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
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), in partnership with the Innovation Village, Mukwano (AK Oils and Fats Ltd), National Union of Agribusinesses and Farm Entreprises (NUCAFE) Welthungerhilfe and MTN Uganda are officially launching the Digital Innovation Challenge for Agriculture 2018. The Digital Innovation Challenge for Agriculture is seeking innovators with a passion for developing sustainable
The Government of Uganda recently designed the National ICT Initiatives Support Programme (NIISP) to facilitate the creation of an ICT Innovation ecosystem and marketplace for Ugandan innovative digital products. National ICT Initiatives Support Programme (NIISP) The National ICT Initiatives Support Programme (NIISP) will tackle bottlenecks to creating a digital ecosystem by promoting the development and
The Response Innovation Lab Uganda is launching a call for ideas that have the potential to make a lasting difference in the lives of the targeted communities. Response Innovation Lab The Response Innovation Lab is a global, multi-actor, a cross-sectoral initiative focused on supporting innovation in the delivery of emergency and recovery assistance. In Uganda,
Through the Champions of Science Africa Innovation Challenge, Johnson & Johnson are looking to drive entrepreneurship and help advance promising healthcare solutions. Chosen applicants will receive funding up to US $50,000 and technical mentoring from some of the brightest minds at Johnson & Johnson to help bring their idea to life and create meaningful change
