Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is dedicated to advancing sustainable development in Angola by fostering innovation in agriculture, empowering youth, and leveraging digital technologies.

By leveraging innovative digital technologies and promoting youth-led entrepreneurship, UNDP aims to drive a sustainable transformation of Angola’s agricultural sector, opening up meaningful opportunities for the country’s young population and positioning Angola as a regional leader in rural innovation and digital agriculture. These transformative tools also serve to channel resources toward critical development priorities such as gender equality, women’s empowerment, and inclusive economic growth.

Timbuktoo, led by UNDP, is Africas most ambitious platform for innovation and entrepreneurship, with the aim of positioning the continent as a global hub for the knowledge economy. To this end, a network of youth-led strategic innovation hubs is being set up across the continent. These hubs focus on high-potential sectors such as AgriTech, EdTech, GreenTech, FinTech and HealthTech In Angola, the government and several organizations are working to improve access to technology, especially in rural areas. In this context, a Regional AgriTech Hub is being developed in Angola, aimed at becoming a pan-African center of excellence in sustainable agriculture, green technologies and rural entrepreneurship. This Hub will serve as a catalyst for a modern agricultural innovation ecosystem, focused on youth entrepreneurship, digital tools (including AI) and the transformation of value chains.

In this context, UNDP Angola seeks to engage a qualified consulting company to organize a high-impact Agritech Hackathon. The event will serve as a launchpad for emerging entrepreneurs and innovators, connecting them with expert mentors, investors, and public-private sector stakeholders. The Hackathon will also feed directly into the timbuktoo Innovation Ecosystem and create linkages with continental opportunities.