Ethio-German Konnect 2013 in Addis Ababa

1. “Hubs
as
Anchor
Points
for
Innovation
in
Africa”
EGK2013
Addis-­‐Ababa
Claude
Migisha
K.
Kigali
-­‐
Rwanda

2. …Some
facts
about
Africa
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Africa:
mobile-­‐broadband
penetration
has
increased
from
2%
in
2010
to
11%
in
2013.
(ITU
2013)
Africa
is
the
world’s
youngest
continent:
Half
of
the
population
is
under
25
(UN
2013)
It
is
estimated
that
a
10%
increase
in
broadband
penetration
can
deliver
a
0.1
-­‐
1.4%
GDP
boost
(WEF
2012)
Africa’s
mobile
industry
contributes
US$56
billion
to
the
regional
economy,
around
3.5%
of
total
GDP
(AfDB
2013)
The
ITES
sector
represents
a
$500
billion
addressable
market,
of
which
only
about
20%
has
been
realized.
(AfDB2013)

3. Question
for
you?
How
do
you
think
young
talented
Africans
can
tap
into
these
opportunities?

4. Moussa
&
Diogene

5. kLab
Multi-­‐
disciplinary
collaboration.
An
ecosystem
that
facilitates
growth
Business
networks.
Mentors
&
role
models
Connected
ideas
Technical
infrastructure
In 1.5 year: Around 100 members, 20 Mentors, 5 Startups, 30 trainings, etc.

6. AfriLabs
&
hubs
in
Africa

7. Hub
roles
• Innovation:
focus
on
early
stage
innovations
&
building
capacity.
(eg:
iLab
-­‐
Liberia)
• Pre-­‐incubation:
Focus
on
products
making.
(eg:
kLab
-­‐
Rwanda)
• Incubation:
Focus
on
entering
in
the
market.
(eg:
Nailab
-­‐
Kenya)
• Accelerate:
Focus
on
growth
and
investment.
(eg:
Wennovate
-­‐
Nigeria
)

8. Hubs
types
•
Hubs.
Eg:
BongoHive,
Zambia
•
University
afDiliated.
Eg:
iLab
Africa,
Kenya
•
Telecenters.
Eg:
iLab,
Liberia
•
Co-­‐working
space.
Eg:
The
Of`ice,
Rwanda
•
Incubators.
Eg:
ActiveSpace,
Cameroon
•
Upcoming:
Ice
Aswan
(Boat:
connect,
learn
&
inspire
4
communities)

9. Some
great
solutions
from
hubs

10. Diaspora
&
Hubs
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Partnerships
–
Global
Markets
Financing
(SF,
VC)
Mentorship
(Onsite,
Online)
New
`ields
(Social
enterprises,
New
technologies)

11. Thank
you
Q&As
@MigishaK
Mikaclau@gmail.com