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Etisalat gives $35,000 to winners of 2014 Pan-African prize for innovation

Exammate and Interactive Media Interface Design are the winners of the third edition of the Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation, and were presented the prize at the AfricaCom Awards Dinner which held in South Africa last week. Sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria, the Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation, which is awarded in 2 categories, aims at […]

Etisalat gives $35,000 to winners of 2014 Pan-African prize for innovation
Etisalat gives $35,000 to winners of 2014 Pan-African prize for innovation

Exammate and Interactive Media Interface Design are the winners of the third edition of the Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation, and were presented the prize at the AfricaCom Awards Dinner which held in South Africa last week.
Sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria, the Etisalat Pan-African Prize for Innovation, which is awarded in 2 categories, aims at encouraging and celebrating valuable innovation in the African market.
The first prize of $25,000 for the Most Innovative Product or Service was presented to Exammate, an exam preparatory programme for JAMB candidates, while a second prize of $10,000 for the Most Innovative Idea was presented to Interactive Media Interface Design (IMID), a remote communication interface for GPRS-enabled pre-paid meters.
The Awards were presented by Oluwole Rawa and Adia Sowho, Director, Consumer Segment and Head Digital Media, both from Etisalat Nigeria.
Speaking after the presentations, Rawa said he was pleased to see that the competition was beginning to inspire local software developers and ingenious people to create innovative and relevant mobile broadband products and services that can make positive impact on the economy.

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