TEDxVienna - Alexander Oswald - Why Kenyans do it better
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2011
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Alexander Oswald is a Senior Marketing Manager with 13 years Management experience in telecommunication and consumer electronics industry. He has worked for global brands in fast changing business environments, whilst having a focus on Central & South East Europe. At the present time he is Head of Marketing at Nokia, covering several countries, including Switzerland, Cyprus, Israel and of course Austria. Adding to his durable career path, Alexander is also co-author of the first handbook for mobile marketing and mobile campaigns in German language, "Mobile Marketing"
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Its 2022,10 years after this video was uploaded that I come across it.I am a 20 year old Kenyan first year student in Engineering,and the kind of motivation that this has given me to continue working on a project i have is unmeasurable. Maybe in the next ten years it will be my project on a Ted talk in some foreign country by someone I don’t even know.✨Kenya to the world 🇰🇪I love my motherland🇰🇪
The pride in your project should not be fro. the acknowledgement from Mzungus.. do it to enable and empowering Kenyans and fellow Africans
I'm Kenyan watching this in 2020, in the midst of Covid-19.. Mpesa is used 100 times now, the govt actually promotes mobile payment to avoid contact with physical cash.. I can't even tell you the last time I had physical cash in my wallet.. Everything is mpesa, even grocery shopping
Pia mimi sibebangi cash😂, I ask for the QR code
True! I blocked my ATM card cause I could not remember my PIN after 4 months of exclusive M-Pesa usage due to COVID-19!
Totally.. We walk cashless
I also don't remember when I last handled cash or an ATM card. From bank to phone to retail outlet.
Unaitwa ig?
Am studying in the diaspora. I did a presentation on our mobile banking system and my lecturer was wooowd. POINTS
👍🏾
Go girl I get you
Seems tuko well represented uko nje, walikuwa wanafeel kama ni kitu mpya ivi
As a Kenyan I salute you Mr. Oswald, the people of Kenya are grateful that for once somebody has looked beyond the negatives and came up with a presentation worth recomending. I'm forever grateful!
I can't believe I'm watching him explain MPesa as a Ted Talk.
I know! It's such a kawaida thing for us now.
Mpesa is a world phenomenon 🌟! Even India wants to have it 😍
@@millybilly8210 it is and will never be like our MPESA. Better yet, it is a knock-off of our MPESA
@@hillarynzioki8418 he means we have an edge in technology and we might overtake them
Manze inakaa weird
Kenyans have a distinction, all over the world. I LOVE KENYA. GOD BLESS KENYA AND HER PEOPLE.
Proud of kenya !!
Keep it up... from ethiopia..
Thank you ❤️ we love you good neighbors 🙂
As a neighbour as well, and a person who spent my childhood in Kenya I'm so proud of this country!!
Safaricom is now in Ethiopia.. Congratulations
Thank you so much for more than 30k views! And thank you for your kind feedback, so pleased about the effects of my talk. :)
'liar...there was no British guy involved in creation of m-pesa...always taking credit away from Africa......
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The views are so many bcz Mpesa is everything to us. By the way you can still save money in Mpesa and get interest. You can also get a loan and repay. Mpesa is the world's game changer. It's so convenient!
This is a Kenyan saying thank you ... for painting a correct picture about my country..
Thank you for believing.
A Kenyan saying thank you. MPESA revolutionised our lives. From just MPESA, I send and receive money. I get and pay instant loans. I save money in two separate banks without ever visiting the bank halls.
people out here living in 2011 while in Kenya people are in 2044......The country is tech savvy
More like 2024 though
😂🤣🤣🤣. Sincerely Yahweh Has remembered us . Jubilee in Kenya. In 2050 we will be using our phones to go to toilet. No Queuing in toilets. 🤣
IKR! I feel slowed down in other countries when I cant use mobile money.
@@prettychristina706 😅😅😅😅🤦♀️
proud Kenyan!! we got a dope mobile finance system
Angela Kariuki did you just call our mobile financial system dope😂😂😂 wow
the best in the world so far
Ata mtu ashaizoea
Thank you so much for almost 26k views and 490 likes. All that after just 1 week. It is the 4th best rated video of all those 10.000+ videos on the TEDxTalks channel. I am so happy about the many comments and all the ppositive feedback on my talk.
I pay everything via mpesa. Rent, bills, buy airtime, buying things at the supermarket everything😂
M-pesa has really developed....i just sit on my sofa and transact everything using my phone...from betting,salary payment and withdrawal,train ,bus and aeroplaine ticket bocking,paying all form of bills from rent to water
I'm just here to say thank you and happy New year 2020 from kenya
Did you realy say a European was involved in M-pesa project?! mmmh you guys really dont want us Africans shine huh!! But then time will tell
@@saraib7064 LOL. It's coz they have been programmed to think that they are superior so cannot believe that an African is ingenious so they must insert themselves in the narrative SMH
One time we had a trainer who flew from Germany to Kenya to train us and I offered to show her around town after training . She couldn't believe that I had in fact paid for our uber via my mobile phone. She was even more excited when I gave her my phone to do the transaction herself of paying for our bill at the bar . I don't carry paper money anymore. I pay for everything via my phone .
Kenya is impressing everday and he is talking the real facts of emerging Afrca
CorbinYT She Not He.
In my country Eritrea, we say ''If you want to grow wise, travel the world'.
I'm really proud to be Kenyan....there are a lot of innovations and creativity!
Janet Nyokabi. Me too Proud Kenyan
Janet Nyokabi respect from India... Your athletes are world class
Thank you sir, you took your daughter to visit Kenya and in the process that driver you talked about was able to make some money, you have taken time to positively talk about our country, l wish you and your family the best.
Thank your for nice talk! Congratulations Kenyans for showing good example :)😊😊😊👍
Just hearing him talk about how creative us Kenyans are makes me proud and happy
if only we dint have corrupt selfish leaders, kenya would be so very far. we have very innovative,creative minds in this country. just that there isnt opportunity to explore.
so true, but they wont do this to us for so long, tuta toboa
I KNOOOW
The rich are gonna overcome them, just wait and see
Point Blank!
@@jameskioi8901 that is the spirit my brother. If Kenyans have the capacity to be innovative and create many solutions for ongoing problems, then corruption is a problem waiting to be solved. It will eventually be solved and time will tell.
my country,my pride
Wow
oh please spare us the pride, you are such an arrogant people, and very religious hypocrites...
@@Derrick0461 hello tumbili, i belong to the world of integrity and trust, something you kenyans know nothing about...
Poa sana Pesh
when i see someone talking positive words about my motherland i feel crying,why dont we kenyans see what visitors see?
Cheza chini bro😅😅
We see that's why we use our products and more are being invented.
We use Mpesa instead of Western Union
@Bougee Exotic and Edgy Exactly
Your motherland is a reference to us all, I have done MBA from Scotland and Post Doc from London, now I am working on a European Union project for Digital Currency paument system and guess which country we are studying? , Yes, Kenya. Have a good one.
I'm not Kenyan,but I totally agree. See the beauty of Kenya!
It is great to see the immense potential that Kenya has coming to light on the global stage.
Kenya is the cradle for mankind, the pinnacle of technology, finance and agriculture in Africa.
whenever I listen to this speech, I learn so much.
one, I have learnt that I am Kenyan, I am African, and my home isn't the middle of nowhere!
Now something positive said about Kenya. Thank you Alexander for telling a great story about my country!
As a proud Kenyan who is seeing this in 2020, you would not believe how diversified it has become and how easy it is to do everything from your phone
11 years later and I found this video inspiring. I hope you have come back to Kenya, Mr Oswald. Today, very few Kenyans pay anything in cash, even in remote areas, in fact, its cheaper to pay through mobile money, MPesa than withdrawing the cash and then paying. Bank to mobile phones transfers are free... We don't say it but we are a truly cashless society. Again, necessity is the mother of all innovations.
Am Kenyan.. can't remember having cash in my wallet,i pay everything via mobile phone...be it rent, electricity bill,water bill, buying food,air tickets,bus ticket,train tickets literally everything even giving tip to a waiter
We're just really innovative :D But it kinda sounded like he was more concerned about our developments rather than being impressed by them.
Thank you for that. It came out like "we need to buck up our ideas or these guys (Africans) will surpass us in mobile technology and we just can't have that".
Then again, any misconception on my part could be down to his delivery.
Then again, my understanding could have been flawed.
Then again, I could be right...
I first watched this years ago and as a Kenyan, felt this overwhelming pride for what we have achieved. I recently re-watched it and something else stuck out to me this time: To sum it up in one sentence "In a certain way I admire them for what they are doing but on the other side I'm a little bit scared because believe it or not, in 5 years it could be possible that we need to go to Kenya and ask them for consultation". SCARED?? The elitism throughout this video! The utter disbelief that we, "the poor African country" could be doing it better than one of the "the top 10 richest countries" is staggering to him and his audience. wow.
Thought I'm the only one who found him crude
And we are still on the move...almost everything now works on m-pesa..proud to be kenyan
I'm not so happy about this. I've NEVER owned a Safcon (pun intended) number and everyone thinks I'm a con for that. I use Airtelmoney a lot, though it does not have many agents. Ideal situation would be a mobile money base that is NOT dominated by one very greedy telco.
I am a south African ,I am surprised on how Kenya is going to take over us
Remember Mpesa was tried in South Africa (by South African companies) and it failed. There is actually a documentary about why it failed
it failed becoz of the banks in south africa not allowing it to work for the normal people but very soon mpesa will work...the demand will be higher than the greedy banks who dont want to lose their customers hence it will be convenient, simple and quick to a normal citizen
Don't be surprised, get informed
Don't be alarmed... We taking over +254
Proud to be Kenyan scarcity bring about creativity and we are taking over
no kidding, mpesa does really make life a breeze, and saves you so much time.
Hi am a Kenyan currently visiting Swiss for 3 months, I thank God we have mpesa in Kenya coz that's how am paying my monthly bills from here. Am paying my house rent from my mpesa account(thank God I am on roaming) to my landlords account, paying my power, DStv, weekly support for my daughter's upkeep and I can access my bank account at anytime, coz I have downloaded the bank app. Without it would be very problematic for me, as here in Swiss they are very strict with Western Union, if you are not a Swiss citizen you are not allowed to send money to Africa, and if they let you do, you have to explain the source of that money and a lot of blah.. blah... blah. As the man was saying demeaned us"from the middle of nowhere people are sending and receiving money" Kenya is not "nowhere" it's a very advanced country in the ICT sector.
@ cecilia yet they hide trillions of looted cash by our politicians and the corrupt and can't let you send money via western union such hypocrisy
I am happy that wr have the same name but the syllables are all over. 😂😂😂😂
I think with nowhere he meant rural Kenya where there is no electricity, roads, and so on but you will find mpesa agents
This is why i love my country so much,, imagine being in diaspora sending your cash to bank then transfer it to mpesa and i start paying my bills back home,, amazing proudly Kenyan 🇰🇪
Im watching this in 2020 at a time which everyone in Kenya is using M-pesa for every payment to avoid infections, due to covid19. Kenya my mother land has many innovative minds . This is our own innovation. I'm proud to be a Kenyan, land of smart people ❤️🇰🇪🇰🇪
That was inspiring. Thats the real spirit of the Kenyan people. Let the world know taht while we can run longer and faster we can also think out of the box.
Scarcity brings innovation. You see it in many African countries, the Philippines, areas of India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, you name it, you can see this type of ingenuity. I live in a land of surplus and frankly, waste, the USA, and unfortunately, big arrogance. We can learn a lot from places like Kenya.
Thank God Alexander is oozing positivity about Kenya. Angeongea mbaya NGEMFINYA.
It is absolutely a good thing to have pride, but too much pride is a killer be humble in everything you do. Especially when someone else recognizes your success or progress.
well said.
but still, am proud
One Mind The lady said she proud of her country. what's the problem with that??? I sense envy. Kudos kenya, keep it up.
@girmayh No arrogance at all intended from my side. Soryy, if it came over like that. Actually the message should be to wake up, look beyond our ressources and money, and see what kind of great innovations are achieved in Africa. The conclusion is that we need to wake up and stop our ignorance.
That was a good presentation. It's a wake up call to listeners( in Europe) executed in an intelligent and captivating way.
Atleast you should have remembered to mention kenya specifically instead of africa for example “...innovations are achieved in kenya”simple right?, we never say Europe when referring to Austria for example! Please give credit where it’s due, you’re welcome 😜
@Alexander Oswald, you need to come back to see how many other things we do using the cell phone
@@noel3290 Did you watch a different video? The video talks extensively about innovations in Kenya and he mentions Kenya by name at several points in his presentation. What the heck? Alex took note of the innovative developments when he was in Kenya! What have you been watching?
@@georgeodhiambo598 check the date of my comment? the title has been edited, you are welcome. bye
Im a Kenyan living in Europe and believe me very few people here are as smart as you think.Having everything robs your creativity and innovation. Am proud to be Kenyan 🇰🇪
Help me
Alright,as a Kenyan in 2023 my friend if you visit Kenya now you won't believe how far the mpesa has gone,now it's an app which is like heaven sent,life is easier with mpesa ...God bless Kenya my home ❤️ we're going far
Wakenya nipeni likes..kujichocha nayo😃😃😃😂😂😂
am proud to be kenyan and amazed at the outreach ! this has changed our lives completely i pay my farm workers many miles away without going to a conventional bank !
One rare example... there is lot down here in Africa. You are one rare ambassador.
Thank Alex
thank you Mr. Oswald Alexander. GOD bless you big. technology in Kenya.
I'm from Guyana and always taught these country in Africa were poor but I got to see n hear that these country are truly beautiful, they only show you what they want u to see on television...would love a trip to kenya🇬🇾❤
🇰🇪 that is Kenyan flag
Guyana...the Carribbean nation not based in Carribbean. Beautiful country and people. Welcome to Kenya.
You are most welcome.
Welcome bro karibu sana
Safaricom, the company that owns mpesa was headed by a Guyanese-born Kenyan the late Bob Collymore
I'm Ethiopian 🇪🇹 🇪🇹 and I'm really proud of you guys. 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪
A very proud Kenyan....God bless my motherland...soon the developed nations will visit Kenya for benchmarking. Great delivery Mr Oswald.
Proud Kenyan!
Always a proud Kenyan. 'Tis the little things that make us unique and has us on the path to greatness. Thank you for highlighting this.
As Kenyans we are trying as much as we can to survive the harsh financial position have found ourselves in.
This is my country, we are becoming a giant slowly by slowly to an extend that we wont be ignored.
I came across this video on Tiktok,,1 year ago so I have decided to follow up here on UA-cam to learn more.
Hi everyone, I moved from Canada and before that in Italy for the, for the last 10 year I move Nairobi-Kenya.
The first think I miss about Kenya is Mpesa, weather, food and the people of Kenya.
Fantastic Video...
"I may have the surprising title of 'Why Kenyans Do It Better'"
Surprising to you people? Maybe. No one else was surprised by it.
Agreed
I am surprised.Kenya is overtaking the world by storm🇰🇪
Refreshing to see presentations about Kenya regarding technological innovations - we have alot more to offer than just wildlife and runners!
Wow! very informative and intriguing as well makes me proud to be a Kenyan! Thank you! #student in the US
Thanks Alex, you're teaching me something I didn't know about Kenya. Proud to be Kenyan.
The world needs to go to Kenya and consult on mobile solutions. They have more. Great presentation
Goodness we even pay for air tickets on our mobile phones!
We pay for air tickets from the same App we pay for a day's service from a construction labourer who dropped out of school and can hardly read. Amazing
Air tickets, bus tickets, dstv, electricity, water, rent, driving licence, shopping - hey, I don't have to go anywhere. Withdraw straight from the bank and pay your bills while sitting in your office or at home😄😄😄
The good thing about Kenyans we embrace and adapt to tech very quickly we are not afraid of risks. mpesa is ingrained in us... and a myriad of other tech solutions that we use daily. Ages since I stepped in a bank. operate my accounts on phone.
If only we Kenyans had enough resources...i think we should be proud of this creative innovation, it has really helped Millions and now you can even transact from abroad via M-pesa.
Great presentation of the innovations in Kenya. I like the point he made scarce resources bring out the best in us...
I like the presentation.... Scarcity brings out the best...it's true to some extent..
Mr. Alexander Oswald, I've never felt so proud being a Kenya like a feel today. But believe me, we have all this opportunities,yet some of us take it for granted. All in all, I really hope that in less that the 5year u gave yourself, i hope you'll come hear at our motherland to do more consultation about mobile solution. You are most welcome and on behalf of Kenya, We Celebrate you. All the Best Mate.
Great talk Mr. Oswald. Thanks for highlighting things I didn't even know existed in my country. Like you said, in aiming for the surplus that other countries experience, it is easy to overlook the simple fundamentals.
God Bless
Loved the presentation. I learned a lot from your visit to my country. Thanks!
Watching this in 2021 and am really amazed by how Mpesa was explained 9 years ago
Kenyans are creative hardworking people and its time the world recognized their initiatives.
Wow I am watching this in 2021, think it is very useful information that would bring solutions to others. Thank you for sharing your experience about our country Kenya.
Thanks for this eye-opening video👏👏
Kenya My Pride....Dont get scared though....we gonna share the innovative ideas with the world
Good presentation and great job showcasing Kenya.
Congratulations to my kenya my beloved country
Very happy to see African public atlast is keeping pace and even out perform many other's this is what much much more still to achieve Rwanda is another example it's time Africa get into progressive admin system
It is an interestting watch. Proud to be Kenyan! As many Kenyans should watch to believe in their abilities and potential. We are not a lesser human race. Alexander this is a great and inspiring presentation.
This unique mutation/catching up has taken about ten years only.
Well done Oswald, your presentation was brief,detailed,informative and captivating!
Proud Kenyan
If you have watched this and long to visit Kenya, hit me up, I'll walk you up and down the country including Meru where Miraa is used to treat skin diseases😂😂😂
Am in Nyeri Kenya😅
Weeh... io Meru yako na izo miraa n gani😂😂😂
Waambie 😅😅👍
Skin disease gani hio?
Which miraa is that? Could it be m-miraa?
I can't imagine this video is 11 years old and have never seen it,very pround of this videos as a kenyan ,being a growing tech enthiusit I take this as a motivative videos for my motherland and will work hard knowing that my country should do better than what it was doing during the time of this tedtalk videos, thank you very much alexandar Oswald for seeing what we kenyans can't see, when you visit kenya again I will ask you to contact me for a special tour to my motherland ,a warm welcome.
Proudly Kenyan! And we are just getting started
Wonderful presentation.Thanks Oswald.Feel free to come back for more consultation and meetings with mobile developers in Kenya.A candle does not lose its light by lighting another..
Wow! how could you describe this? Look at what Alexander is doing to us? Challenging us on our self worth which we have never appreciated before! Now this is what I call good news! I am so proud of u Alex! Got this message via fb link and also sharing it on fb....I wish everyone could do the same!
Wow! I'm really impressed! Kenyans can maximize their technology. Good talk!
2021, an inspiring story
There was a need and the need was met, hence the great success! good to know Kenya is blazing the trails
Why is he scared of coming to Kenya to ask for consultations? Sometimes in life even if you have all the resources at your disposal but you don't know how to use them 'eat a humble pie" and go ask for advise/consultation to anyone even if they have lesser resourceS than you n so is the reverse. You will never be the best at everything. Its called the Power of sharing.
Richard Wambua I don't think he meant scared in the literal sense. He is Austrian and English is not his first language. More like he meant 'amazing, unexpected, surprising'.
He was making reference to the abundance of resources that Austria has which seems to damp innovation. he raised it as a point of concern...maybe his wording could have been different, but I hope you got the general sentiment.
He is not scared at all. He just reemphasised on what the others countries have taken so lightly despite their immense array of resources.
My cousin Jamila abass amoung those three women so proud of her
Great video, looking for the good in community and exchanging, it builds...and that is the good news, making the world a better place by spotting and sharing ideas for partnership and development of each other.
thanks alexander
Thank you for a good presentation. Karibu tena.
Kenya 's creativity and innovation in technological advancement is great. Proudly Kenyan.
Great stuff thanks alex makes me proud to be kenyan trust me av always asked myself those questions
Makes alot of sense..
Haha They've already started consulting us. A team of a very big company(Believe me it's BIG!! But won't disclose it's name) was at our office sometime ago... And the team wanted to know how our system works.... I'll be waiting for you Alex .. hehe
Amazing stuff!
This is so great to hear
Impresive sir we need positivity to be preached to others we have alot we can offer to the western countries and am proud to be a kenyan. Bless you.
@ MrAlexOswald, thank you for taking a positive message from my country. You are an ambassador!!