Africa

Africa Innovation Platform

Qualcomm, Inc., through its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies Inc., announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created to support the development of Africa’s emerging technology ecosystem. The platform will provide resources and support for local universities, small-to-medium sized startups, and grant participants, exposing them to Qualcomm’s engineers and its state-of-the-art capabilities suite for mobile platforms and technologies, including 4G, 5G, IoT, AI, and machine learning.

“The Africa Innovation Platform will stimulate innovation around product development, inspire learning, fuel research, and increase awareness around the value of intellectual property throughout the continent,” said Enrico Salvatori, Senior Vice President & President, Europe/MEA, Qualcomm Europe, Inc. “At its core, Qualcomm is an engine for R&D, and we are proud this program will simultaneously inspire the next generation of inventors, while also fueling the broader technology ecosystem.” 

Qualcomm will engage and collaborate with governments, trade associations, and other key stakeholders throughout the continent to launch the Africa Innovation Platform, including key stakeholder in this regard is the African Telecommunications Union.

Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program:

Equity-free mentorship program will identify promising early-stage startups keen on applying advanced connectivity and processing technologies to innovative end-to-end systems solutions, including hardware, and provide these companies with business coaching, access to engineering consultation for product development, and guidance on protecting intellectual property.
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Qualcomm Africa University Relations Program: 

Boosting the research and educational capabilities of select African universities, research labs, and students by providing them with learning platforms and associated trainings, as well as Qualcomm developer kits. The program will also work with university faculty to develop course and lab curricula

Qualcomm Wireless Academy (QWA):

Qualcomm’s education and training arm will expand its 5G University Training Program to students at select African universities, who will be able to receive 5G training and certification from industry-leading engineers.

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