This document summarizes a presentation about the state of innovation in Ethiopia. It discusses how Ethiopia's population is growing and youthful, presenting opportunities for indigenous and networked innovation through small and medium enterprises and social entrepreneurship. It outlines several technology hubs supporting youth entrepreneurship in Africa. The presentation aims to strengthen innovation networks in Ethiopia, introduce entrepreneurship skills, improve market conditions for innovative businesses, and network the Ethiopian green tech community globally. It describes the iceethiopia initiative which promotes market-driven and environmentally sustainable innovations through enabling new private sector initiatives and facilitating interaction between innovators.

1. innovation
collaboration
entrepreneurship
Africa
Re:Load
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Weimar
29./30.
August
2011 1
Petzold
&
Kocsev|
ice-­‐ethiopia@gmail.com
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GiZ
iceethiopia

2. Oliver
Petzoldt
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CIM
Ethiopia
Marton
Kocsev
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GiZ
Ethiopia
Being the Sorcerer's Apprentice
on the state of innovation in Ethiopia
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3. Africa:2050
population 1,8 billion
under 30 years: 65%

4. indigenous innovation
| for and by locals = locally relevant businesses
| increasingly networked = marketing innovation
| small and medium sized = social enterprising

5. ActiveSpaces open innovation
Cameroon
youth enterpreneurship
bantalabs
Senegal cutting edge technologies & services
iHub
Kenya
HiveColab
Uganda

6. Come, old broomstick, you are needed,
Take these rags and wrap them round you!
Long my orders you have heeded,
By my wishes now I've bound you.
The Sorcerers Apprentice
J. W. Goethe, 1779, Weimar

7. 1) strengthening innovation networks between science &
business in Ethiopia
2) introducing entrepreneurship and innovation skills for young
entrepreneurs (SMEs)
3) improving market-entry conditions for innovative businesses
4) globally networking the Ethiopian green tech and business
community

8. iceethiopia is a technology innovation network, which aims at
accelerating Ethiopia's economic growth by promoting market-
driven and environmentaly viable innovations through enabling
new private sector initiatives and facilitating the constructive
interaction between technologists, entrepreneurs, investors
and creative workers.

9. strengthening innnovation networks

10. introducing entrepreneurship and innovation skills
improving market-entry conditions

11. collaborative working space
co-working

12. events
conferences
parties

13. iceethiopia is the one-stop-shop for young
entrepreneurs in the green technology field
ATCB
Founding
partners Network
of
supporters Network
of
African
TechHubs

14. Workshop | Weimar, 29. bis 30. August 2011
Africa Re:Load | Discover new opportunities for innovation and business
Africa
Re:Load
|
Weimar
29./30.
August
2011 14
Petzold
&
Kocsev|
ice-­‐ethiopia@gmail.com
|
GiZ
iceethiopia