Eligible Countries: African countries
About the Award: The BD4D Innovation Challenge aims to support emerging young African data scientists to develop innovative solutions that leverage new and non-traditional sources of data to address development challenges.
The challenges
For this pilot program, the following three challenges have been selected. In future editions, there will be additional challenges in different development areas.
Before submitting your application, we kindly invite you to click on each link below and take time to read the information provided about each challenge.
- Youth employment
- Financial inclusion
- Food security
Type: Contest
Eligibility:
Eligibility:
- The BD4D Innovation Challenge is open to Applicants from member countries of the African Union.
- Applicants may be individuals or teams of individuals. Teams are encouraged to combine skills in data science and data engineering. Applicants are responsible for compliance with the legal requirements of their country.
- Applicants must submit a solution to one of the 3 challenges above
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award:
Challenge Winners will be selected and awarded for the following categories:
The prizes will be awarded in disbursements, based on a deliverables plan which will be agreed with each team.
How to Apply:
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Value of Award:
- Seed funding grants of up to USD 10,000
- Mentorship support
- Public recognition and opportunity to network
Challenge Winners will be selected and awarded for the following categories:
- Best BD4D-IC solution: Up to $10,000
- Most Innovative BD4D-IC solution: Up to $10,000
The prizes will be awarded in disbursements, based on a deliverables plan which will be agreed with each team.
How to Apply:
- Applicants must use this online form to submit their application for the BD4D Innovation Challenge.
- The best submissions will be invited to pitch at the Final Pitch Competition.
- The Pitching Competition will take place on September 9th, 2019. Winners will be announced on the same day.
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