The Embassy of France and French Institute has opened applications for the third edition of the Digital Lab Africa (DLA), in partnership with South African based Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precint and the Agence Française de Développement.
The Digital Lab Africa (DLA) is an incubation platform for digital content creatives and everyone in the field of digital content creation, including producers, start-ups, students, collectives and entrepreneurs from the Sub-saharan Africa or nationals from the region. Foreign nationals who wish to apply must ensure that their project is mostly implemented locally.
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At this initial stage of the development, DLA is seeking partners and supports, as well as innovative ideas and projects in terms of narration, content or technologies.
Selected projects will be awarded with the sum of ZAR42,000 (US $2,900) cash prize and a Digital Lab Africa Incubation pass to accelerate the development of their projects. The innovators will also be mentored by both French and African experts, to ensure they benefit immensely from the expertise of several ecosystems.
Alongside the mentorship programme, DLA mentees take part in residency programmes within digital clusters and also participate in industry events in France or in Sub-Saharan African region.
The expected outcome of Digital Lab Africa programme is market-ready content and productions showcasing African creativity at its best.
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