Bricks and mortar approach should underline African innovation
Africa has seen tremendous growth in technology-driven entrepreneurship over the last decade with numerous projects and initiatives celebrated for their potential to grow and spur economic growth. Speaking in Addis Ababa during a “Digital Africa” event at the African Economic Conference over the weekend, the former intellectual property lawyer said Africa has no shortage of ideas, products and applications: “The challenge is moving them to the next level of the value chain where a larger consumer base can pay for them.” Numerous examples of successful innovations dotted the discussions, which underscored the role of innovation in transforming people’s lives. Social entrepreneur, Anne Githuku-Shongwe, founder of the digital media company Afros, had plenty of success stories under her belt. The former UN development employee turned her efforts towards skills development and job creation for young people across Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria and has successfully imparted entrepreneurship skills, including what she calls “life skills” through gaming. The African Economic Conference has brought together policy-makers, practitioners and researchers around the theme “Knowledge and Innovation for Africa’s Transformation” with the hope that the discussions will connect the dots between innovation and economic transformation.
| Format: | Press release biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2014-11
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/35329 |
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