A new narrative has sprung up around Africa over the past few years, that of a continent “rising”. Technological innovation is at the heart of that story. No surprise, then, that major global players are taking an interest. This month alone saw three huge international companies doing their bit to tap into African innovation. SAP opened a Co-Innovation Lab in Johannesburg, which the company said will provide a hands-on environment for it to jointly innovate with software solution partners, system integrators and technology partners on current and future technologies. This followed hot on the heels of Thomson Reuters setting up…

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