- Grant Amount – $20,000
- Deadline – April 16, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Unlocking the Potential of Digital Public Infrastructure by Leveraging AI Solutions in Nigeria.
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A transformative partnership designed to empower startups and innovators to deliver inclusive digital solutions for marginalized citizens and underserved communities across major sectors.
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This $20,000 project aims to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to tackle systemic challenges and create transformative opportunities across key sectors such as health, education, agriculture, public service delivery, and women empowerment.
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Grounded in the Public Value Theory, our mission is to fuel innovation, provide unparalleled support, and create a thriving ecosystem through a well curated community of practice that drives impactful AI solutions leveraging DPI.
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Benefits of the Program
- 20,000 USD Product Integration Grant
- Community of Practice Support
- Product Residency
- Exclusive Visibility
Eligibility:
- For Startups
- Before applying, please check if your company’s fit in the program:
- Review your product to the 4 criteria listed
- Read the problem statement
- In an effort to ensure fair access to underserved regions, address underrepresentation, and the persistent challenges faced in gender inclusivity, the program will pay closer attention to solutions that are focused on solving these issues and/or offer high social impacts.
- Solution Quality
- Demonstrate strong problem-solution fit with traction
- Gender & Marginalization support
- Commitment to inclusive innovation, with a product or service significantly addressing gender, social and/or marginalization gap.
- Technical Alignment
- Deeply technical solution, preferably leveraging AI to address DPI service delivery needs
- Working MVPs
- Startups must have functioning MVPs with active user engagement. Idea-stage solutions are not eligible
- Before applying, please check if your company’s fit in the program:
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