Google opens its first Developers Space in Africa

Tech giant Google has officially opened the doors of its first Google Developer Space that would be set up in Africa. The tech hub was unveiled in Nigeria and is in line with the tech giant’s vision to grow Africa’s tech space. The company had made a commitment in 2017 to start the Launchpad Accelerator Africa program to grow Africa’s tech space.

The Developers Space is Google’s flagship hub to aimed at supporting startups and developers in Africa. It is located in Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. The hub provides the tech community in Africa with access to Google’s resources, programs, tech and business mentors. It is also a venue for entrepreneurs, developers, VCs and investors to connect and collaborate with each other.

At the unveiling event, Google’s Country Director, Juliet Ehimuan threw more light on the value the hub offers and the strides of Google in Sub-Saharan Africa. She noted that the centre stands to create an enabling environment for tech in Africa. While also acknowledging that the African continent is blessed with great talent and immense human resources, she iterated that the hub would provide access to facilities, mentors, infrastructure, coaching, investors and support for business.

“The space is custom-built for a myriad of activities which include general workspace area, Hackathons, Code Labs, and Bootcamp’, Onajite Emerho head of Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Program explained. She also disclosed that the Developers Space is open to anyone around the continent that may need it, in as much the need is related to tech and digital skills.

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