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Eligibility Requirements
- Be based in Africa and must be a National of an African Union member state;
- Be under the age of 34 prior to the time of application;
- Hold a tertiary education degree or its equivalent;
- Have the capacity to gather comprehensive information on complex problems or situations, and the ability to evaluate and analyze information accurately in order to identify key issues and proffer solutions;
- Have experience and technical know-how in designing innovative technology products/solutions;
- Be available to travel to participate in an induction workshop;
- Be available and willing to dedicate 12 months. Fellows will be required to take a break from current obligations and relocate to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Applicants who speak more than one AU official language (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili) are strongly advised to apply.
AfriLabs is currently recruiting 16 exceptional African tech talents and innovators (“Fellows”) to participate in the African Union Digital and Innovation Fellowship Program. The Fellows will be deployed to various departments/organs in the African Union to identify the key areas that can be strengthened by digitization, technology, and innovation. The fellows will be supported to design and build innovative tailor-made products and processes that will improve the internal processes and capacity of the African Union departments/organs to deliver the AU’s mandate especially in the context of data management, good governance and citizens engagement.
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