Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's mission in Africa is to make the internet an integral part of every day life in Africa, by increasing it's relevance and usefulness, eliminating access barriers for potential users, and developing products that are meaningful for the countries in the region. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Google seeks to inspire developers everywhere by providing them with information and resources, training, and entrepreneurial support.Google works with many developer communities, and most closely with the independently led Google Developer Groups (GDGs). There are 3 recognized GDGs in South Africa (Cape Town and Pretoria and Wits University) and over 50 more on the African continent. These groups meet up, to organize bootcamps, workshops, hackathons and bigger events like Barcamps for the wider technologist community.
For more information on Google's developer offerings visit developers.google.com.
For more information on our activities in Africa, visit our Africa Blog, google-africa.blogspot.com/ or follow us on Twitter twitter.com/googleafrica.
