in economic growth and sustainability of the modern world economy especially with the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Dr. Nkemadu, it is also a national aspiration to spice some of these technologies with local content as a way of improving the availability of local manpower, and advancing ICT skills. “Innovators should think laterally about challenges and identify resilient, fit-for-purpose and scalable solutions to real societal problems.
“After the first and second level preliminary assessments based on the pre-established selection criteria, 56 of the Startups qualified for the final stage of the Evaluation Processes.“A very competent team of Evaluators drawn from relevant Departments in the Commission worked assiduously to recognize excellence and select groundbreaking innovative solutions from Startups and Tech Hubs capable of mitigating the challenges posed by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and beyond.