Open Innovation (OI)
Global Alliance Africa is a six-year project designed to strengthen and scale local innovation and business environments in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Open Innovation is one of the interventions for this programme.
Our Innovation Exchange platform brings together Challenge Holders and Solution Providers to solve technical problems via the Innovation Exchange process. This is a quick and easy way to find suitable partners, comprising:
- Challenge translation – turning the problem into a brief to be solved
- Competition – 6-8 week open competition promoted by Innovate UK KTN
- Solution selection – detailed assessment, shortlisting and pitching of solutions
- Relationship building – the winning applicant agrees the scope of their pilot project
- Technology development – 6-12 month pilot project to develop and test the solution
Related Opportunities
GCRF AgriFood Africa Innovation Awards Round 5: African Aquaculture Genetics
Opens: 25/01/2023 Closes: 07/03/2023
Successful UK-registered organisations will receive a grant of up to £30,000 to support new UK- Africa collaborations on aquaculture genetics. Application deadline: 7th March 2023 at 11am GMT.
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Rand Water Online Launch Event and Q&A Session
This launch event and Q&A session took place online, to introduce the Global Innovation water treatment residue challenges from Rand Water, South Africa. There are two opportunities open with a deadline of 31 January 2023.
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Rand Water Online Launch Event and Q&A Session
This launch event and Q&A session took place online, to introduce the Global Innovation water treatment residue challenges from Rand Water, South Africa. There are two opportunities open with a deadline of 31 January 2023.
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Related News
20/09/2022
Innovation Champions: Petiole APP presents a fresh approach to Kenya’s long-standing False Codling Moth challenge
In an effort to remedy a challenge faced by thousands of Kenyan farmers, the Innovation Exchange (iX) challenge competition, Global Alliance Africa delivered by Innovate UK KTN supported Flamingo Horticulture International, which grows chillies within several regions in Kenya, to identify innovative approaches in pest control for the detection and screening of false codling moth.
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09/11/2022
Global Alliance Africa partners with ASENTI in Kenya to connect the African entrepreneurial ecosystem on a global stage
Followers of Global Alliance Africa based in Kenya may be interested to attend the 8th African Summit On Entrepreneurship And Innovation on 10th November 2022. Global Alliance Africa and ASENTI welcome you to this event.
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Programmes related to Open Innovation (OI)
Global Alliance Africa
Global Alliance Africa is a six-year project funded by UK Aid through Innovate UK (GCRF) and FCDO.
Agrifood Africa Connect
AgriFood Africa Connect brings innovative people and organisations across the UK and Africa together to address key AgriFood challenges in Africa. We build diverse connections across the UK and Africa to drive positive change that aligns with the UK’s Overseas Development Assistance goals.