The Microsoft scheme, under the auspice of 4Afrika
Initiative, is drumming support for the upcoming DEMO Africa scheduled for
Lagos, the commercial centre of the country, reports ITRealms.
This,
ITRealms recalls is the fourth in the
series of DEMO Africa that the software giant has pledged its support.
Director, Startup Engagement and
Partnerships, 4Africa Initiatives at Microsoft, Mrs. Amrote Abdella, stressed
the importance of partnership to build an innovative ecosystem in Africa would growth
of startups with disruptive innovations that solve major challenges in Africa
today.
“We are laying the foundation for
the creation of globally competitiveness businesses. It opens up the
opportunity to partner with various stakeholders across sectors, and at
Microsoft we believe in joining forces to create a bigger and more sustainable
impact,” Mrs. Abdella said.
For the Executive Producer, DEMO
Africa, Harry Hare, the support is welcome, reiterating that Abdella’s call for
stakeholder support for technology and entrepreneurship in Africa.
“It is actions by different players
that will see technology entrepreneurship effectively bringing sustainability
to entrepreneurship across Africa,” he said.
The
DEMO Africa, ITRealms notes has been scheduled to take place in the week of 21-25
September 2015 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. Already, top industry
players including Fola Adeola, the Founder and chairman of FATE Foundation, and
founding chairman of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, have confirmed their
participation.
+Remmy Nweke (ITRealms)
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