Sanarei: Offline Web Browsing with Ruby
Bernard Banta
Bernard Banta is the CTO and Co-founder of Finplus Group and serves as Chairman of the African Ruby Community. With over 15 years of experience in technology, he is passionate about leveraging innovation to transform Africa. He is particularly interested in how transformative technologies shape the way we live, work, play, and govern.
Bernard has spoken at numerous events on entrepreneurship, innovation, and digital transformation. As both an entrepreneur and engineer, he focuses on building solutions that create lasting, positive impact in people’s lives.
About
This talk introduces Sanarei, a Ruby middleware that leverages USSD to enable offline-friendly web experiences on basic mobile phones. Attendees will learn how to build web applications that function without internet access and how to extend digital services to billions of underserved users worldwide. Discover how Ruby can help drive meaningful financial and digital inclusion.
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