ACTIVITIES | Digital Innovation Made in Africa

Trendscouting for Innovative Digital Solutions

In the publication series ‘Digital Innovation Made in Africa’, Make-IT in Africa showcases selected innovations and entrepreneurs that have unique potential to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN). These innovations illustrate the continent’s innovative power and potential.
Together with partners from the Make-IT network, such as World Summit Awards (WSA) and betterplace lab, Make-IT in Africa selects the most promising digital innovations.
The innovations stand for a new image of Africa: dynamic, modern, innovative, technical, and at the same time human - behind every digital innovation is a team of founders who are keen to combine social responsibility with entrepreneurship.

In its showcasing series ‘Digital Innovation Made in Africa’, Make-IT presents good practices from African tech entrepreneurs with a high potential for social impact. Together with partners from the Make-IT network, such as the World Summit Awards (WSA) and betterplace lab, Make-IT in Africa selects the most promising digital innovations from Sub-Saharan Africa in a joint selection process and publishes a series of best practice examples in a digital catalogue, as well as creating a touring exhibition for each catalogue.

The innovations are representative of numerous new developments that convey a completely new image of Africa: dynamic, modern, innovative, technical, and at the same time human – because behind every digital innovation is a team of founders who are keen to combine socially responsible entrepreneurship with digital modernisation.

So, join our trendscouting team and help us present outstanding African tech solutions to the world.

Selected Pictures of our showcasing serie ‚Digital Inovation Made in Africa‘

Catalogue & Tour plan