Deadline: 28-Jan-22
Applications are now open for the Innovation Challenge, an opportunity for early-stage innovators who have digital innovations that adress social and environmental challenges and are keen to develop a sustainable business model around their digital solutions.
Winner teams will receive access to the digital innovation launcher programme from Innovation Factory to refine their ideas and prototypes to the generation of a viable business plan and to launch their digital innovation for sustainability.
Topics
- Financial Inclusion: The government of Ghana has a vision to increase affordable and good quality financial services that meet the needs of Ghanaians. Examples include innovations that support financial inclusion of marginalised groups like people living with disabilities or rural women groups, support financial literacy initiatives, enabling easier access to savings accounts and payment services, as well as reducing barriers to obtaining insurance and loans.
- Urban Sustainability: The Innovation Challenge for Indonesia seeks to support digital innovations that provide solutions to improve urban sustainability.
- Green Recovery: The Innovation Challenge refers to digital innovations that provide solutions to improve livelihoods and take climate action – social impact such as empowering marginalised groups to find secure employment, or environmental impact such as enabling biodiversity conservation and promoting sustainable consumption – ultimately contributing to green recovery in Mexican communities.
From all applications an expert jury selects 3 teams per country with the most promising digital innovations. These teams participate in the 3 months digital innovation launcher programme.
Digital Innovation Launcher Programme
- Sustainable Business Plan: Access tools to help you launch your sustainable business idea
- Professional Network: Build a support network to assist with your digital innovation start up
- Customised Coaching & Mentoring: Receive professional support from experienced entrepreneurship experts
- Peer Learning: Exchange with peers who similarly strive to generate socio-environmental impacts.
Eligibility Criteria
Call for applications open to start-ups to submit digital innovations for sustainable development: financial inclusion (Ghana), urban sustainability (Indonesia) & green recovery (Mexico).
For more information, visit https://www.innovation-factory.info/innovation-challenge/