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Blueprint for Setting Virtual Tech Hubs Services to Support Innovators and Entrepreneurs in the Green Sector
11 Dec. 2023
17:00h - 18:00h
GST/UTC+4
UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub
Climate Technology
English
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Blueprint for Setting Virtual Tech Hubs Services to Support Innovators and Entrepreneurs in the Green Sector
11 Dec. 2023
17:00h - 18:00h
Webcard announcing the RCC EAS Africa's event at COP28 in collaboration with Greenovation.
GST/UTC+4
UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub
Climate Technology
English
Webcard announcing the RCC EAS Africa's event at COP28 in collaboration with Greenovation.
Webcard announcing the RCC EAS Africa's event at COP28 in collaboration with Greenovation.
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Run of Show
  • Welcome address (2 min)
  • Overview and Structure of The Blueprint of Virtual Tech Hubs (10 min)
  • Deep dive into The Mentoring Platform service (10 min)
  • Online prototypical platform Walk through & Existing Resources (20 min)
  • Opportunity for collaboration through the Greenovations Entrepreneurship Alliance (5min)
  • Questions and Answer session with the audience (10 min)
  • Wrap up, thanks and closing (3 min)
Speakers
  • Dr. Erick Tambo, Academic Officer, United Nations University – Vice Rectorate in Europe (UNU-VIE)
  • Dr. Ambe Emmanuel Cheo, Academic Associate Officer – UNU-VIE
  • Dr. Itoro, Head of Research Group - AfriLabs
Additional documents

Event Flyer

 

Background: 

In the current context of climate change with its adverse impacts on the globe, innovation is expected to play a crucial role in creating avenues for the development of 
transformative solutions addressing climate change issues. Besides the deployment of public institutions to address climate change challenges, the private sector plays an important role being the main actors creating value through economic activities. In addition, young people have a tremendous potential to create innovative solutions addressing climate change issues proven by the creation of several start-ups with important and long-lasting impacts.

This private sector development can be enhanced by expanding the portfolio of bankable, concept-proofed green business models that are investor-ready to avoid the high rate of failure observed by premature scaling. This calls for the need for strengthening the existing environment with the development of effective tools and mechanisms to catalyze and create an increasingly positive dynamic, enabling the creation of (a) a critical mass of innovators and entrepreneurs in the green sector and (b) startups that can grow beyond early-stage and reach maturation.

The Greenovation project, implemented by United Nations University (UNU-VIE) and a consortium of partners including the Regional Collaboration Center for East and South Africa (RCC EAS Africa), seeks to strengthen the entrepreneurial community with toolkits that support stakeholders with the mandate to support innovators and entrepreneurs in their business development journey.

Objectives:

The main objectives of this event are to:

  • Introduce participants to the blueprint of virtual tech hubs concept as a toolkit to support young entrepreneurs and innovators in development of the sustainable solutions in the green sector
  • Show its key features and technical implementation on an online platform
  • Present the adoption and deployment of the blueprint by actors of the innovation ecosystem
  • Offer the opportunity to the audience including actors and stakeholders of the ecosystem to join the community around the blueprint concept for replication
  • Advocate for policy support for the adoption of the blueprint to strengthen the innovation ecosystem.

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