Sinelimit
and iConnect Project have emerged winners of the first edition of the ‘Etisalat
Nigeria Prize for Innovation’ organized by Nigeria’s most innovative
telecommunications company, Etisalat. This award which is aimed at encouraging
and celebrating valuable innovation in the African market was presented at the
AfricaCom awards Gala Dinner held at the Waterfront Lookout, Cape Town South
Africa, on the 15th of November 2012 as part of the Africa Com 2012
Conference.
The
‘Etisalat Prize for Innovation’ was awarded in 2 categories: The first prize of
$25, 000 for the most innovative product or service was presented to Sinelimit
for Mobile Maths Practice, a mobile application that helps students in
preparing for exams, and a second prize of $10,000 for the most innovative idea
presented to Future Software for the iConnect Project, Mobile ICT Units
proposed to supply mobile broadband internet vehicles to schools in various geographical
areas.
Speaking
on the success of the competition which witnessed an impressive array of
entries for the two award categories, Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat
Nigeria, Steven Evans, explained that the competition was instituted to provide
the opportunity for ingenious people to present innovative and relevant mobile
broadband products/services and ideas.
He
said, “We are delighted at the creativity shown by all the entries and this is
a clear indication of the importance of broadband in Africa. Innovative
broadband projects, products and services have improved the way we live and
work and so we launched this award because we realise the importance of
broadband in the industry. Innovation is core to our business strategy at
Etisalat Nigeria and we see ourselves as a young and innovative business
setting the pace for others in the Nigerian telecommunications industry”.
The
Etisalat Prize for Innovation featured a high-level judging panel representing
business, telecommunications, entrepreneurship and network development reviewed
the entries and established a final shortlist of 4 nominees in the two
categories.
The
5th annual AfricaCom Awards provided an evening of entertainment that attendees
described as the best yet. The event featured a superb performance by comedian
MC Nic Rabinowitz, a presentation on 2012′s new Official Charity
Mothers2Mothers helping HIV Mothers in South Africa amongst other activities.
2012′s
categories were totally refreshed, and included several new Awards with more
winning chances.
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