In Kenya, entrepreneurs with big ideas in the start-up or early stage of growing their businesses continue to find increasing opportunities to access capital and training needed to succeed. One of the opportunities is through the Sinapis 2012 Entrepreneur Fellowship Program. Sinapis is an NGO in Nairobi providing advanced business training, investment capital and mentorship for the most innovative, scalable and sustainable start-ups in Kenya.
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a social movement. A whole new generation of ethical change
agents—whether in business or academia or the media—is building
a new sensibility about the way we live and interact. For many
people, ‘‘social entrepreneurship is now a viable and desirable career
path, where work is not just something that you do, but rather
something that you are.’’2
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Russell Southwood (from Balancing Act Africa) gave a fantastic presentation last week for the members of the iHub community entitled “The Browser and Social Media Wars,” where participants were introduced to how the development of devices and use of mobile in Africa are changing the innovation game.
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Energy from algae — lasers for battery production — electronic drawbar for agricultural machines — organic computing in tractors
At the 2012 Hannover Messe from April 23 to 27, KIT will present innovations relating to energy, mobility, IT, and other topics of relevance to the future. KIT will inform about its algae engineering platform and exhibit a photobioreactor for microalgae. In addition, new laser technologies for the production of lithium-ion batteries, an electronic drawbar for agricultural machines, and an organic computing system for tractors will be presented. Co-exhibitors will be KNMF, EUMINAfab, EnSoC, and KIC InnoEnergy. KIT will also contribute to other stands and special exhibitions.
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