Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 Opens for Applications

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10427351_1609859239246441_6241346507456841942_nThe GIST Tech-I Competition, an annual competition for science and technology entrepreneurs from emerging economies worldwide has called for applications in a move that will see innovators submit their ideas and startups online.

Led by the U.S. Department of State, and implemented by AAAS, GIST Tech-I 2015 on February 17 openned its doors for applicants who have innovations in science, health, agribusiness among others to pitch at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) to showcase their ventures and to receive intensive training. Tech-I winners will win mini-grants, and receive one-on-one mentorship and training from world-class entreprenuers.
The application deadline is March 20 2015.

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Since 2011, the challenge has seen innovators from over 86 countries showcase their science and technology ventures to the world through GIST Tech-I Competitions. Some of the local winners include Kenya’s Kytabu, South Africa’s Lumkani and Padoko charger among others. Young innovators, selecting finalists representing Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Middle East.

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Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Sam Wakoba is a pan-African technology journalist, author, entrepreneur, technology business mentor, judge, educationalist, and a sought-after speaker and panelist across Africa’s innovation ecosystem. He is the convenor of the popular monthly #TechNight evening event and the #StartupEast Awards and Conference, platforms that bring together startup founders, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, content creators, and tech professionals from across the continent. For more than 16 years, Sam has reported on and analysed Africa’s technology landscape, covering some of the continent’s most impactful, and at times controversial policies, programs, investors, co-founders, startups, and corporations. His work is known for its independence, depth, and fairness, with a singular goal of helping build and strengthen Africa’s nascent technology ecosystem. Beyond journalism, Sam is a business analyst and consultant, working with brands, universities, corporates, SMEs, and startups across East Africa, as well as international companies entering the East African market or scaling across Africa. In his free time, he volunteers as a consulting editor and fintech analyst at Business Tech Kenya, a business, technology, and data firm that publishes reports, reviews, and insights on business and technology trends in Kenya. Follow him on X: @SamWakoba