Morocco based health DabaDoc, a startup that connects patients with thousands of doctors across Africa has been nominated as a World Economic Forum 2019 Technology Pioneer becoming one of the two African companies recognized as part of the 2019 Technology Pioneer cohort.
The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are leaders in the design, development and deployment of new technologies and innovations, and are poised to have a significant impact on business and society.
In recent years, Google, Twitter, Dropbox, AirBnB, Spotify, Palantir, TransferWise, to name a few, have joined the ranks of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers. The selection committee this year included a wide variety of panelists, including leaders from Huawei Technologies, Stanford University and Nasdaq Inc, amongst others.
“Our new tech pioneers are at the cutting edge of many industries, using their innovations to address serious issues around the world,” says Fulvia Montresor, Head of Technology Pioneers at the World Economic Forum. “This year’s pioneers know that technology is about more than innovation – it is also about application. This is why we believe they’ll shape the future.”
