Last year App4Africa was held at co-creation hub Nigeria and we are pleased to announce that Apps4Africa will be returning to Nigeria for the second consecutive year, with the new theme “Business Challenge.”
Apps4Africa 2012: Business Challenge builds on the success of the two previous Apps4Africa competitions. In 2010, Apps4Africa focused on Civic Challenge and spurred developers to find innovative technology solutions to everyday problems on issues ranging from transparency and governance to health and education. The winning app – iCow – was developed in Kenya and enables farmers to better manage the breeding periods of their cows, helping increase yields. Regional winners of the 2011 Apps4africa competition on Climate Challenges in Africa came from Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Botswana and produced apps that promote food security, health, sustainable agricultural practices, and disease monitoring.
Hospital Manager from Nigeria won 1st Prize last year owned by Victor Ogo Ekwueme (Nigeria).
Marieme Jamme, Coordinator of Events in Africa notes, “The Apps4Africa competition gives a voice to the voiceless: it gives the microphone to local people, to generate solutions to local issues that matter to them. Across Africa, from Accra to Kinshasa, the Apps4Africa competitions have changed people’s lives; people felt listened to, engaged, and part of the competition fully. We are proud to be part of this year’s competition and to engage technologists, businesses, entrepreneurs and developers across Africa to find local solutions and reward them for their work and innovation. I want to find and inspire as many young African leaders as I can, to move them from coders to CEO’s.”
Who should attend?
Ambitious technologists, young developers, entrepreneurs, businesses, startups and NGOs that support technology projects. “We are looking for the next tech CEO in Nigeria” Marieme Jamme.
Are you ready for the challenge? Don’t miss it! Have you got what it takes? Then Sign up Now!
Date: December 7th
Venue: Wennovation Hub, Entrepreneurship Development Center, Plot C, Obasa Road off Oba-Akran Avenue, Ikeja Lagos.
Time: 10.00 HRS to 17:00 HRS (GMT+1)
About Apps4Africa
Apps4Africa 2012: Business Challenge was launched at DEMO Africa on October 25-26, 2012 in Kenya- Nairobi, and the Apps4Africa brainstorming sessions will be held in Africa starting with Uganda, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia and Senegal. Apps4Africa 2012 competition partners include TED, The Unreasonable Institute, iHub, IDEO, and LIONS@AFRICA, a public-private alliance led by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnership that fosters public-private partnerships to promote technology and innovation in Africa.
