Building A Thriving Innovation Economy
Over the next ten years we will:
Provide thought leadership on business and innovation policies in Africa. AfriLabs is grounded in the practical reality of its member hubs and will influence policy and practice, based on evidence and learning from emerging practice made available and accessible through our Research, Evidence and Learning pillar. Be a leading convenor on innovation and entrepreneurship policy issues across Africa. AfriLabs will bring together the key players in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship, scaling-up, policy and research on innovation to nurture the interaction between innovators, entrepreneurs, civil society organisations and public and private policy bodies at regional, national, sub-national level. We will shape debates, and contribute to advocacy efforts of AfriLabs members. Ensure adoption, implementation and evaluation of policies Where policies are designed to support entrepreneurs and innovators, we will work with our hubs, national governments, national hub networks, strategic partners to ensure that implementation is realised as envisioned and that there are opportunities for public evaluation of these policies especially by those who the policies affect. Where policies need review following evaluation of their impact, we will work with stakeholders to ensure that such reviews are made. Hub civic engagement. We will develop curriculums on civic engagement and policy design for innovators and entrepreneurs. These will be critical for our hubs to better position themselves as policy influencers in their communities and contribute meaningfully to their national or local policies.
Strategic Pillar 3: Research, Evidence and Learning
Build a unique base of evidence on what works in guiding and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa.
AfriLabs and our member hubs have spent the last 10 years understanding a relatively new space in Africa - how independent hubs support innovators and entrepreneurs and offer additional services to other members of the ecosystem. We have understood first hand the importance of reliable, up to date data about the African innovation ecosystem and we have seen what is at stake when decisions affecting Africa’s innovators and entrepreneurs are made with little to no regard for their actual needs.
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