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Indonesia: Digitising Mangrove Conservation

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Friday 28 Jul 2023 | Biodiversity | Climate | climate resilience | ClimateTech | Ecosystem Accelerator | Employment | Indonesia | Malay | Mobile Innovation Hub | NRM | Private-Public | Resilient technology | Resource | South Asia | Video |

The GSMA Mobile Innovation Hub, GIZ, and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) have partnered to roll out innovative digital solutions to reduce the destruction of mangroves in collaboration with Indonesia's North Kalimantan community.

COVID-19 Recovery Programme in Tunisia

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Thursday 22 Jun 2023 | Arabic | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | French | Mobile Innovation Hub | Tunisia | Video |

This video features the four start-ups supported by the COVID-19 Recovery Programme in Tunisia, and summarises the impact of the programme in socio-economic recovery of the country through digital innovative solutions.

Scaling Digital Innovation in Emerging Economies

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Thursday 6 Apr 2023 | Bangladesh | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Digital Utilities | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Ghana | Indonesia | Innovation Fund | Kenya | Mali | Mobile for Development | Nepal | Niger | Nigeria | Pakistan | Report | Research | Resource | Senegal | South Africa | South Asia | Sri Lanka | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia |

This report outlines scale in the context of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and looks back on the catalytic role that GSMA played in providing early-stage capital and support for 21 start-ups in Africa and Asia.

The state of mobile-enabled climate technology in Indonesia

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Thursday 20 Oct 2022 | Climate | Ecosystem Accelerator | Frontier Technology | Indonesia | Mobile access and use | Mobile for Development | Mobile Innovation Hub | Report | Resilient technology | Resource |

The report presents an overview of the current use of mobile-enabled technology solutions in Indonesia, investigates barriers encountered that hinder the adoption of solutions, and explores the potential approaches to unlocking novel climate responses.

The state of mobile-enabled climate technology in Indonesia

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Friday 29 Jul 2022 | Climate | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | Indonesia | Mobile Innovation Hub | Resilient technology | Video |

With funding from the German Ministry for Economic cooperation and development, the GSMA has conducted an in-depth study exploring the opportunities for mobile-enabled solutions to assist Indonesia’s climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.

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

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Thursday 18 Aug 2022 | Climate | ClimateTech | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | Indonesia | Mobile access and use | Mobile Innovation Hub | Policy and regulation | Resilient technology | Resource | Video |

On 2 August 2022 at the Mobile 360 Asia Pacific event held in Singapore, the GSMA

Building ecosystems: identifying tech start-up enablers in ASEAN

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Thursday 23 Jun 2022 | Building the financial ecosystem | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Mobile access and use | Mobile for Development | Policy and regulation | Public-Private | Report | Research | Resource |

This report identifies and analyses the main ecosystem enablers for a thriving tech start-up economy in ASEAN low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Investment Trends in the Indo-Pacific Region: An overview of the diverse and vibrant innovation ecosystem

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Thursday 25 Nov 2021 | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile access and use | Mobile for Development | Report |

This report provides an overview of the investment landscape across the Indo-Pacific region and builds on the analysis of over 1,300 deals tracked between 2016 and 2021.

MWC AFRICA – Unlocking Africa’s Digital Economy

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Friday 12 Nov 2021 | Ecosystem Accelerator | Sub-Saharan Africa | Video |

Through the rollout of their Digital Transformation Centres across Africa, German Development Cooperation with their initiative Invest for Jobs is a key contributor to the rise of Africa’s digital economy, supporting African ...

Scaling digital platforms through partnerships: The value of collaboration between mobile operators and digital platforms in emerging economies

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Wednesday 31 Mar 2021 | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Middle East and North Africa | Mobile access and use | Report | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa |

Digital platforms, defined as technology-enabled business models that create value by facilitating exchanges between two or more interdependent groups, have the potential to transform emerging economies in Africa and Southeast Asia by ...

GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund: Insights from our Asia Pacific start-ups

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Tuesday 3 Nov 2020 | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Innovation fund and grants | South Asia | Video |

The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund has provided three rounds of funding to 34 start-ups across Africa and Asia Pacific. Their work covers multiple sectors, including HealthTech, CivicTech, EdTech and more and has delivered ...

Accelerate Africa Pitching Session: Unlocking Sustainability for Start-ups in Africa

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Tuesday 29 Sep 2020 | Ecosystem Accelerator | Presentation | Resource | Thrive Africa Side Sessions | Video |

Accelerate Africa Pitching Competition is the start-up competition of Thrive Africa 2020. Focused on unlocking sustainability and innovative solutions from African start-ups. This exciting session included carefully pre-selected start-ups who ...

GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund: Insights from our African start-ups

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Thursday 8 Oct 2020 | Ecosystem Accelerator | Resource | Thrive Africa Shorts | Video |

The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund has provided three rounds of funding to 34 start-ups across Africa and Asia Pacific. Their work covers multiple sectors, including HealthTech, CivicTech, EdTech and more and has delivered ...

Fostering innovation in the Pacific – Seedstars, the GSMA and the Australian Government

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Thursday 9 Jul 2020 | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile access and use | Video |

Seedstars, in partnership with the GSMA, supported by the Australian Government, ran three events in the Asia Pacific region. These were aimed at fostering innovation by bringing start-ups from Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Samoa ...

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Innovating During Crisis – COVID-19 and Digital Civic Services in Developing Countries

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Thursday 2 Jul 2020 | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Indonesia | Mobile for Development | Mobile health | Resource | Senegal | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Webinar |

In this live online panel discussion, we discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the CivicTech start-up portfolio within the GSMA Innovation Fund.

Celebrating the success and evolution of mobile operator and start-up collaboration for impact and scale

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Wednesday 1 Jul 2020 | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile access and use | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Video |

The Ecosystem Accelerator programme was launched in early 2016 with the ambition of helping bridge the gap between start-ups and mobile operators, demonstrating that – with the right level of support – innovation can help address local ...

Innovating During Crisis: COVID-19 and Digital Education in Developing Countries

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Thursday 11 Jun 2020 | Cote d'Ivoire | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Indonesia | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile access and use | Nigeria | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Video | Webinar |

COVID-19 has closed schools for millions of students worldwide, and the pandemic disproportionately threatens developing countries - not only as a health crisis but also as a devastating social and economic crisis. The UN recently ...

Innovating During Crisis: COVID-19 and Digital Health in Developing Countries

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Thursday 21 May 2020 | Benin | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile access and use | Mobile health | Pakistan | South Asia | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa | Video | Webinar |

While COVID-19 is magnifying the weaknesses of existing health systems globally, the pandemic disproportionately threatens developing countries, not only as a health crisis but also as a devastating social and economic crisis In ...

Ecosystem Accelerator Compass: Insights on Start-ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets, Issue 7

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Friday 17 Apr 2020 | East Asia and Pacific | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Innovation fund and grants | Mobile access and use | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa |

We’d like to present the newest issue in our updated quarterly publication — the Ecosystem Accelerator Compass. This publication helps our stakeholders navigate the world of start-ups and mobile technology in emerging markets. The ...

Sehat Kahani: Improving women’s healthcare experience in Pakistan

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Tuesday 31 Mar 2020 | Asia and Australia | Ecosystem Accelerator | English | Gender | Mobile health | Pakistan | Report |

Sehat Kahani ('Story of Health') is a digital health start-up in Pakistan that is democratising healthcare by connecting home-based female doctors with communities where access to quality healthcare is limited. We spoke to users and ...