Smart monkey TV first Newlsetter http://bit.ly/PbOJFk September 10, 2012

Interviewed by Elekia Akhuetie, Nigerian film-maker Mahmoud Ali-Balogun on: his latest film Tango With Me that tackles the Nigerian taboo around rape; how he aims to create a break-out movie for Nollywood; his primary audiences; and how the the film was financed.

Rapper LD (Lanre Dabiri) on: the difficulties of distributing and selling CDs; knowing how many copies have sold; how Nigerian music artists make a living; and the future changes in the Nigerian music industry

Jerome Booth, Research Manager, Ashmore on why some developing countries are developing faster than others; why Africa may undergo what happened in Latin America 20 years ago; why development aid should incentivise good governance; and the importance of property rights

Alex Perry, author of Lifeblood - How to change the world one dead mosquito at a time on: the handover of the malaria campaign to African governments; the ability of different African Governments to handle malaria eradication; the way the aid industry uses crises as opportunities; and the unreliability of the malaria data.

Documentary maker Paulina Tervo on: the story of Ethiopian Ato Zumra who founded a village (Awra Amba) where men and women live as equals; his struggles to estblish the village; how the village functions and earnes enough to build a school and other facilities; and the web documentary she is making to generate debate around this amazing story

Mobile learning expert Steve Vosloo on: edutainment and interactivity in mobile learning; how m-learning fots into classroom and PC learning; the mobile short story project Yoza and other examples of m-learning; and comparisons between different region’s m-learning.

Niall Murphy, Evrythng on: a Facebook for the Internet of Things; using it to allow manufacturers to communicate with the owners of devices and things as diverse as fridges and cars; allowing users to control how devices operate over the Internet for things like power supply and heating; the way that data has become the new oil and turning information about things into usable form;

Smart Monkey talks to Stuart Forrest, owner, Triggerfish Studios on: how a South African company came to make an animation feature; the distribution and release of Adventures in Zambezia; its next animation feature Khumba; and the South African animation industry.

Anne McReynolds, Chief Executive, MAC on: how the MAC came to be built and its long gestation period; the ambition for the centre; and the overall upgrading of the city’s arts venues

Kristine Pearson, CEO, Lifeline Energy on: creating a rugged, solar and wind-up power MP3 player for education in rural areas; the capabilities of the device; where it’s currently being used and in what numbers; and the gender divide in the supply of power in rural areas

Patrick Awuah, Founder and President of Ashesi University, Ghana on: why he set the University up and the leadership issue it was meant to tackle; the ethics and values that inform its curriculum; leadership at all levels; and what the next generation of Africa’s political leaders will need to do.

Ozlem Ozsumbul, Head of Sales and Acquisitions, Kanal D on: Turkish TV dramas, comedies and sitcoms; the timing and structure of prime time; and the success of Turkish TV drama in the Middle East and surrounding countries that started with a deal with MBC.

Teoman Buyan, CIO, MEA, Microsoft on: the widespread use of Internet in Turkey; how social media is used within Turkish culture; the rise and rise of e-commerce; Istanbul as a platform for doing business in the region; and medical tourism