Incubators and accelerators provide an essential service to the innovation ecosystems of Europe and Africa, but they also need support. ENRICH in Africa is there to provide support through our activities and services, including this platform.
The main drivers of innovation in Africa and Europe. Through its Champions, ENRICH in Africa supports them with a wide range of support services and marketplace offerings.
ENRICH in Africa involves key stakeholders facilitating innovation and representing the full triple-helix of business, academia, and governance in its activities. A strong, holistic EU-Africa innovation ecosystem ensures that the work done with incubators is sustainable and integrated into the wider economic landscape.
The ENRICH in Africa Centre is an outcome of the ENRICH in Africa Project, which is led by a team of amazing innovation, incubation and acceleration partners from across Europe and Africa. This is a network by the users, for the users.
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The project SEADE – short for ‘Strengthening the Europe-Africa Digital Ecosystem Through Increased R&I Cooperation’ provides fundamental support services and route-to-market programmes for AU & EU Research and Innovation actors based on user-centred market research. The project, funded by the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe, will be running for two years until December 2025. As part of a project consortium of 10 African and European partners, the Enrich in Africa Center provides fundamental and tangible support services to the Research and Innovation (R&I) ecosystems of Europe (EU) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), undertaking human-centred research, programme development, and pilot actions in Ghana, South Africa Kenya and Senegal.
The ENRICH in Africa Centre is an innovation outcome of the ENRICH in Africa project: an EU funded project seeking to pilot and release support tools for the innovation communities of Europe and Africa.
Africa and EU collaboration is an essential aspect of innovation support. The African Union and European Union have come together through a High-level Policy Dialogue group to work towards strengthening these relationships and securing impactful outcomes. ENRICH in Africa is supporting this group with their innovation agenda.
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