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Overcoming the
Challenges
for Small Tech Hubs
Africahubs WebGathering July 2013

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Madagascar

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About Habaka
 Habaka, formerly known as Malagasy i-Hub is a project born in
2011, started at the base by independent Malagasy web actors
(bloggers and independent workers in new technologies). It is
born from the desire to share skills to bring new life to the
technology sector in Madagascar, but also to disseminate the
technology and web culture. An april 2013, Habaka became a
non-profit organisation.
 Malagasy word that means cloud or space
 Technology innovation space for the community
in Madagascar

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Departments & Services
 Events
The events department is managing the
organization of technological meetings
and focus on new technologies events
(conferences, Café ICT, barcamps,
contests / challenges, road show, events
in the international license, etc..)
 Training
- Incubation of tech startups
- Appropriation of ICT by youth people,
women and vulnerable populations
- Endogenous production of web content
that requires familiarity with publishing
tools on the net.
 Coworking space
The coworking department is managing
a scalable up to 3,000 m2 physical space
for collaborative work, for self-employed
web and new technologies in
Antananarivo, located at Tsimbazaza
(inside the CIDST)

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Sample of Event
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 The Cafe TIC event is an
after work gathering of tech
professionals and led by
panelists every other
Wednesday evening. It
gathers about a hundred
people made of geek, policy
makers, business and
organizational leaders or
students. Topics can range
from specific to broader
areas of technology.
Café TIC

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Challenges
Language
- Fewer ressources in
french and even fewer in
malagasy language
Financial
We do not have
financial partner and
we have very few
backers
Technology
- Slow internet
- Lack of good Equipments

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Who uses Habaka ?
 Startups
 Web professionals
Habaka fully share the vision, objectives and strategic thrusts of the national
ICT development policy entitled "ICT in the service of sustainable human
development in Madagascar. Vision 2015 ". Talking about training, this
document states that "the important thing is [...] to define a strategy that will
allow a better access to knowledge and citizens to public information, the
appropriation of new technologies, the emergence of a local industry of
multimedia products and services for real economic integration and
ultimately, ownership of content, to enhance the cultural, technical, and
social conditions in Madagascar, its essential for human development and
profitable growth of its traditional economic sectors. "

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Facilities

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Our Staff
 Harinjaka Ratozamanana, CEO
Twitter @harinjaka
 Hery Zo Rakotondramanana,
Coworking and R&D manager
Twitter @saveoursmile
 Thierry Ratsizehena, Events
manager
Twitter @thierry_ratsiz
 Marius Andriamparany, Training
manager
Twitter @zokymarius

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Contact Us
 HABAKA : 21, Fernand Kasanga
Road CIDST building Tsimbazaza,
101 Antananarivo Madagascar
 Mobile : +261 32 29 900 55
 E-mail : contact@habaka.org
 Twitter : @habakaMG
 Facebook :
http://www.facebook.com/habakamg
 Web : habaka.org