Africa-France Summit Challenge for Sustainable Cities and Territories Held in France

Digital Africa, in cooperation with the 2020 Africa-France Summit, is inviting African entrepreneurs to come to Bordeaux to present their solutions. A show dedicated to projects and solutions for sustainable cities and territories to be held during the 28th edition of the Africa-France Summit. 1000 African entrepreneurs will be invited to present their solution within the summit.

Topics:

The City of Solutions, a trade fair to highlight projects and initiatives for sustainable cities and regions. Designed as a 360° view of a city, it is structured around seven themed districts to create the city of the future together. The 7 districts cover the following:

• Access to essential services.
• Feeding the cities.
• Building and enhancing the city.
• Moving around the city.
• Living in the city.
• Financing and structuring projects.
• Connecting the city.

Requirements:

In order to apply to the Challenge of 1,000:

• You must have to be an African entrepreneur, having an activity related to one of the 7 districts of The City of Solutions
• Your organization needs a real legal existence (legal statute)
• Your organization should have an increasing revenue
• Your organization should produce a viable product or solution, innovative or duplicable at a lower cost, to make French and African cities more sustainable from an environmental and social point of view.

Selection Criteria:

The selection of contractors will meet the following criteria: 

• Being an African entrepreneur, having an activity related to one of the 7 districts of The City of Solutions.
• Gender Parity.
• Geographical balance of origin of Contractors. 
• Balance of themes on the 7 districts (Access to essential services, Feeding the cities, Building and enhancing the city, Moving around the city / visit the city, Living in the city, Financing and structuring projects, Connecting the city).
• To be the bearer of an innovative or duplicable solution, at a lower cost and a strong impact to make French and African cities more sustainable from an environmental and social point of view. 
• Be registered on the Digital Africa platform.

Calendar:

• October 18 – January 31, 2020: Call for projects online on digital-africa.co.
• Every month: the selection of the best applicationsز
• End of March 2020: Nomination of the 1000 winners.
• June 4, 5 and 6, 2020: the Africa-France Summit in Bordeaux, France.

Benefits:

• Winners will be invited (one person per organization): the costs of the plane tickets and 3-days accommodation in Bordeaux will be partially or fully beared depending on the financial capabilities of the winner.
• Winners will have a space in the entrepreneurs’ stands at the City of Solutions.

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