2. What is INNOVATION ?
Implementation of creative ideas in order to generate something original, new, and valuable, usually through reduced process costs, increased income or both.
3. Ideation for
creative
solutions
The story of an Problem
IDEA
Innovatio
n
Challeng
e
Combine & evaluate
ideas
Prototyping
Collaborative
ideas generation
Final
Output
Implement most
promising ideas
4. Is it easy? (i.e. CHALLENGES)
Jobs / Market
Education System
Financial Ability & Risks
And Many More…
11. AfriLabs is a network organization for the growing number of
Africa based technology and innovation hubs.
12.
13. What is the IMPACT ?
Improve Lives
Jobs Creation
Partnerships
Crowd Sourcing
Revenue Models
Government Support
Go Green
Ideas Migration
Funding Opportunities
Universities & Schools
JOBS (governmental – private sector - entrepreneurial)
No need for academic statement about what is the innovation and what form can take the entrepreneurship models
As I will take advantage of this gathering to share our community perception and challenges for innovation and entrepreneurship
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And when we look to the entrepreneur, we found that a lot of parameter has to be achieved to have a good idea implemented.
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Although that classic perception, the entrepreneurship hubs is important for the following reasons
The demand of young entrepreneurs
The education systems
The political unstability
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I will talk about two examples; Afrilabs and icehubs
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Network of African Innovation Hubs
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AfriLabs network is comprised of 20 hubs and labs across the continent.
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