AREA joins LAWMA to lead the GreenVETAfrica workshop in Lagos to Promote Africa’s Green Waste Management Skills Acquisition.

The GreenVETAfrica workshop took place at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday 18th September, and it was an insightful look into what is happening in the waste management eco-space, industry interventions as well as Area’s participation in it. The GreenVETAfrica Erasmus+ project, co-funded by the European Commission aims at promoting sustainable waste management practices […]

Untapped – UNDP Application of Collective Intelligence to Curb Climate Change

On Earth Day, 2024, Apodissi, a digital transformation, knowledge and technology SME participated in the UNDP webinar untapped. The United Nations unveiled Untapped as its new research aimed at advancing efforts to address climate change. Erika Antoine, who leads communications at the UNDP Accelerator Labs, hailed it as a collective intelligence for climate action. The research is based on […]

DIGILOGIC webinar: The potential of AfCFTA to transform the logistics industry in Africa

DIGILOGIC invited three experts across Africa: Gugulethu Siso, CEO of Thumeza,  a startup providing working capital financing for those who power the movement of goods across Africa; Ify Ogo, Regional Coordination Specialist of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) at UNDP, Ghana; and Bosco Haule, Head Ports Operations, Africa Global Logistics, Tanzania to discuss on how the removal of trade barriers and the creation of a single market is impacting the logistics sector with the potential to transform the industry in Africa.

DIGILOGIC Pitch Event: A Gateway for Africa’s Smart Logistics Startups

The event attracted logistics experts, innovators, and investors from around the globe, including notable figures such as Abir Leheta, CEO of Eqytrans, Irina Albanese, the innovation drive for the Middle East and Africa at DHL, Johannes Franke, managing director, Startport Duisburg, and  Obie George, Innovation Manager at DHL Innovation Center; These distinguished individuals comprised the panel of jurors tasked with selecting the most outstanding pitch by the end of the event. Holger Schneebeck, Global Innovation Manager at DHL, was also present.

Technology and Women in Nigeria/Africa

Women in Nigeria have been underrepresented and undermined in education. According to the Financial Institution Training Centre (FITC), a Nigerian innovation and technology-driven knowledge institution, females make up only 22% of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduates from Nigerian universities.

Apodissi attends the Innovation: Key Enabler for Sustainable Food System Transformation in Africa Conference

On the 23rd of May 2024, a representative from APODISSI, a partner of PrAEctiCe, was pleased to attend the online conference, Innovation: Key Enabler for Sustainable Food System Transformation in Africa. This conference was organised by the Director General for Development, Cooperation, and Humanitarian Aid of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Development Corporation, with co-organisation support from […]

Apodissi, along with CIVITTA, contributed to the training of selected Digital Innovation Hubs at the GIZ inception workshop in Lagos, Nigeria

Apodissi team contributed to the Digital Innovation Hubs inception workshop, organised by the GIZ,  Digital Transformation Centre in Lagos (Nigeria) to support the conceptualisation, establishment and piloting of Digital Innovation Hubs in Nigeria. The training activities were designed and led by Reesi Lepa, experienced project manager and an Associate Partner at CIVITTA. CIVITTA is an […]