egk13 - Hubs as anchor points for innovation in Africa - Claude Migisha, KLab Kigali
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?
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.