Applications open for the Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge
The 2024 Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge aims to harness the power of technology and innovation to address critical infrastructure challenges in Nigeria. Participants will collaborate in teams to create innovative digital maps of one Nigerian state, highlighting critical infrastructure such as hospitals, schools, roads, and utilities. These maps will provide insights that can drive sustainable development across Nigeria.
Aim of the Challenge: Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge
To generate comprehensive, data-driven digital maps for Nigeria’s 36 states including the FCT, focusing on critical infrastructure to enhance decision-making and development planning.
Aim of the Challenge: Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge
To generate comprehensive, data-driven digital maps for Nigeria’s 36 states including the FCT, focusing on critical infrastructure to enhance decision-making and development planning.
What Participants Will Do:
Participants will work in teams to: Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge
- Identify critical infrastructure (from selected innovation challenge focus areas) in their respective states.
- Use mapping and visualization tools to create detailed, interactive digital maps.
- Present the findings in a way that tells a compelling story about the infrastructure needs and opportunities in their state.
- Submit their final project as a URL to a digital map that showcases the identified infrastructure and insights.
Focus Areas for Mapping:
Each team should select at least one (1) key area from the following:
- Healthcare – Hospitals, clinics, and health centers.
- Education – Schools, colleges, and universities.
- Transportation – Roads, bridges, public transit.
- Utilities – Water supply, electricity, and waste management.
- Public Services – Police stations, fire stations, post offices, government offices.
Teams should aim to create detailed, insightful, and actionable digital maps that can be used by government agencies, startups, and international organizations to better understand the state’s infrastructure landscape.
Submission Format
● Final submission should be a URL to an interactive digital map that includes the infrastructure data.
● Tools like Google Maps API, ArcGIS, QGIS etc., or any other GIS platform can be used.
● The map should be easy to navigate, visually engaging, and provide insightful data that can inform decision-making for stakeholders in Nigeria’s development.
