06. 04. 2012

On the Air!

Shots from our trip to GBC FM’s (the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation) Radio Ghana where each of the winners of our competition were interviewed.

On the air!

Pictured (from left to right): Assane Seck (Eco-fund Forum), Alloysius Attah (Farmerline), Victor Ogo …

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06. 04. 2012

Apps4Africa By the Numbers

Director of Apps4Africa, Jon Gosier, delivered the following presentation about the history of Apps4Africa yesterday in Accra.

In the presentation he revealed numbers related to the 2011 Apps4Africa competition. 250 apps entered by Africa innovators. 32 …

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30. 12. 2011

How to Ace an App Competition

As we close out 2011 and the first half of the Apps4Africa competition, we thought we’d share some tips for those of you planning to enter the South Africa competition next year. This can also serve as advice for those …

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12. 11. 2011

inSight Solutions Advisory to Provide Strategic Advice to A4A Participants

inSight Solutions Advisory, LLC selected to work with top applicants for the Apps 4 Africa 2011: Climate Challenge event, which since 2009 has combined individuals and companies in encouraging, identifying and rewarding local innovators for their ideas and project. inSight …

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07. 11. 2011

Cloudmine’s Platform makes Mobile Apps Easier to Build

Cloudmine, a promising tech startup and A4A partner, is offering its platform and APIs to Apps4Africa entrants. Cloudmine takes the pain out of building mobile applications, which will hopefully make entering the competition easier for teams who have big …

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17. 10. 2011

Apps4Africa Prizes Announced: $25,000 per Region

The prizes for the Apps4Africa Climate Challenge have been announced! The total, per region (West/Central, Southern, and East Africa) is $25,000, to be disbursed to winners in the following ways:

1st Prize: $15,000
2nd Prize: $7,000
3rd Prize: $3,000

There …

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28. 09. 2011

Data4Africa

If you’re looking for open data sets to use in the development of your Apps4Africa challenge entries you’ll be able to find a list of freely available sources here.…

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