Etisalat Announces 2013 ‘Pan-African Prize for Innovation Award
Most innovative and fastest growing
telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria today announced the launch of the
2013 edition of the ‘Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation to reward the
most innovative mobile broadband product, idea or service in Africa. This award
will be presented at the 16th Annual
AfricaCom Conference in, Cape Town, South Africa, between 12th and 14th November 2013.
The Etisalat Pan-African Prize for
Innovation will seek to recognise the most innovative mobile broadband product,
service or idea that provides a significant utility to African mobile users and
can demonstrate a valuable social or economic impact on customers. Entries for the award, opens on August 27,
2013 via the Etisalat website.
According to Director, Brands and
Communication, Etisalat Nigeria, Enitan Denloye, the Prize will be awarded in
two sub categories, namely: 1st Prize
for the most innovative product or service that was launched in the last 18
months, and 2ndPrize for the most innovative idea driving or
facilitating mobile broadband use in Africa.
The winner of the first category will be
awarded with the sum of $25,000, 3 Devices, a Business Development Mentoring
(in-House) programme, and a possible commercial partnership with Etisalat. The
winner of the second category will receive a cash prize of $10,000, 3 Devices,
Product Incubation Programme, Business Development Mentoring (in-House)
programme, access to network resources for testing, knowledge base, as well as
a pilot study (terms apply) and analysis via Etisalat’s customer base.
“Broadband is primarily mobile in the
African continent and critical to its economic development. At Etisalat, we
believe that innovation should go beyond improvements in existing products and
services, and instead have valuable social and economic impact on customers. In
support of this belief, Etisalat is proud to announce the 2013 edition of this
prize to encourage and celebrate innovation in the African market,” Denloye
stated
The award is open to African Mobile Broadband eco-system
like Handset and Device manufacturers/customizers’, Dongles & Modems,
Embedded Devices, Tablets and eReaders. Also
eligible are SMEs and individuals
developing innovative mobile broadband solutions.
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