Twelve (12) Beninese start-ups selected from across the country are taking part in the second edition of the African start-up summit “AFRIC’UP”, to be held in Tunis from 24 to 25 September 2019 on the theme: “Smart cities and open innovation in Africa: what opportunities for start-ups?”.
They are the start-ups ALIVO TECHNOLOGIE, ASMA SANTE, DASCO SARL, HEMATO PLUS, REMA, ABC EDUCATION, DISRUPTECH, SOUBA, EASY SOFT, WAXANGARI, FENU and GUERRA TECH HUB. These young Beninese companies specialise in a variety of fields, namely education, health, agriculture, management, the environment and tourism.
Sponsored by the digital sector and private partners such as MTN BENIN, MOOV BENIN, HUAWEI, ISOCEL, CANAL BOX and JENY SAS, these young Beninese talents will seize this opportunity to meet and interact with their African peers and to present their entrepreneurial innovations to international investors and to the figures driving innovation and technology on the continent.
More than twenty African ministers in charge of digital affairs, including Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Benin’s Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, will take part in this major sector event, which African Heads of State have placed at the heart of the Smart Africa Alliance’s agenda and strategy to support the emergence of future African champions and promote skills, creativity and success stories.
In this context, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation will deliver a keynote on the importance of the smart city in Africa and the type of smart city that suits the continent.
The participation of Beninese start-ups in this continental event reflects the strong commitment of President Patrice TALON’s Government, through the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, to support the development of young companies and to transform Benin into the digital services platform of West Africa.