Global Alliance Africa Lead Customer Programme Briefing Webinar
Discover more about this funding opportunity for UK-Africa collaborative projects to accelerate your innovative technology.
Overview
Join us on this webinar to find out more about the structure of the Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa’s Lead Customer Programme (LCP), a funding call delivered through the Innovate UK Global Innovation Networks between the UK, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Rwanda. The aim of the LCP is to accelerate innovations to create or implement new or improved technologies through UK- African partnerships whilst helping meet UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The LCP demonstrates the need and demand for innovation by working with applicants that have a letter of endorsement from a key future user, i.e. the Lead Customer, in the supply chain. We are seeking innovations that can move close to commercialisation. This webinar will cover the scope, timelines, technology readiness level requirements and investment terms related to accessing the funding.
This event relates to LCPs being delivered through 5 Global Innovation Networks (GINs) including:
- UK-Kenya Health GIN
- UK-Kenya Alternative Proteins GIN
- UK-Nigeria Circular Fashion GIN
- UK-Nigeria Sustainable Construction GIN
- UK-Africa Space Technology for Sustainability GIN
During the event we will answer general questions on the LCP – we will also explain how you can ask specific questions related to one of the above GINs after the event.
Agenda
- 10:00 GMT +1 – Introduction to Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa and the Global Innovation Networks
- 10:05 GMT +1 – Breakdown of funding structure for the LCP
- 10:20 GMT +1 – Examples from other LCP programs to illustrate the format
- 10:30 GMT +1 – Question and answer session
About Global Alliance Africa
Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa is a six-year project funded by UK International Development through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). This project aims to build new and stronger UK-African partnerships to maximise the creation of inclusive market access, funding, and investment opportunities through innovation knowledge transfer between the UK, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.
Related programmes
Global Alliance Africa
This Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa 6-year (2019-2025) project funded by UK International Development aims to build new and stronger UK-African partnerships to maximise the creation of inclusive market access, funding and investment opportunities through innovation knowledge transfer between the UK, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
Global Innovation Networks
Global Innovation Networks unite some of the best minds and greatest thinkers from across the UK and globally to find answers to some of the world’s most significant challenges. The Networks will facilitate UK, African and EU networks to deliver collaborative research, innovation and funding solutions that address key global innovation challenges.