Project description DEENESFRITPL Connecting African and EU innovation actors Digital innovation hubs (DIHs) represent a central factor in developing digital business opportunities between African and European entrepreneurs. The EU-funded AfriConEU project will expand and reinforce the digital innovation ecosystems in Africa, connecting DIHs from Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana and Tanzania with European DIHs. The project will deliver capacity building activities, ease knowledge and experience sharing, support the development of mutually beneficial partnerships, and encourage the establishment of collective projects, transforming local hubs into catalysts for digital transformation and entrepreneurship. AfriConEU will develop and demonstrate the AfriConEU Networking Academy as an innovative mechanism of connecting and sharing between Africa and Europe, contributing towards a vibrant digital economy and new job opportunities for the benefit of both continents. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The AfriConEu project envisions to essentially strengthen and reinforce the digital innovation ecosystems in Africa by targeting existing Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) and supporting them through capacity building and networking activities. African DIHs are playing a central role in the development of digital entrepreneurship and by raising their capacities to tackle the challenges they face they will be more effective in driving digital innovation forward. To achieve its mission, the AfriConEu project will connect DIHs from Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania with DIHs from Europe with the aim to (i) facilitate knowledge and experience sharing, (ii) drive the development of mutually beneficial partnerships and (iii) support the creation of collective projects for boosting digital economy, empowering youth and fostering innovation and growth. To realize its mission the project will develop, test and validate the “AfriConEu Networking Academy” an innovative mechanism for connecting and sharing best practices, experiences and resources between DIHs in Africa and between DIHs in Africa and EU, in a comprehensive, replicable and self-sustaining way. Through two flagships programmes, the AfriConEu Networking Academy will empower and enable African DIHs to best serve their local industry, boost their start-up ecosystem and empower the youth population with the necessary skills to thrive in a digitalized world. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation managementsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurship Keywords DIH digitalization co-creation international cooperation SME digital startups Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme Topic(s) ICT-58-2020 - International partnership building between European and African innovation hubs Call for proposal H2020-ICT-2018-20 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-ICT-2020-2 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator INOVA+ - INNOVATION SERVICES, SA Net EU contribution € 330 268,75 Address RUA DR AFONSO CORDEIRO 567 4450-309 Matosinhos Portugal See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 471 812,50 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all EMERGING COMMUNITIES TECH-UP ORGANIZATION Nigeria Net EU contribution € 192 500,00 Address 1 AKURE TECH HUB FEDERL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY A STATE 340214 Akure See on map Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 192 500,00 YOUTHMAKERS HUB ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA Greece Net EU contribution € 158 750,00 Address SPARTIS 111 17675 ATHINA See on map Region Αττική Aττική Νότιος Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 158 750,00 ASSOCIACAO PORTO BUSINESS SCHOOL (PBS)- U. PORTO Portugal Net EU contribution € 152 125,00 Address AVENIDA FABRIL DO NORTE, NO 425 4460 314 Matosinhos See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 152 125,00 OUTBOX U LTD Uganda Net EU contribution € 85 925,00 Address PLOT 23 LUMUMBA AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, SOLIZ HOUSE 256 Kampala See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 122 750,00 DPIXEL SRL Italy Net EU contribution € 121 012,50 Address PIAZZA GAUDENZIO SELLA 1 13900 Biella See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Biella Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 172 875,00 STIMMULI FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Greece Net EU contribution € 257 750,00 Address AGIAS SOFIAS 15 546 23 THESSALONIKI See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 257 750,00 ITC - INOVACIJSKO TEHNOLOSKI GROZD MURSKA SOBOTA Slovenia Net EU contribution € 174 500,00 Address LENDAVSKA ULICA 5A 9000 Murska Sobota See on map Region Slovenija Vzhodna Slovenija Pomurska Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 174 500,00 TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Tanzania Net EU contribution € 217 000,00 Address ALI HASSAN MWINYI DAR ES SALAAM See on map Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 217 000,00 AFRICA TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS NETWORK C.I.C United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 214 937,50 Address 7-14 GREAT DOVER STREET CAN MEZZANINE SE1 4YR London See on map Region London Inner London — East Lewisham and Southwark Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 214 937,50 HAPAFOUNDATION Ghana Net EU contribution € 94 937,50 Address HOUSE NO. 27 ATTA POKU STREET 233 Kumasi See on map Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 94 937,50
