Objective WAZIHUB (in Swahili for Open-Hub) is an innovation project for Africa aiming to create an OpenHUB of IoT and Big data cutting-edge and African-grade solutions, co-designed by African people where these solutions can then be adapted to match local service needs. The vision of WAZIHUB is to exploit the huge IoT potential and share best practices for IoT and Cloud Technologies use, through the involvement of innovation communities and stakeholders at local district, regional, national and African level. The project goal is to iterate and extract value from spinning-off value-added IoT innovative services (e.g. monitoring, controlling, data analytics) based on the technologies developed in WAZIUP and FIWARE projects.In order to reach its vision, the project has the following objectives:• make the IoT, Cloud and Big Data technology more accessible through an easily replicated platform as a service using existing technologies and a smart village reference model for testing and validation• simplify the start-up creation process through setting up an accelerator program based on established experience• make the business model more accessible, enabling stakeholders to more easily catalyse around valid, innovative and tested propositions creating innovation ecosystems that also support sustainabilityWAZIHUB will exploit mature results already tested and ready for deployment, it will push for impact based on these through a set of ambitious and measurable KPIs in terms of creation of startups, IoT Regional Ecosystems, wide reach trough dissemination and Build Capacity to train, support and mentor targeted audience (startups, SMEs and developers).WAZIHUB also plans to expand the reach and use of WAZIUP technology to Southeast and Southern Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South-Africa, Mozambique) and at the same time to strengthen the activities and the strategic partnership with West Africa (Senegal, Ghana). Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of thingssocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation managementsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurshipnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencebig datasocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models 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-39-2016-2017 - International partnership building in low and middle income countries Call for proposal H2020-ICT-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-ICT-2017-1 Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER Net EU contribution € 518 750,00 Address Via santa croce 77 38122 Trento Italy See on map Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Activity type Research Organisations 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 Other funding € 0,00 Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITE DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR France Net EU contribution € 162 875,00 Address Avenue de l'universite 64000 Pau See on map Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Aquitaine Pyrénées-Atlantiques Activity type 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 Other funding € 0,00 INNOTEC21 GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 363 112,49 Address Delitzscher str. 36 04129 Leipzig 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 Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig 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 Other funding € 155 619,64 ORANGE SA France Net EU contribution € 210 525,00 Address 111 quai du president roosevelt 92130 Issy les moulineaux See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine 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 Other funding € 90 225,00 SONATEL - SA Senegal Net EU contribution € 77 000,00 Address 64 voie de dégagement nord (vdn) Dakar 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 Other funding € 33 000,00 UNIVERSITE GASTON BERGER DE SAINT LOUIS Senegal Net EU contribution € 69 000,00 Address Saint louis Saint louis See on map Activity type 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 Other funding € 0,00 ISPACE FOUNDATION Ghana Net EU contribution € 39 875,00 Address F618/2 anumansa lokko streets 146 east c borg esta osu BTC2278 Accra See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes 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 Other funding € 0,00 KUMASI HIVE Ghana Net EU contribution € 87 500,00 Address Ph 49, se29056 drive, 2nd turn behind mizpah schoo Kumasi See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes 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 Other funding € 0,00 DAR TEKNOHAMA BUSINESS INCUBATOR LIMITED Tanzania Net EU contribution € 74 000,00 Address Tanzania commission for science and technology Dar es saalam 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 Other funding € 0,00 STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY Kenya Net EU contribution € 85 125,00 Address Ole sangale road madaraka estate 00200 Nairobi See on map Activity type 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 Other funding € 0,00 MAKERS BE LIKE South Africa Net EU contribution € 64 750,00 Address 43 station drive 4001 Durban See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes 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 Other funding € 27 750,00 HIVE COLAB Uganda Net EU contribution € 81 425,00 Address Plot 90 kanjokya rd 35364 Kampala 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 Other funding € 0,00 WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY UGANDA Uganda Net EU contribution € 75 500,00 Address Plot 18 kanjokya street Kampala 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 Other funding € 0,00 CLOUD PORT LIMITED Ghana Net EU contribution € 89 250,00 Address 2nd emmause lane labone accra Tema 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 Other funding € 38 250,00
