HubCity - WoeLab : neovernacular smart city !
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Soon Africa will become the most crowded continent on earth with 6 on 10 of the biggest urban areas worldwide. It will gain 380 Millions of inhabitants by 2035, up to a total of 2.1 Billions by 2050, whose 50% will be under 25 years old. While 60% of young Africans are currently unemployed, 94.5% of the 15 to 24 years old lives out of the informal economy sector, which represents 85.8% of the available job market. However with 81% of the population owning a mobile phone today, 70% of them will have access to the internet by 2025.
For all these reasons, African cities are becoming the epicenter of digital innovation. It is embracing all of the economic sectors: IT, banking, business, government, public services, transportation, infrastructures, agriculture, energy... Often starting with DIY low-tech hardware which ends up transforming the whole industry following a systemic innovation model, local entrepreneurs could solve most issues at the same time and playing a significant role in the digital transformation of the continent.
HUBCITY (https://hubcity.africa)- the hub for urban digital commons, was founded in 2012 by the architect and anthropologist Sename Koffi Agbodjinou . An open innovation space dedicated to integrate indigenous urban innovation from Lomé, capital city of Togo. A successful 10 years statement, proves his concept is valid: 400+ fellow trained, 12 startups currently mentored, 120+ public events, 12 active partners worldwide, 1300 sqm of coworking space, 30+ international mentors engaged. The next stage will be to duplicate HubCity in the major African cities.
This crowdfunding campaign aims to provide the funds needed to maintain the activity for the next 3 years while succeeding in the transition to our next level of development.
Participate in decolonizing the Future. Fund and get involved in a credible and proven alternative to dystopian technological urbanity !
HubCity will be the first brand with a mission, entirely dedicated to solving the challenges of African urbanity and - considering the weight that African cities will have in global urbanity - to safeguarding the habitability of the planet. This campaign serves the ambition of structuring a HubCity ecosystem around the world, starting with Togo
Become a partner in a social, inclusive projet… and integrate a unique network of actors interested in the smart city based on digital commons and Technological Democracy !
More about HubCity :
Organizer and beneficiary
Sénamé Koffi A.
Organizer
Paris, A8
L'Africaine d'architecture
Beneficiary