Africa50 Innovation Challenge seeks innovators to boost internet access
Africa50’s Innovation Challenge provides you with an unparalleled opportunity to get your solution in front of our investment team and project funding partners, as well as gain exposure in Africa’s leading tech events.
For applications to be considered, they must meet the following criteria:
- Solutions must be at a pilot and or post-revenue stage.
- Entries must meet worldwide environmental, social and governance standards.
- Entries that include combinations of solutions, including technological and deployment models particularly those that work systemically and unlock a number of barriers to the challenges of last mile connectivity.
- Solutions may include physical infrastructure such as solar-powered mobile masts and platforms, TV white-space technology, drones and local micro-nets, as well as innovative rural network deployment models.
- Novel ways of using existing technology and infrastructure, software or social engagement.
- Solutions to related issues such as energy access, supporting uptake and device affordability and usability are also encouraged
