Morocco is set to host the DEMO Africa event over the next two years. This was disclosed by the Silicon Valley based African Technology Foundation (ATF), Managing Partners of the Liberalizing Innovation Opportunity Nations (LIONS@FRICA). According to Harry Hare, Executive Director of DEMO Africa, “Over the last six years, the DEMO Africa conference has traveled through…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
Calls are on for application for the Health Meets Tech 2 ‘Infectious Diseases’ Hackathon. The three-day Hackathon was designed by EpiAfric and PandemicTech in partnership with Tech Ranch, Nigeria Health Watch, PharmAccess Nigeria and Ventures Platform to create technology-centred solutions for health. This hackathon will be specifically focused on developing…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) as part of its efforts to transforming and developing the Information Technology sector in Nigeria has awarded for its 2017/2018 scholarship year, 92 scholarships for Masters and Doctorate degrees in relevant areas of ICT and ICT Law. The scholarship scheme which was launched…
Apple has revealed plans to launch new emojis for the representation of people living with disabilities. According to Apple, the new emojis will include a guide dog, a wheelchair user and prosthetic limbs. The company said that very few of the current emoji options “speak to the life experiences of…
Passion Incubator in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy has launched Collaborate. Collaborate is a platform that connects corporate organizations experiencing challenges with Startups equipped with solutions along those lines of challenges. According to Disrupt Africa, the first phase of the Collaborate project is designed to engage and advise Swedish corporates…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has recently cleared a number of ICT Security and Systems Infrastructure Upgrade projects of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its commitment as the government’s clearinghouse for all IT procurement and services in the public sector. This was made known in a…
Two million people in Lagos are to benefit from free Wi-Fi connection as announced by Swift Networks. Mr. Charles Anudu, the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of Swift Networks, while speaking at the launch of the free broadband Wi-Fi service ‘Red Cheetah’ disclosed that the free connection is aimed at addressing…
Nigerian Tech Startup Thrive Agric and four other African tech startups have been shortlisted to battle it out for the award of the “Most Promising Company of the Year” at the Africa CEO Forum schedule to hold in Abidjan, Ivory Coast next week. The AFRICA CEO FORUM is the unparalleled…
1000 African Entrepreneurs will form part of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)’s 2018 cohort and programme, the Foundation has announced. TEF revealed more than 150,000 Africans from 114 countries worldwide applied to join the 4th cycle of The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s 10-year, $100 million Entrepreneurship Programme. According to reports by…
Are you a social enterprise and are you looking to raise investments for the first time? Are you based in North, East or Southern Africa? Then the 6 months Ashoka Social Investment Accelerator by Ashoka Africa designed to support social entrepreneurs might just be for you. Nestlé and the Swiss…
Registrations are on for the Nokia Bell Labs Prize. The Nokia Bell Labs Prize is a competition for innovators from participating countries around the globe that seeks to recognize proposals that ‘change the game’ in the field of information and communications technologies by a factor of 10, and provides selected…
The World Bank has committed a massive USD 8Million to the construction of Nigeria’s first varsity ICT Park in Obafemi Awolowo University. The Park also known as the Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE) OAK-Park will have the backing of the World Bank in the area of funding beyond 2019. The…
As part of ways to help the Nigerian Government implement its plan of employing technology to develop the economy, the World Bank has endowed six technology and innovation hubs with US$3 million. The funding by the World Bank was made known by the country’s Vice President,Yemi Osinbajo, while opening the…
Startups can apply for the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund. The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organizations in…
Are you a Designer, Developer, & Engineer in the Niger Delta? Then this might just be what you need for that big break. Applications are currently open until midnight today for the Ken Saro-Wiwa Innovation Hub Hackathon. The 3 day event seeks innovators who will build a prototype solution for…
You can call it catching them very young. In a fast paced technologically evolving world ,the fear of Nigeria been left far behind in the affairs of things can actually be set aside now. There is hope for light at the end of the tunnel with initiatives like YEP. The…
Innoventures has revealed plans to establish an investment fund with a capital of EGP 100m before the end of 2018 to invest in emerging enterprises. According to Chief Executive Officer, Hesham Wahby, the company is negotiating with several parties to establish this fund. In an interview with Daily News Egypt…
Applications are still open for the Open Innovation in Agrifood Programme’s International Call for Solutions. The Open Innovation in Agrifood Programme is targeted at businesses, associations, start-ups, and would-be entrepreneurs with the aim of facilitating the matching between demand and supply of innovation in the agrifood sector. The programme produces…
The FastTrack day of the Startupbootcamp Cape Town program is set to hold in Lagos, Nigeria on the 7th of April, 2018. FastTracks are informal events hosted by Startupbootcamp all over the world to meet the most suitable early-stage companies interested in joining the program. For each FastTrack, the accelerator…
Three of Zimbabwe’s mobile service providers have come into an agreement to financially support technology startups in the country. The Telcos- NetOne, Telecel and Econet Wireless under an ICT Innovation Drive fund will contribute 1% of their revenues. Tech startups in the Zimbabwe are facing funding challenges and the latest…