I'm excited to be leading the Public Sector Innovation Summit at the Kenya Innovation Week for the second year running. This year, I am bringing together public and private sector actors who have successfully collaborated to innovate in the public sector. My summit will explore critical elements of national deployments, the role of behavioural science [...]
Africa presents big opportunities for everyone willing to put in the work, time and money so it is no surprise that over the last couple of years there have been increased programs connecting Africa’s innovators to innovators in other ecosystems. Corporations like Microsoft, with its Africa Developer Centres in Nairobi and Lagos as well as [...]
Image:AfriLabs This article was originally published in Kubatana, a new annual collection of African innovation stories from AfriLabs 2021 has been an exciting year for AfriLabs. What better way to celebrate our 10 year anniversary than to reflect on the work we have done over the years and to map an exciting path for our [...]
Innovators are often driven by a passion to impact their societies and to earn a living by creating relevant products. Their products make it easier for us to learn, to access more affordable health care, to access food, to access government services and so on. These innovations are precious. A key feature of mature innovation [...]
Deep technology has been defined as technology that is based on tangible engineering innovation or scientific advances and discoveries. Deep Tech is often set apart by its profound enabling power, the differentiation it can create, and its potential to catalyse change. Africa has had great success over the last 20 years. The last 10, in [...]
10 years ago in Africa, we began to see the emergence of independent innovation and entrepreneurship centres. These were hubs not housed in the research and development departments of companies. They were launched independently, many times by innovators themselves. They were built to give innovators across Africa spaces to build, test, and launch their products. [...]
