Nominees For Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation 2013 Announced
Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company,
Etisalat, has announced the shortlist of nominees for the second edition of the
‘Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation’ ahead of the Africa Com awards Gala
Dinner to be held in Cape Town South Africa on the 13th of November
2013. This award which is aimed at encouraging and celebrating valuable innovation in the African market will
form part of activities lined up for the Africa Com 2013 Conference.
The shortlisted entries
include Efiwe Mobile Application, Genii Games (Asa), qCefa – Quality and Cheap
Education for All and Spantree – SpanBox SB 105
Acting Chief
Executive Officer at Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher, described the 2013
entries as outstanding and competitive.
He said, “The
creativity shown by all the entries demonstrates the importance of the use of
broadband in Africa as well as the increasing benefits that can be derived from
it. We witnessed an impressive array of innovative entries for
the two award categories and
bringing some of the ideas and
concepts to life will go a long way in improving the telecommunications sector
in Nigeria and beyond”.
The Etisalat Prize for Innovation featured a
high-level judging panel representing business, telecommunications,
entrepreneurship and network development reviewed the entries and established a
shortlist of 4 nominees in two categories. The shortlists included products and
services as well as innovative ideas. Thefour nominees for the award will
accompany members of Etisalat Senior Management team in attending the AfricaCom
awards ceremony in Cape Town next week.
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