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Accelerating the Achievement of the SDGs through Innovation

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By Farmers Review Africa

During the World Economic Forum on Africa, Startupbootcamp (SBC) Afritech, a leading accelerator focused on innovative African tech start-ups, together with SAP Next-Gen, a purpose-driven innovation university, and community, hosted a series of conversations around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim: to explore how innovation can facilitate and accelerate the achievement of the SDGs.

Kicking off the trio of talks was a discussion on Public-Private Partnerships for the Global Goals by a panel comprising Matthew Jennings, SAP Global Vice President for Intelligent Enterprise Solutions; Sandiso Sibisi, Founder of COOi Studios; Julie Cleverdon, Director of the Cape Town Science Centre; Lance Greyling, Director of Enterprise and Investment at the City of Cape Town, Philip Kiracofe, CEO of Startupbootcamp and Christoph Viaraud, CEO and Chairman of Africa Arena. During the conversation, panelists shared how partnerships could be harnessed to foster the advancement of the SDGs. Read more>>

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