Events like the Global Startup Awards Africa Summit serve to highlight outstanding entrepreneurs and connect them with networks and resources to expand their impact. “The HGER 2.0 considers Youth and Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship (startups) as a powerful tool to drive economic progress and uplift our society. With the revised national Science, Technology and Innovation policy, the Startup Act and Innovation Fund law, the upcoming National Ethiopian Startup initiative and the Addis Ababa Startups City Programme, the Ethiopian startup ecosystem has begun experiencing positive change. The summit brings innovation learnings, case studies, insights, and aspirations together from a multi-country perspective to build innovation-based economies. Muferihat Kamil, Minister for the Ethiopian Ministry of Skills and LabourH.E.
