The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is collaborating with the Government
of Botswana (GoB) to host the 2016 ‘Made in Africa’ spirit in Gaborone,
Botswana, reports ITRealms.
The Government of Botswana, ITRealms gathered is represented
by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology and the Botswana
Innovation Hub (BIH) that the next Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) event to be held in Gaborone, Botswana in June 2016.
ITRealms reports that the decision
to host IPA in Botswana received the highest endorsement from President
Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama of Botswana.
IPA is a landmark programme of the AIF, whose purpose is to increase the prosperity of Africans by catalyzing the innovation spirit in Africa. IPA celebrates its 5 year milestone in helping to shape the innovation landscape in Africa.
IPA is a landmark programme of the AIF, whose purpose is to increase the prosperity of Africans by catalyzing the innovation spirit in Africa. IPA celebrates its 5 year milestone in helping to shape the innovation landscape in Africa.
IPA claims till date to have
attracted over 6,000 innovators from 50 African countries, making it a truly
Pan-African initiative.
This year’s event with its “Made in
Africa” theme promises to be ground-breaking, extending beyond the Awards
ceremony. AIF is offering several avenues of opportunity for local, national,
regional and international growth and exposure to Africa’s next cadre of
innovators. The event will provide an unprecedented platform for African
innovators and innovation enablers to network, share knowledge, explore
business opportunities and boost collaboration.
Botswana’s selection as host country for IPA 2016 is seen in its commitment towards building its national innovation ecosystem. This is demonstrated by the GoB’s catalytic role in capitalizing on and supporting the knowledge economy through the development of a 57-acre Science Park, dubbed the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH).
Botswana’s selection as host country for IPA 2016 is seen in its commitment towards building its national innovation ecosystem. This is demonstrated by the GoB’s catalytic role in capitalizing on and supporting the knowledge economy through the development of a 57-acre Science Park, dubbed the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH).
The Icon Building in the BIH Park
will be launched in September 2016, as Botswana celebrates yet another
milestone - 50 years of Independence. “Hosting IPA 2016 and celebrating African
ingenuity in Gaborone will afford Botswana an opportunity to showcase its
commitment to putting innovation at the center of its development strategy,”
says the Botswana Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Honorable
Nonofo Molefhi.
“We are greatly honored to have been
selected to host IPA 2016 and look forward to showcasing the positive strides Botswana
and indeed Africa is making in the innovation landscape,” he said.
IPA is today recognized as Africa’s leading innovation initiative based on its track record since its inaugural launch with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the endorsement by Ministers attending the Africa Union (AU)/ECA conference in 2012.
IPA is today recognized as Africa’s leading innovation initiative based on its track record since its inaugural launch with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the endorsement by Ministers attending the Africa Union (AU)/ECA conference in 2012.
IPA recognizes, rewards and
mobilizes for African innovators through promoting home-grown, market-driven
solutions addressing intractable challenges in agriculture, health and
well-being, manufacturing and service industry, ICTs and environment, energy
and water.
IPA has been successfully celebrated
in African major capitals representing African regions: Addis Ababa (2011),
Cape Town (2013), Abuja (2014), and more recently in Skhirat, Morocco (2015).
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