With S+T+ARTS4AFRICA, European structures experienced with S+T+ARTS approaches will partner with change-makers in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as existing Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH), and together, they will push for innovation on a regional level by facilitating the involvement of local and international artists with regional stakeholders (industry, regional authorities, SME, NGOs, startups, art institutions, etc) and promoting the concrete outcomes of these collaborations, aiming at three overarching objectives. Those being: 1) accelerate the transition towards a more competitive African economy by stimulating development and uptake of novel technologies that address regional challenges; 2) highlight – through the S+T+ARTS Prize Africa award, the regional rich and complex relationships between technology, arts and culture, and 3) level the regional perception on the potential of innovation and breakthrough technologies´ application to local and indigenous issues.
Residencies
S+T+ARTS4AFRICA will implement this approach and address the above objectives through funding 8 artistic residencies in African technology institutions and other pertinent local stakeholders, in the 5 targeted countries (Nigeria, Senegal, DR Congo, Tanzania, Ghana) and in line with the STARTS residencies program.
The open call will be launched soon, stay tuned!
