Events

African Regional Internet and Development Dialogue Enhancing Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Education in Africa through the Internet When: 08-09 May 2017 Where: Kigali Marriott Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda The Internet Society recently announced that it will hold the first ever Africa Regional Internet and Development Dialogue from 8-9 May 2017 in Kigali,Rwanda, in partnership with UNESCO and…

Africa Tech Summit holds in London in April 20th.Africa Tech Summit London (ATSLDN) is the leading African tech event in Europe providing unrivaled insight and networking with the African tech ecosystem.The summit brings together 200+ tech leaders, international investors, entrepreneurs, African governments, trade bodies, media and leading ventures to drive investment and business between Africa and Europe….

SIMA, the Paris International Agri-Business Show, will take place from 26 February to 2 March 2017 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre (France). This major international trade show will take a look at what farming professions will be like in 10 years’ time through the eyes of manufacturers and start-up companies – and their innovations…

The 1st International Summit of the Triple Helix Association (THA) will be held on 4th-6th April, 2017 at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of this THA international conference is “Accelerating the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through ICT and Data”. The Triple Helix Summit will seek to catalyze the overall attainment of…

Connect with Global Opportunity at BLAST in Rome.Blast is the brand new international event that gathers and connects professionals, enterprises, technology leaders, investors and startups from all over the world to boost and spread new business and effective actions. According to the BLAST “Connections are vital for the Blast Team and we do believe that…

Last year when Mark Zuckerberg visited Africa  and had so much positive remarks about Startup development in Africa and its potentials,we knew that one impact of that visit will be attracting more investors and top businesses to the continent.Am glad to learn that leading Investors and organisations around the world will take a trip to…

EAI International Conference for Research, Innovation and Development for Africa will hold in June 20–21, 2017 at Victoria Falls Zimbabwe.The Conference Theme is: “Moving Africa forward through Engineering, Technology and Innovation”. The conference seeks to bring together academics, researchers and industrialists across many disciplines, in particular those that have the most impact in Africa’s Development….

The Internet of Things is the next big wave in technology, with major repercussions for Africans. By connecting to the everyday devices to the internet the Internet of Things opens up a host of new opportunities and challenges for companies,governments and consumers. The IoT has the potential to solve many of the issues the African…

        See  more Pictures  of the Nigeria Innovation Summit on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/openinnovationnigeria/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1616805398614852   About the Nigeria Innovation Summit The Nigeria Innovation Summit held recently in Lagos Nigeria .The summit is an annual event that focuses on the need for the country,businesses,organisations,entrepreneurs in Nigeria to become more innovative and apply innovation…

If you look at Lagos, Abuja and other business hubs in Nigeria, one finds it easy to see the progress made through innovations and the effects on these cities – busy streets, construction of skyscrapers, construction and commissioning of some of the shopping malls, and an emerging 24-hour business culture driven largely by a Business…

The economic challenge that Nigeria faces today is one that calls for Innovation across different sectors of Nigeria Economy. Wikipedia defined Innovation as a “new idea, device, or method”. Innovation is also the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, un-articulated needs, or existing market needs. This is accomplished through more-effective products, processes, services,…

The SA Innovation Summit which is in its 9th year has grown to become South Africa’s leading platform that brings together the very best of South African, African and global innovators to showcase their exceptional talents, innovations and ideas.Created to support and promote innovation and facilitate collaboration among multi-helix actors, the SA Innovation Summit is a crucial…

The Nelson Mandela Foundation in association with the University of Pretoria, is delighted to announce that Bill Gates will deliver the 14th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on 17 July 2016,the eve of Mandela Day. Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will address the theme “Living Together” in his lecture at the University…

African ministers attending the 9th eLearning Africa Ministerial Round Table in Cairo on May 24th are looking to turn dreams into reality. Education and training are at the heart of the African Union’s 2063 Vision for a ‘transformed continent’ and ministers of Education, Skills, Finance and ICT from all over Africa will discuss delivery mechanisms…

Unveiled today is #FASTAfrica, a new campaign to demand Internet that is faster, more accessible, and affordable for all Africans before 2020. The message is that development, and therefore African lives and futures,depends on it. Campaign events will be held during the first week of May across more than 30 African countries, with results to…