Ghananian startups get support from MEST, PARIS&Co
PARIS&Co and Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of HE François Pujolas, the Ambassador of France to Ghana. This MoU is to show that France recognises the startups in Ghana and it would Support them in oder to improve their ecosystem.
“This agreement, which is the first in our bilateral relations, shows the increasing role of France in the digitisation of Africa. In the case of Ghana, young entrepreneurs have been and will be invited to France in order to support innovation”, said the French Ambassador on the occasion of the signing of the MoU between MEST Ghana and PARIS&Co.
As part of the ‘’France & Ghana 1957-2017: moving forward together’’ initiative, from 1st to 9th June, the French embassy and its network of partner institutions are organizing several digital events in Ghana dubbed ‘’The French Digital June’’: a French language hackathon and digital innovation, a two-day forum regarding the ‘’Ghanaian Tech’’ and the ‘’French digital’’, which will be closed with an exhibition at Alliance Française Accra.
HE François Pujolas, Ambassador of France to Ghana, Celine Duros, Head of Operations & Partnerships of Meltwater and Jonathan Sinivassane Business Development Director – India, the Middle East and Africa – Paris&Co and Gwenole Jan Head of the economic department of the French embassy- Featured Image
