Africa, including in African countries.” Elliott adds that perceptions will not change about Africa and it will not be a mainstay of global business until it is as common to talk about and interact on business in Africa as it is for North America or Europe. Continue reading →

February 17, 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

IGI Global recently release a book chapter entitled “Civic Engagement and E-Governance in Gauteng: Grounds for Universal Household Broadband Internet Service” for which Lauri Elliott, Director of Afribiz Media and CEO of Conceptualee, Inc. is a co-author. The other authors are Lucienne Abrahams and Mark Burke of the LINKS Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, as well as Warren Hero of The Gauteng Provincial Government in South Africa.

The chapter appears in the book, ”Active Citizen Participation in E-Government: A Global Perspective.” Edited by Aroon Manoharan, Kent State University, USA; Marc Holzer, Rutgers University, USA;IGI Global’s newest release, “Active Citizen Participation in E-Government: A Global Perspective” focuses on the issues and challenges involving adoption and implementation of online civic engagement initiatives globally and will serve as a valuable guide to governments in their efforts to enable active citizen participation. This book details the efforts of governments and public agencies in providing proper channels for engaging their citizens and presents a wide range of research on approaches undertaken by governments across the world in facilitating active citizen participation online. Continue reading →

Africa is not poor, but its wealth is undeveloped. God has positioned the Church to catalyze prosperity on the continent using the authority and resources He has already provided.

February 15, 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa

On overwhelming majority of the Church believes that Africa is a place that needs to be saved from poverty, disease, and conflict. While these are realities, God’s picture is very different. Africa will be a part of God’s blueprint to save the world and to transfer wealth to His Kingdom.

This is the time for Africa to arise and shine (Isaiah 60:1)! It is time for Africa to fulfill its Kingdom destiny in all Seven Mountains – media, government, religion, education, family, celebration/arts, and economy. Creating Wealth by Harnessing Opportunities in Africa: God’s Way to Multiply the Assets in Your Storehouses will help align you with God’s work in the business and economy sphere in Africa to usher wealth into God’s purposes, your storehouses, into Africa, and to the rest of the world. Continue reading →