The first edition of the Youth Innovation Week (Togo Youth innovation week) was officially launched on Tuesday January 24 in Lomé. The event, which runs until Friday, January 27, aims to celebrate youth innovation.

For four days, activities will revolve around the theme: “ Innovation at the heart of a strong, inclusive and prosperous economy ”. Especially for this first day, the participants attended a Keynote on the concept of innovation, the challenges and prospects , led by Jonas Daou, president of the Association of Large Companies of Togo (AGET).

The initiative is part of the government’s priorities to invest more in human capital. “ The objective being to remain competitive with a pool of human talent. The quest for this structural transformation of Togo involves focusing on innovation through knowledge, technical skills and the experience of economic actors. Innovation remains a lever of growth for our country because it constitutes a response to face the rapid changes in the world economic situation ”, declared Rose Kayi Mivedor, Minister for the promotion of investment.

Panels, B to B exchanges, exhibitions… are on the program for this first edition, with prizes for the three best projects in the 228 Innov competition. According to the national delegate for Youth Innovation Week, Yvon Koudam, the project leaders selected for this competition will be supported by state incubators to realize their business ideas and enable those who have prototypes to have a finished product.

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