The Accelerated Growth for SMEs In Zambia Programme (AGS) is a Finnish Government funded private sector development initiative implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) of the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ). It aims to accelerate the growth and improve competitiveness of the start-ups, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as to strengthen partnerships between Zambia and Finland.
This initiative is established together with the AGS program and Demola Global to create new capacity and networks and bringing together companies (especially MSMEs), higher-education institutions and other stakeholders to an inspiring co-creation process.
Co-creation is a layer of interaction at the grassroots level that constantly generates new relationships, innovation sparks and a culture of cooperation. The purpose of co-creation activities is to serve as a ground base for the enablers of knowledge valorisation.
With our approach we specifically aim at:
Get ready for the most exciting part of your studies. We work as a future radar for companies, NGOs & public sector organizations, tirelessly collecting insights from different phenomena and younger generation’s perspectives.
The program starts in October 2021 and ends in December 2021
15 - 30 Sep
PHASE 1
Partner acquisition
Building company partnerships to join the co-creation program. Designing case topics with participating companies.
1 Oct - 17 Oct
PHASE 2
Recruitment
Recruiting talented students from partner universities
27 Oct - 8 Dec
PHASE 3
Co-creation
Implementing co-creation project in cooperation with students as well as academic and business mentors
9 Dec
PHASE 4
Final event
Student presentations about their findings from the program
Futures Insights
Signals & trends for global health
New skills
Empowering multidisciplinary innovation experience for students
New Learning experience
Inspiring methods and frameworks for participants
Collaboration
Strengthen regional cooperation between research groups and enhance international knowledge transfer