Orange launches fourth edition of venture prize

Armed with the success of the past three editions, all is set for the fourth Orange venture prize. The goal of the prize is to promote social innovation that supports development through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

A new category has been introduced for the 2014 edition, namely; the “Orange Partner” award that will recognise the best project that integrates an Orange application. In the third edition last year, a Kenyan won in the Favourite Project Award category. Kevin Amateshe of Dukalangu, an online shop that offers customers a wide range of products at competitive prices and enables Kenyan entrepreneurs and designers to market and sell their products online, received the highest number of votes as voted by the Public.