Join the Siemens Design Challenge; a global movement to prepare, adapt and respond to the most pressing challenges in food and water. In 2007, a couple weeks after Apple released the iPhone, Siemens set off on its own digital transformation by making its first major software acquisition. To date, the company has invested more than
Are you a Gamechanger in Agriculture, Future of Work, Creative Economy, Education, Finance, Energy, Media, Supply chain, Tourism and Health among others? The Innovation Village is looking for you to join their GameChanger’s Future Lab Program. The Innovation Village deliberately grows innovation by putting in place a platform that challenges assumption, ignites thought and questions
Through #IdeasChangeLives, British Council believes anyone could have an idea that has the power to change lives. No matter who they are or where they are. So what’s your big idea? The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. They were founded in 1934 and incorporated by Royal Charter in
The African Union, Humanitarian Affairs, Refugees and Displaced Persons Division of the Department of Political Affairs, is organizing a Humanitarian Innovation Challenge to identify five promising digital technology-based ideas which tackle forced displacement or other humanitarian challenges in Africa. The African Union is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent
The amount of solid waste generated per year is currently 4 million tonnes and is predicted to double by 2030 while as renewable energy systems are rapidly becoming more efficient and cheaper and more people are using them. Do you have an innovation in renewable energy or waste management? Apply for the LEAP² Innovative Light
The fifth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations in 14 categories. The awards are open to corporates, established ventures or start-ups who have launched services in at least one African market. The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards continue to be a leading barometer of innovation
Innovation Time is the presentation session of 3 success stories in innovation during the Rebranding Africa Forum. The Re-branding Africa Forum (RAF) is an economic forum that aims to serve as a platform for meetings and exchanges between decision-makers in the sectors of activity of Africa and Europe, to favor win-win partnerships with the aim
In June 2019, the British Council in partnership with Nesta (the UK’s innovation Foundation) will deliver the Creative Enterprise Programme again to East Africa. The Creative Enterprise Programme The Creative Enterprise Programme is designed to support entrepreneurs who are already in the process of setting up their own creative enterprise. The workshop content and activities
Startupbootcamp AfriTech is a Pan African, mentor-driven and corporate-backed accelerator, aimed at empowering innovators. Startupbootcamp AfriTech empowers the top innovative African tech startups, linking them to the fastest-moving corporates on the continent. Startupbootcamp Afritech 2019 In 2019 the accelerator is visiting 15 countries and hosting 19 events. Startupbootcamp AfriTech is inviting startups, mentors, investors, corporates
Applications to the long-awaited MTN Open API Challenge are now open to interested applicants living in Uganda. MTN Uganda recently became the first telecom company in Uganda and in the MTN Group to grant access to third-party access to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface (API). An Open API platform enables developers and programmers to
