Tag: mobile technology

• Apply: Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation

  

  Mobile Broadband in Africa Broadband is primarily mobile across the African continent and critical to our economic development. A rise of ten mobile phones per 100 people boosts GDP growth by 0.6%, resulting in improved market information flow and assisting SME’s and Entrepreneurs to grow business and improve links. Entries will need to show demonstrable…

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  July 7, 2014

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• Working to Advance STEM Education for African Girls

  

  The STEM camp for African girls will hold July 27th – August 2nd, 2014 at the Global International School, plot 12, Block 26, Admiralty way, Lekki, Lagos. The camp is aimed at African girls between the ages of 13 and 17 and who are currently enrolled in Senior Secondary School SS1 – SS3. Girls from…

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  July 3, 2014

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• Sharefair 2014: Inspiring Change for Rural Women

  

  The Sharefair 2014 on Rural Women’s Technologies to Improve Food Security, Nutrition and Productive Family Farming invites submissions of technologies and innovations that support rural female smallholder farmers. Eligible Countries: Burundi, D.R. of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The objectives expected to…

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  July 1, 2014

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  Africa, African youths, agribusiness, agriculture, AWP Network, Burundi, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, D.R. of Congo, development, Djibouti, education, employment, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Farmers, Gender, girls, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspiring Change, Kenya, leadership, Malawi, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Mozambique, Nigeria, program, progress, Rural Women, Rwanda, small business, solutions, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, strategy, Sudan, support, sustainability, Tanzania, technology, The AWP Network, Uganda, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, youth unemployment, Youths, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• Slides: HR||PR Business Series

  

  The AWP Network conducted a google chat series with Yvonne Unubun, Founder and PR Consultant at Mayven PR. She informed entrepreneurs how key (PR) tools can move business ideas forward. See Slides below. Have questions? Email: info [at] mayvenpr.com

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  June 9, 2014

  Business, Education

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• Apply: Technology Innovation Program

    The techlaunchpad program is a public-private partnership focused on promoting software technology development among local entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The objectives of techlaunchpad are as follows: To assist the tech startups admitted through the techlaunchpad programme in building their skills in areas such as: • Technical skills, • Business skills, • Management skills, • Provide…

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  May 28, 2014

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• The AWP Network Presents the HR || PR Business Series

  The AWP Network recently developed a PR || HR Business series for young people who want to become entrepreneurs. AWP touted for its unique ability to turn dreams into reality, carries out its mission through an online platform that shares the inspirational and entrepreneurial stories of African women and youths. On Thursday, May 8 2014…

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  April 29, 2014

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• African Girls in Technology: WITIN Forum Uncovers New Innovations

  

  by Olufemi Omotayo (Director – AWP Network)   Nigerian girls are techies too! Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) provides networking, entrepreneurship, and professional development opportunities for women and girls. WITIN educates, inspires and equips women and girls to pursue and keep careers in STEM while embracing the emerging tech market as inventors and innovators.…

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  April 28, 2014

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• Language and Culture – How Genii Games is Using Technology to Spark Innovation

  

  Innovator and entrepreneur, Adebayo Adegbembo founded Genii Games shortly after participating in the tech-in-education hackathon organized by the Co-creation hub. Genii Games is the parent company of Asa – a growing collection of interactive mobile applications that teach Nigerian culture and languages.  Asa uses animation, voice, text, colorful graphics, and interactive games to capture the interest…

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  April 17, 2014

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• Are African Female Techpreneurs Lagging Behind?

  

  originally published by Mary Olushoga for the Huffington Post On February 8, I saw a tweet from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Communication Technology asking tweeps to check out its recently launched and newly revamped website. I followed the link to review its changes and one thing in particular stood out to me. On the…

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  April 9, 2014

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• Voices of Young African Entrepreneurs: The Rave about Printivo

  

          Satisfied customers have raved about Printivo.com on social media. We followed the comments and reached out to the company to learn more about the services they provide. Printivo.com is recognized as Nigeria`s leading online print provider. The company works with a community of designers who upload their portfolios to a database…

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  April 3, 2014

  Business, Education, Interviews

  Africa, African, African youths, AWP Network, business, business support, challenge, change, collaboration, competition, development, education, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, growth, idea, Innovation, Inspiration, Lagos, marketing, Mary Olushoga, mobile technology, Nigeria, Oluyomi Ojo, Printivo, printivo.com, progress, small business, solutions, strategy, support, sustainability, technology, The AWP Network, women, women and girls, women entrepreneurs, young, Young Entrepreneurs, young voices, youth unemployment, Youths