Another day, another innovation competition in which African startups have been invited to enter. This time is it the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge that is calling for applicants. The theme is the Internet of Things, which basically means anything that can connect to the internet and engage with other things, like vehicles, fitness bands and … Continue reading Did you know about the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge
Did you know a mobile phone can save lives in Africa?
Health care in Africa is boosted by mobile phone technology.
Did You Know Why The Global Financial Crisis Might Have Brought Forward Innovation In Africa?
In a newly published article, Quartz Africa crowned the 2016 Top African Innovators. Amongst the broad range of winners are brilliant minds working in diverse fields, from Tech-industry to fashion, from medicine to journalism and so on. According to the article, in order to make it into the list, the innovators portfolio had to comply … Continue reading Did You Know Why The Global Financial Crisis Might Have Brought Forward Innovation In Africa?
Did You Know That In Kenya It’s All About Crowdsourcing? Meet The Mobile Delivery Platform Sendy
As an innovation afficionado, I have always been fascinated by new business models that are transforming existing businesses in Africa. Amongst them are new businesses best described with terms such as 'sharing economy' or 'crowdsourcing'. It turns out that the sharing economy is big business – Take Uber, for example. The company offering a mobile … Continue reading Did You Know That In Kenya It’s All About Crowdsourcing? Meet The Mobile Delivery Platform Sendy
Did You Know That Uber Is Not Only Geographically Expanding But Also Diversifying In Africa?
Uber has announced its expansion in Africa and the Middle East a while ago. However, recently there was quite a bit of news coverage on this topic. Apparently, the next city for Uber to launch its services will be Accra, the capital of Ghana. Accra will be the first city in Ghana join the Uber … Continue reading Did You Know That Uber Is Not Only Geographically Expanding But Also Diversifying In Africa?
Did You Know That The WEF Crowned Its Top 5 African Female Innovators?
In April, I published a blogpost about the World Economic Forum on Africa, an event that took place from May 11th to 13th in Kigali, Rwanda. In this context, the WEF was looking for Africa’s top five female innovators. The necessity to highlight female innovators stems from the fact that Africa currently has the youngest … Continue reading Did You Know That The WEF Crowned Its Top 5 African Female Innovators?
Did You Know How The Partnership for Financial Inclusion Is Aiming To Provide Financial Services For Everyone?
It is commonly known that big banks don’t care much about the less wealthy, since providing banking solutions for them is often considered risky and expensive. Since most banks won't give loans to less wealthy people and having a savings account in the bank usually costs money, people with a very low income usually can’t … Continue reading Did You Know How The Partnership for Financial Inclusion Is Aiming To Provide Financial Services For Everyone?
Did You Know About The New Medical Device Called Cardiopad?
Interesting news from Cameroon! According to Africanews, Arthur Zang, a Cameroonian innovator, has won this year’s African engineering award. Zhang’s invention, the so-called "Cardiopad", is a tablet computer that allows for cardiac test results to be sent directly to heart specialists via mobile phone. The device costs significantly less than conventional cardiac test-devices, which allows … Continue reading Did You Know About The New Medical Device Called Cardiopad?
Did You Know That The Internet of Things is triggering discussion in Africa?
One thing that I have always liked about venturesafrica is that they provide brief overviews about recent trends and their impact on innovation in Africa. Their articles are easy to understand and provide a good basis for further research about a given topic. In a recent article, they discussed the second wave of inclusive digital … Continue reading Did You Know That The Internet of Things is triggering discussion in Africa?
Did You Know About Vibecampo, A Social Network For Students In Kenya?
An interesting approach on how social networks can be used to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information can be found in Kenya. According to africanews, young innovators in Kenya have created the social network vibecampo.com. It is designed for young Kenyans aged 18 to 35 years. The social network seems to be mainly adressing … Continue reading Did You Know About Vibecampo, A Social Network For Students In Kenya?
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