[ADDIS ABABA] African innovators and inventors who design products with the potential to drive the continent's economic transformation may benefit from a new awards scheme.
The Innovation Prize for Africa, worth US$100,000, will be given for the first time in February 2012 to the best innovators in three areas: information and communication technology (ICT), green technologies, and health and food security. The runner-up will receive US$50,000.
The prize was announced last month (8 July) by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) based in Switzerland.
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Author: Aregu Balleh
