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innovationcollaboration

entrepreneurship

Being the Sorcerer's Apprenticeon the state of innovation in Ethiopia

Oliver  Petzoldt  |  CIM  Ethiopia  Marton  Kocsev  |  GiZ  Ethiopia

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Africa:2050population 1,8 billion under 30 years: 65%

indigenous innovation| for and by locals = locally relevant businesses| increasingly networked = marketing innovation| small and medium sized = social enterprising

ActiveSpacesCameroon

bantalabsSenegal

iHubKenya

HiveColabUganda

open innovation

youth enterpreneurship

cutting edge technologies & services

Come, old broomstick, you are needed,Take these rags and wrap them round you!Long my orders you have heeded,By my wishes now I've bound you.

The Sorcerers ApprenticeJ. W. Goethe, 1779, Weimar

1) strengthening innovation networks between science &

business in Ethiopia

2) introducing entrepreneurship and innovation skills for young

entrepreneurs (SMEs)

3) improving market-entry conditions for innovative businesses

4) globally networking the Ethiopian green tech and business

community

iceethiopia is a technology innovation network, which aims at accelerating Ethiopia's economic growth by promoting market-driven and environmentaly viable innovations through enabling new private sector initiatives and facilitating the constructive interaction between technologists, entrepreneurs, investors and creative workers.

strengthening innnovation networks

introducing entrepreneurship and innovation skills

improving market-entry conditions

collaborative working space

co-working

events conferences parties

Network  of  African  TechHubsNetwork  of  supporters

ATCB

Founding  partners

iceethiopia is the one-stop-shop for young

entrepreneurs in the green technology field

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Workshop | Weimar, 29. bis 30. August 2011

Africa Re:Load | Discover new opportunities for innovation and business

Africa  Re:Load  |  Weimar  29./30.  August  2011Petzold  &  Kocsev|  ice-­‐ethiopia@gmail.com  |  GiZ  iceethiopia