GDG Gaborone

GDG Gaborone GDG Gaborone is a developer group for people who are interested and enthusiastic about Google's developer technologies.

Google Developers Group (GDG) - is open and volunteer geek community who create exciting projects and share experience about Google technologies with a passion

Join us today !Get the latest updates directly from Women Techmakers Gaborone, the new developments in the community, as...
30/03/2026

Join us today !
Get the latest updates directly from Women Techmakers Gaborone, the new developments in the community, as well as the upcoming International Women's Day event. 👭🚀
Discover how you can play an active role as a speaker, a demo-er, or a volunteer. This is your chance to connect and share your ideas.đź’ˇ

Google Meet Link : Women Techmakers Gaborone IWD : Break The Pattern Info Session
Monday, 30 March · 7:00 – 7:30pm
Time zone: Africa/Maputo
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/sxu-jmvh-sug

We couldn’t be prouder of how our community came together under the theme “Building Safe, Secure, and Scalable Solutions...
05/11/2025

We couldn’t be prouder of how our community came together under the theme “Building Safe, Secure, and Scalable Solutions with AI and Cloud.” 💡💻

From insightful talks to hands-on workshops and networking sessions, the day was filled with learning, innovation, and collaboration. 🙌🏽

A huge thank you to our amazing speakers : Ariq Ahmer, Thapelo Bayford, Nomthandazo T. Tshuma, Sylvia Dieckmann, Botshelo Brandon Tidimalo, Keeshar Nondo, Kelelo Ngwato, and Kaene K. Lebakeng, for sharing your knowledge and inspiring us all. 🎤✨

And of course, none of this would’ve been possible without our sponsors and partners who made the event happen:
Alpha Direct Insurance Co., IT-IQ Botswana, Eden Conference Centre, Spectrum Analytics, BBD, Modisar Inc., Techno Fairy, Africa Code Academy, Anton Tech, and PizzaDao. đź’™

As GDG Gaborone, we’re thrilled to see our tech community growing stronger, inspiring innovation, and driving impact across Botswana and beyond. 🌍

Here’s to more learning, collaboration, and innovation together! 🚀

Last but certainly not least ,we are happy to welcome back Kaene Lebakeng to the Devfest Gaborone stage. He is a Softwar...
24/10/2025

Last but certainly not least ,we are happy to welcome back Kaene Lebakeng to the Devfest Gaborone stage. He is a Software Developer and full-stack engineer with over 3 years of experience building meaningful tech solutions that make a difference.

His session will dive into “Managing Secrets” , a practical session on keeping your code credentials safe and secure. From API keys to best practices in secret management, this talk is one every developer should catch.

We are proud to introduce Kelelo Ngwato, a Data and AI Specialist at Kelelo Solutions who’s passionate about making tech...
24/10/2025

We are proud to introduce Kelelo Ngwato, a Data and AI Specialist at Kelelo Solutions who’s passionate about making technology not just smarter, but fairer. Her work explores how innovation and ethics can go hand in hand, ensuring that AI systems truly serve people.

At DevFest Gaborone, she’ll unpack her talk “From Hype to Harm? Untangling the Ethics of AI,” diving into the realities behind responsible AI, the hidden biases, the trade-offs developers face, and how we can build systems that put people first.

We’re thrilled to have David Kinyua, Director at Mjenzi Cloud, joining our DevFest Gaborone 2025 lineup!With a passion f...
24/10/2025

We’re thrilled to have David Kinyua, Director at Mjenzi Cloud, joining our DevFest Gaborone 2025 lineup!

With a passion for scaling Africa’s tech infrastructure, David will take us inside Google Anthos, a powerful platform that bridges on-premises and cloud environments. In his session, “Unpacking Google Anthos,” he’ll reveal how technologies like Kubernetes, Istio, and Knative come together to simplify app management and accelerate innovation.

Meet Keeshar Nondo, a 3rd-year law student and founder of Code and Justice , a platform dedicated to bridging the gap be...
24/10/2025

Meet Keeshar Nondo, a 3rd-year law student and founder of Code and Justice , a platform dedicated to bridging the gap between technology and law.

In her session, “Bridging Law and Technology in AI Development,” Keeshar explores how developers can build ethical, socially responsible, and legally compliant AI applications.

Using tools like Gemini, Vertex AI, and SAIF, she’ll show how to embed fairness, accountability, and human-centered values into every stage of AI development.

Sponsor Spotlight: IT-IQ Botswana 🌟With over 20 years of experience, IT-IQ has been at the forefront of empowering busin...
24/10/2025

Sponsor Spotlight: IT-IQ Botswana 🌟

With over 20 years of experience, IT-IQ has been at the forefront of empowering businesses through innovative IT solutions, from managed services and digital transformation to professional training and certification.

Their commitment to advancing tech education and innovation in Botswana aligns perfectly with the DevFest spirit of learning, collaboration, and community growth. đź’ˇ

Thank you, IT-IQ, for supporting the local developer ecosystem and helping us make this year’s DevFest unforgettable! 🙌

Venue Partner Spotlight: Eden Conference CentreWe’re excited to host DevFest Gaborone 2025 at Eden Conference Centre in ...
24/10/2025

Venue Partner Spotlight: Eden Conference Centre

We’re excited to host DevFest Gaborone 2025 at Eden Conference Centre in Phase 2! 🎉

Eden offers a modern, spacious, and welcoming setting that’s perfect for a day filled with tech, learning, and community. With its calm atmosphere and top-notch facilities, it’s the ideal spot to bring our sessions, workshops, and networking moments to life.

Huge thank you to the Eden team for partnering with us and helping make this year’s DevFest experience even more memorable. 💚

Botshelo Brandon Tidimalo is a Software Engineer, Entrepreneur and Cofounder & MD at Innovateium. He’s passionate about ...
23/10/2025

Botshelo Brandon Tidimalo is a Software Engineer, Entrepreneur and Cofounder & MD at Innovateium. He’s passionate about practical innovation and building scalable, user-centred solutions that strengthen Botswana’s tech ecosystem — despite originally qualifying as a Chemical Engineer before moving fully into software.

⚙️ His session: Automating Development Work with Free Gemini Integrations will demonstrate how developers can use n8n , a free, open-source automation platform to automate everyday dev work like coding support, debugging, testing, Git pushes, and even DevOps tasks.

Sylvia Dieckmann is a Senior Software Engineer & Engineering Manager who enjoys staying hands-on with development while ...
22/10/2025

Sylvia Dieckmann is a Senior Software Engineer & Engineering Manager who enjoys staying hands-on with development while exploring new technologies in the mobile and web space. She’s currently working with Flutter and Firebase, and was recognised as a Google Developer Expert for Flutter/Dart in 2023.

In her session “A Deep Dive into WineSom: An Agentic Flutter App,” Sylvia shows how Flutter and Firebase AI can be combined to create truly agentic apps that understand context, interact intelligently, and pull in real-time data through function calling.
Using WineSom, a playful wine-themed chat app, she walks through how these building blocks come together in practice.

Next up is Nomthandazo Tshuma, Google Developer Expert in Data, ML/AI, and Cloud. She is passionate about building intel...
22/10/2025

Next up is Nomthandazo Tshuma, Google Developer Expert in Data, ML/AI, and Cloud. She is passionate about building intelligent, scalable solutions that drive real-world impact.

Her session, “Your First AI Teammate: Build and Deploy an Autonomous Agent with Cloud Run,” dives into how AI can move beyond answering questions to actually working alongside you. Get ready for a live demo and practical steps to build your own AI teammate.

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