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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