Digital Economy
As a continent with the constant lack of jobs for the young people who enter the job market, Africa has to focus on building a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports homegrown firms to generate world class products and services which help to widen and deepen digital economic transformation.
As a continent with the youngest population of the whole world and a constant lack of jobs for the young people who enter the job market, Africa has to focus on building a strong ecosystem that supports homegrown firms to generate world class products and services which help to widen and deepen digital economic transformation. Almost 80% of the region’s employment is created by small and medium sized enterprises (SME’s), meaning entrepreneurs of the continent should be supported by governments and proper infrastructure to enable economic growth.
In order to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent and encourage building the digital economy, we are looking for the following ideas:
- Startup and innovation ecosystem building projects, with the special focus on connecting the different regions in the continent
- e-Services
- eCommerce and digital trade as the bloodstream of digital economy at the national, cross-border and continental levels
- Innovation driven entrepreneurship projects
- Creative economy
- Digital society: this includes agriculture, education and health sector solutions
- Other creative ideas
