Crystal Kewe

Crystal Kewe is a software engineer based in Papua New Guinea who co-founded the technology company Crysan with her father when she was 15 years old, making her one of the world’s youngest CEOs of a software development company.[1] Since its founding in 2014, Kewe’s company has expanded to include a team of over 20 employees, some of whom are based in Southeast Asia, Europe, and South America,[2] and has partnered with the Papua New Guinea government on education initiatives as well as building a platform designed to provide transparency surrounding public development funding.[3]

Education

Kewe attended Paradise High School in Papua New Guinea up until grade 10,[4] after which she stopped going to school and taught herself how to program computers.[3]

Apec App Challenge

Kewe and her father won first prize in the 24-hour hackathon which is a partnership between Apec, The Asia Foundation, and Google. The challenge was to “build an app that would help bilum artisans and entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea,"[5] as bilum makers often face difficult hurdles selling their crafts.[6] The team won for the conception and development of an app called Biluminous which is an e-commerce platform that features bilum makers and highlights their process while connecting them directly with customers,[7] and is one of the first mobile payment providers in Papua New Guinea.[8]

Awards

References
  1. "Q&A: Crystal Kewe blazes trail for PNG artisans". Asia & Pacific. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. "Home - Crysan Technology Ltd". crysan.com.pg. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. "The 20-year-old PNG woman taking on tech". www.westpac.com.au. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  4. "Crystal Kewe LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. 2021.
  5. "Apps for artisans: Boosting bilum with the APEC App Challenge". Google. 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  6. "A Story of Selling: Bilum in the Marketplace - Asia Foundation". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  7. "Biluminous: an Artisan-Centric Platform to Connect PNG Wavers to the Global Markets". Tech In Pacific. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  8. "Technology Advances Women's Leadership" (PDF). The Asia Foundation. May 2019.
  9. "Young Female App Developer Wins APEC Digital Prosperity Award". APEC. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  10. "Security Industry Awards 2019". PNG Security Congress | Conference & Exhibition. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  11. "PNG's ICT champions honored at Coral Sea Cable event" (PDF). Coral Sea Cable System. 13 December 2019.
  12. "11th Westpac Outstanding Women's Award – EMTV Online". Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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