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GSMA MIH EAST: Supporting green energy start-ups in Indonesia

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Read about the GSMA Mobile Innovation Hub EAST (Energy Action for Sustainable Transformation) incubation programme and three start-ups using digital technology to deliver renewable energy solutions.

IOH partners with the GSMA Mobile Innovation Hub to support mangrove conservation

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At MWC Barcelona in February 2023, Indosat Ooredoo Huchison (IOH) in Indonesia entered into an agreement with the GSMA Mobile Innovation Hub (MIH), joining hands to use digital technology for mangrove conservation in the region of North Kalimantan, Indonesia. In this blog, ...

Announcing the selected ‘Platforms for Tomorrow’

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In 2020, the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) partnered with the GSMA to create a Mobile Innovation Hub, as part of the Digital Transformation Center Tunisia, implemented by the GIZ. Together with the Tunisian government and the local digital ...

GSMA report launch at the ‘Digital Grounds’ event and key takeaways

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On 20 October 2022, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Indonesia and the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia (Bappenas) hosted an invitation-only event ‘Digital Grounds: Towards a Green Digital Economy’ ...

‘Building Climate Resilient Digital Nations’ session at GSMA Mobile 360 APAC

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Earlier this month, we concluded the Mobile 360 APAC conference, an invitation-only in person event in Singapore on 2 and 3 August 2022. The overall event was themed ‘Building Digital Nations’, largely focusing on how governments in the Asia Pacific region are harnessing the ...

Introducing the ‘Platforms for Tomorrow’ acceleration programme in Tunisia

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In the recent years, businesses have started to adopt the ‘Platform Economy’ model in managing their operations to ensure scalability and increase their reach. Platform Economy refers to a business model that leverages digital technologies to enable connections, ...

COVID-19: Using innovative technology to overcome the crisis and reshape the future of the economy

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Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech industry has witnessed a surge in innovations empowering governments, societies, and businesses with tools and assets to deal with social and economic challenges. In Tunisia, many start-ups have provided value across several sectors ...

The Indo-Pacific: A look at the 427 active hubs in the region

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This blog has been authored by Briter Bridges. For more information on the Indo-Pacific investment landscape, please see our report. The technology landscape across the Indo-Pacific region over the past decade has been heavily influenced by the presence of India and China, ...

Impactful Innovations: Insights from evaluating Cyber Food

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This post is part of a two-part blog series on a programme for Scaling Innovation and Supporting Entrepreneurship across the Indo-Pacific during the pandemic. This programme was funded by the Australian Government’s Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and ...

Impactful Innovation: Insights from evaluating ATEC

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This post is part of a two-part blog series on a programme for Scaling Innovation and Supporting Entrepreneurship across the Indo-Pacific during the pandemic. This programme was funded by the Australian Government’s Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and ...

Starting Out Smart: Gender-Smart Strategies for Start-up Success

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When pandemic restrictions locked down Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea’s capital), many women absorbed additional unpaid care work, making it more difficult to do food shopping during the safer daylight hours. Shalom Warrey saw an opportunity and created “At Your Doorstep” ...

COVID-19: Strengthening well-being through innovation

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused global disruption in the provision of essential goods and services, and Tunisia is no exception. Tunisia recorded its first COVID-19 cases in March 2020 rising to 423 cases by the end of the same month and the government quickly responded by ...

Insights from evaluating SkyEye

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SkyEye is a Samoan start-up that provides localisation and mapping solutions to solve logistical challenges in Pacific Island countries. In November 2018, the Ecosystem Accelerator programme – supported by the Australian Government and UK Foreign, Commonwealth & ...

Impactful Innovation: Insights from evaluating Sehat Kahani

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Founded in Pakistan, Sehat Kahani is a digital health start-up that connects home-based female doctors with communities where access to quality healthcare is limited. In February 2018, the Ecosystem Accelerator programme – supported by the Australian Government and UK ...

When great minds meet to address the future of the platform economy in Tunisia

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In recent years, Tunisia has witnessed an increasing growth in start-up innovation thanks to its regulatory framework, the Start-up Act. By prioritising entrepreneurial culture and digital transformation, the Start-up Act has positioned Tunisia as an important hub in the ...

Staying connected: Digital Platforms supporting MSME COVID-19 recovery in Asia Pacific

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This blog is the final in a two-part series on how digital platforms can help emerging economies recover from the economic downturn of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first blog explored the same topic for Africa. As COVID-19 continues to disrupt businesses across the globe, the ...

The value of partnerships in the pandemic

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This post is part of a blog series on funding provided by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) that the GSMA awarded to nine previous grantees in the water, sanitation, education, health and food security sectors which enabled them to continue ...

Scaling digital services in the pandemic

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This post is part of a blog series on funding provided by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) that the GSMA awarded to nine previous grantees in the water, sanitation, education, health and food security sectors which enabled them to continue ...

The impact of funding digital innovations to respond to COVID-19: Health, education and food security

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This post is part of a blog series on funding provided by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) that the GSMA awarded to nine previous grantees in the water, sanitation, education, health and food security sectors which enabled them to continue ...