Recently, the CMS Africa Summit was held from 1st to 2nd April., 2016 at Gems Cambridge International School in Luzira. The Summit was held for the first time in Uganda and the third time in Africa. It is Africa’s premier web and mobile Summit. WordPress powered it, and support from Airtel Uganda and Africa’s Talking. Content Management System, or CMS, is a computer application that supports creating and modifying digital content using a familiar user interface. It supports multiple users working in a collaborative environment. Features of a CMS generally include SEO-friendly URLs, integrated online help and easy user-group management.

About the Summit

The two-day Summit attracted many industrial professionals, scholars, web developers, internet service providers, web hosting companies, eCommerce sellers, web administrators, open source organizations and students. There were thirty speakers and forty sessions about what moves the IT industry forward and what old practices need to be discarded. Many professionals had business-based approaches towards their subjects. They shared perspectives from their companies, making them realistic and making it easier to connect with the audience.

Information given by Speakers

Many myths related to Drupal were dismissed. Benjamin Kiyita, a specialist in Drupal Development, said that all these beliefs about Drupal were false. He focused on how easy it is to use. He also spoke about its enthusiastic users and the beautiful themes Drupal offered. Hagen Graf, a consultant and web architect, was another participant in the Summit who gave information about how people could get rich and famous using Joomla. Also, he showed the other participants existing opportunities and examples of businesses related to Joomla. A Google Development expert, Eugene Kiplagat, shared his views about the progress of web apps and their safety, responsiveness and stability. He said that web apps are easier to use than mobile apps. Other speakers from Woothemes shared their ideas with the audience on how WordPress could be developed through offline and online mediums.

Conclusion

There were other sessions on businesses and blogging. There was a unique two-day hackathon for hackers in which they had to build a commercially viable app. The CMS Africa Summit’16 was a successful and informative event.