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About the project

Bridging Digital Innovation Ecosystems across Africa and Europe

About the project

The AEDIB|NET project

is the first step of a broader approach for the African–European collaboration on digitalisation and innovation. The project being launched under the broader political initiative AEDIB. Initiated by EU Member States (France, Belgium, and Germany) and the European Commission to the EC’s Digital 4 Development process (D4D).

Funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme and coordinated by GIZ in Germany, AEDIB|NET brings together a network of strong partners from the African and European innovation ecosystem with the ambition to:

Inspire

Inspire

the ecosystem actors by developing a supportive innovation policy framework for innovation, building capacity of marginalised groups and enhancing digital and entrepreneurship skills via Digital Entrepreneur Skills Academy.

ECOSYSTEM MAPPING AND POLICY FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT
DIGITAL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS (DES) ACADEMY FOR MARGINALISED GROUPS

Create

Digital Innovation by establishing African Digital Innovation Hubs, Digital Hub Lab, online marketplaces with virtual communities and investor networks. The ADIHs will focus on four topics: Climate Smart Agriculture, Smart Cities, Digital Trade and Clean Tech.

CREATING A NEW MARKETPLACE FOR DIGITAL INNOVATION IN AFRICA
Create
Connect

Connect

start-ups, SMEs, DIHs, diaspora and others African and European ecosystem players in trans-continental partnerships to facilitate inter-continental collaboration and the creation of a common digital innovation ecosystem.

FACILITATING TRANS-CONTINENTAL COOPERATION OF INNOVATORS AND DIHs

The AEDIB|NET project establishes 12 ADIHs with 4 technological focuses, which have been pre-identified as digital innovation priority

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Smart Cities

Cities and Communities of all sizes can become smart utilizing digital technologies to improve the quality of life of their citizens, harnessing ICT to absorb information and communicate with innovators and other communities.

CSA

Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) includes a range of proven and innovative practices that increase productivity, strengthen climate resilience and reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Digital Trade

The prospects for digitally enabled trade in Africa can be of particular benefit to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), helping them connect with purchasers abroad and provide the supportive services to facilitate their exports, including simplified payments and logistics.

Clean Tech

A cooperation between African and European digital innovation ecosystems to address global warming and the preservation of our natural environments can result in very important outcomes, and a specially interesting area for the development of digital innovations and solutions.

African DIHs supported by AEDIB|NET

JHUB Africa

Kenya
A one-stop hub offering comprehensive array of digital solutions for societal needs. JHUB Africa develops climate smart agricultural solutions and digital trade.
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Digi-Cities Network

Cote D'ivoire
A DIH that will be a one-stop shop for digital innovation to help cities make the transition to smart management.
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Smart City Hub

Rwanda
The Smart City Hub exists to facilitate and drive efficient, sustainable, digital solutions that improve the quality of life for citizens in cities and communities in Rwanda through technology and innovation
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Cleantech216

Tunisia
Cleantech216 is a digital innovation hub dedicated to cultivating clean technologies to strengthen climate resilience in Tunisia.
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237 DT Innovation Lab

Cameroon
237 DT Innovation Lab promotes and supports innovative organizations, in digital trade across Cameroon.
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Smart Cities Startup Hub

Egypt
The SCSH will be a leading hub for Smart Cities in the region that connects the different components of the ecosystem, linking startups with mentors, investors, partners, and supporting organizations.
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GIA Hub

A unifying framework for several actors working on the issue of geospatial, smart-Agri and agriculture in the broad sense. It brings together academics, research structures, incubators, professional organizations, start-ups and state departments.
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Tshimologong DIH

South Africa
Tshimologong aims to create world-leading African digital entrepreneurs and catalyzes the transformation of Braamfontein, Johannesburg into a premier technology destination to raise the profile of African digital innovation.
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Smart Kilimo Hub

The Smart Kilimo Hub is a digital innovation hub democratising climate smart agriculture through digital technology to empower Tanzanian entrepreneurs in the agriculture value chain.
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Clean Tech Hub Nairobi

Kenya
A catalyst for clean technology in the East African region and beyond supporting SMEs and growth-stage startups to implement clean technology and digital tools and resources into their business.
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DOORS

The “DOORS” DIH will support Rwanda SMEs, improve their proficiency in digital trade, and help them access markets and finance.
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Digitrade Innovation Hub

The DIH aspires to become the official/main digital trade hub in Egypt that will help increasing the competitiveness of the MSEs and entrepreneurs.
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