Cyriac Gbogou, co-founder of OVillage: «We want to promote innovation through open source technologies».

Cyriac Gbogou is no stranger to the Cote d'Ivoire ICT scene. The blogger and co-founder of OVillage is a fervent advocate of open source technology. In an interview with CIO MAG, he describes OVillage as an open space where “anyone can come, regardless of age, race or culture, let alone any technical skills”.

«Together we build ideas into projects».

At OVillage, all difficulties are transformed into opportunities. «It's together that we build ideas into projects», stresses the man who now likes to travel the world to share the story of this «innovation village» whose success was not preordained. As part of the participative governance process, with Côte d'Ivoire joining the Open Government Partnership, OVillage is supporting the technical committee set up to raise awareness and provide information on the accessibility of information.

There is no idea without people, and every innovation stems from a maturing idea.

For Cyriac Gbogou, “innovation is first and foremost human, in the sense that it's people who drive either an initiative or an action. That's why it's important that we put people at the heart of everything. There is no idea without people, and every innovation stems from a maturing idea. To best translate this philosophy, the makers at OVillage have gone back to Bantu culture and coined the word “Ubuntu”. Ubuntu means “I am what I am, thanks to what we are”. A way of expressing the role played by others in every initiative.

Source : https://www.socialnetlink.org/2018/12/29/cyriac-gbogou-co-fondateur-de-ovillage-nous-voulons-promouvoir-linnovation-grace-aux-technologies-open-source/