– Creative Innovators exist in every village?
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Programos Foundation’s InnovationbedAfrica Tech-Talents: Innovation Development Capacity Incubation-2030 hubs debuts in every LGA of your state. Invite them to showcase innovation on the world stage!
– Who preserves our Innovators?
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Programos Foundation does every thing possible to preserve innovators in Nigeria just as the NGO has conscripted the globally rated home-grown producers into an innovation development capacity incubation-2030 faculty to re-grow and scout a new generation of innovators!
Records have it that owing to discomforts and provocations of COVID-19 pandemic across the globe the count of creative innovations emerging from restless youths and leaders of tomorrow taking positive ACTIONS on the SDGs in our sub-regions remain unprecedented.
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Following some work done by Programos Foundation – builders of the Innovationbed Africa private digital ecosystem, quite a number of African countries have performed remarkably well at global innovation appraisal networks of the United Nations World Summit Awards, WSA.
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The WSA is a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation to improve society.Combining an ongoing series of international events and activities with a global network of start-ups, social entrepreneurs, mentors, jurors, speakers, experts, government leaders, academia and civil society, WSA is an international platform for cutting edge examples of how ICTs can impact society in a positive way.
With over 17 years of international experience, WSA is a quality seal for digital content with societal impact in over 18 participating countries.
Breakdown of WSA (Nigeria) 2022 Timeline:
Nigeria’s call like of other 187 countries enjoys a nomination period of April 15th to August 31st, 2022.
July 31st, 2022: WSA (Nigeria) National Pre-Selection Jury – On-Premise and Virtual Jury
August 2nd – 4th, 2022: “NCS National Startups Pitch 2020”, Nigeria Computer Society, National Conference 2022, Ogun State, Nigeria.
August 31st: Country Level Deadline – for submission and Pre-selection/nominations to global database.
September 2022: Online Jury
October 2022: Grand Jury Meeting, Indonesia
March 2023: WSA Global Congress and Winners Ceremony to hold in Mexico
Interestingly this year’s programme may shortlist the best e-content startups across the 36 states of the federation plus FCT ahead of the global WSA competition involving 187+ countries to be showcased in the Nigeria Computer Society National Conference 2022 “NCS NATIONAL STARTUPS PITCH 2022” holding via a hybrid event in Ogun State of Nigeria, August 2022.
In collaboration with the Nigeria Computer Society Conferences 2022 Committee, I will lead the coordination for the maiden “NCS National Startups Pitch 2022” process, in my capacity as the United Nations World Summit Awards National Expert for Nigeria.
As nominated by the NCS International Conferences Committee Chairman, Mr. Rex Abitogun, Mr Jide Awe, CEO, Jidaw Systems Limited, will play an advisory role in the Strategy works on this National call.
Thank you,
Amos Emmanuel mNCS, FIIM, CDOA
‘Programos Software Group Chief Software Architect/Ceo, Founder Programos Foundation promoters of Innovationbed Africa – a digital ecosystem.
-National Expert for the United Nations World Summit Awards selecting and nominating Nigerian solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
| Innovation Category | Description for Innovation |
|---|---|
 Local Innovations for Government & Citizen Engagement | GOVERNMENT & CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT services | open data | democratic participation The Government & Citizen Engagement category may entail solutions that: Integrate the citizens in public administration & increase the citizen engagement Deliver content rich solutions to the public & connect the public including individuals, businesses and organizations Enable low threshold access of information, data & procedures & make public services accessible to all Significantly improve and enhance service depth and quality & democratic processes Increase transparency in governmental processes & facilitate participation of citizens and public services clients Simplify administrations & foster efficiency of information exchange Ensure equal rights to economic resources, access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance |
 Local Innovations for Health & Well-Being | HEALTH & WELL BEING medical care | sport | lifestyle Health & Well Being solutions may address for example: Meeting healthcare needs of citizens and patients with innovative content applications Reduce maternal mortality ratio & preventable deaths of new-borns and children Prevention & reduction of epidemics like AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis or substance abuse Supporting healthcare professionals, as well as the broader public, policy makers and healthcare providers with easy data access and communication tools & diagnosing with technical solutions & content Supporting research and development of vaccines and medicines, health financing and recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce Enable information on healthcare, nutrition, medication, disease & well-being by smart solutions Solutions to learn health & well-being by improving and enhancing healthy behaviour, nutrition, hygiene, sports Content rich solutions to enjoy and facilitate sports, music, entertainment, style & fashion Utilizing ICTs for hobbies, free-time activities and sports |
 Local Innovations for Learning & Education | LEARNING & EDUCATION knowledge | science | skills The Learning & Education category may entail ICT solutions that: Provide intelligent solutions for easy & low threshold access of education for everyone Address the learning needs of every level of learner and creating interactive e-learning communities & interactive, personalized and distributed education resources online Support knowledge transfer and skills gain in a complex and interactive fashion Help teachers to enhance and simplify teaching & material creation & find new methods and innovative teaching solutions using ICT’s Enhance corporate training & lifelong learning Foster global collaboration in science, provide measures to promote science and demonstrate results and value to society Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations Provide child, disability and gender sensitive education tools and safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments |
 Local Innovations for Environment & Green Energy | ENVIRONMENT & GREEN ENERGY climate | sustainable resources | agriculture The Environment & Green Energy category may entail ICT solutions that: Support maintaining ecosystems, sustainable food production systems & resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production Adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters Utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge for sustainable agriculture Facilitation of timely access to market information, including on food reserves Supporting methods via ICT’s to progressively improve land and soil quality Enhance agricultural productivity and support small-scale food producers Water-use efficiency across all sectors & water resource management at all levels Support and strengthen the participation in water- and sanitation, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies Enhance access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology |
 Local Innovations for Culture & Tourism | CULTURE & TOURISM Heritage | entertainment | subcultures Culture & Tourism solutions may address for example: Preserving and presenting cultural heritage in line with the challenges of the future Demonstrating valuable cultural assets clearly and informatively using state-of-the-art technology Develop the diversity of cultures and sub-cultures and the multilingual nature of societies Enabling travelers to find attractions, to be informed and enlightened, to enjoy safe travel and have access to up-to-date travel information Enhance inter-modal use of public transport, supporting orientation in cities and countryside, allowing the hotel industry to address customers, and providing navigation-based content Promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products Safeguard and transmission of cultural heritage Promote cultural diversity |
 Local Innovations for Smart Settlements & Urbanization | SMART SETTLEMENTS & URBANIZATION Mobility |productive work | sustainable living The Smart Settlements & Urbanization category may entail ICT solutions that: Support higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation Support productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value Offer regional and trans border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being Enhance safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems Entail inclusive and sustainable, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management Solutions for safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, per-urban and rural areas Solutions for financial and technical assistance, sustainable and smart buildings Substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and Support adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters and/or risk management Consumer information and/or smart access to data at all levels |
 Local Innovations for Business & Commerce | BUSINESS & COMMERCE Innovative services | security | finance | marketing This category may entail ICT solutions with high social impact that: support and optimization of business processes are Fintech solutions with social impact create of new business models in e-commerce and m-commerce are solutions which demonstrate an incremental or radical / disruptive innovation development are applications, processes, products or business models in the financial services industry are solutions with regard to their supported business processes such as financial information, payments, investments, financing, advisory and cross-process support are solutions for the insurance industry (“InsurTech”), like retail, private and corporate banking as well as life and non-life insurance are Business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C) or consumer-to-consumer (C2C) solutions, internet security and other areas are complementary services such as personal finance management systems, or competitive solutions such as e.g. peer-to-peer lending provide Data security to protect sensitive consumer and corporate financial data |
 Local Innovations for Inclusion & Empowerment | INCLUSION & EMPOWERMENT Diversity | gender | justice | human rights This category may entail ICT solutions with high social impact that: support integration of the global information society, empower the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status empowering citizens and stakeholders in public services reduce “digital divides” between technology-empowered and technology-excluded communities Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices in legislation, policies and action in this regard Enhance resilience to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters Support mobilization of resources from a variety of sources Ensure access for all everyone to food, education, information, data etc. Strengthen the capacity, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and health risks Reduce discrimination against all women and girls & prevent all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women |
| SPECIAL: WSA Young Innovators taking action on the SDG’s | strictly for people under the age of 26 Young (Boys & Girls) Innovationbed ‘Catch-Them-Young’ Excellence Award for Undergraduate Students from 36 states Tech-Talent Incubation in Nigeria : =N= 2.5*m Winning Project Support Advertised for States | |
1ST-EVER WSA GRAND JURY IN AFRICA – HOSTED IN ACCRA, GHANA
NIGERIA AND SPAIN NATIONAL EXPERTS
INSET WITH JANS OF THE GIZ
AT WSA WINNERS CONGRESS IN CASCAIS, PORTUGAL
NIGERIA AND SOUTH KOREA WSA NATIONAL EXPERTS
NIGERIAN WINNERS U-TRUCKIT.NG AND NATIONAL EXPERT AT THE WSA WINNERS CONGRESS IN VIENNA AUSTRIA
United Kingdom, Nigeria, Bolivia, Morocco and Hong Kong WSA National Experts freeing up in Vienna jury photo session!
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