African Innovation Prize Up for Grabs

Innovation is often touted as a key feature of economic and social development but few initiatives actually focus on nurturing African creatives.

Africa: Africa Innovation Prize to Reward Aspiring Entrepreneurs (interview)

allAfrica.com, 8 August 2012

'Innovation' - promoted as a way to find solutions to social and economic challenges - has joined 'entrepreneurship' as a focus of philanthropies, governments and businesses. read more »

South Africa's Karoo Array Telescope, a mid-frequency 'pathfinder', alongside the proposed SKA core site.

Kenya: Kisumu Polytechnic Lecturer Designs Movable House

The Star, 8 August 2012

A Kisumu Polytechnic lecturer has designed and built a single-storeyed movable house in what is set to be a game-changer in the local housing industry. Samson Alemba said the ... read more »
Uganda: Research Needs More Funding

New Vision, 7 August 2012

The prime minister has called for increased research funding, up to 30% of the national budget, if the country is to attain actual transformation. read more »
Rwanda: Kenya Firm Innovation Pulls Youth Into Agribusiness

Rwanda Focus, 6 August 2012

For centuries, Rwandans have tilled land to grow food and cash crops with little success against poverty. read more »
Rwanda: New Panel Formed to Drive Innovation

The New Times, 6 August 2012

The African Union (AU) last week formed a high level advisory committee to advise on issues concerning science, technology and innovation. read more »
South Africa: African Technology Revolution Creates Investment Opportunities

Biz-Community, 3 August 2012

Global investors are missing out on innovation-driven opportunities in Africa because of a lack of information and lingering stereotypes about the continent. read more »
Nigeria: UK Rates Nigerian Educationist 9th World Best Innovator

Vanguard, 3 August 2012

A Nigerian, Mr Muyiwa Bamgbose, has been rated world's 9th best innovator in electronic learning. This was contained in the latest rating of an agency, Bob Little Public Relations, ... read more »

InFocus

East Africa: Boost for Agri-Innovation

A new hub aims to inspire scientists to generate research that will speed up development towards a future that is food-secure and resilient to climate change. Read more »
- East Africa: East African Network to Boost Bioscience Innovations
Africa Releases First Survey of Its Own Science

The 'Africa Innovation Outlook 2010', prepared by the African Science and Technology Indicators Initiative covers 19 countries and aims to plug an information gap on the state of ... Read more »
- Africa: Continent Releases First Survey of Its Own Science
- Resource Document African Innovation Outlook 2010