{
  "id": 15829520,
  "title": "Building Africa’s Innovation Infrastructure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/building-africas-innovation-infrastructure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T01:04:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/21/building-africas-innovation-infrastructure/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Inspire Africa Conference, hosted by the Innovate Africa Foundation in Lagos, marked a significant milestone in Africa's product economy by convening enterprise giants, global tech leaders, and product managers. The foundation's core mandate, to build product leaders who power Africa's innovation economy, was reinforced through full scholarships for over 450 emerging product managers and builders. Key industry leaders such as Paga and Interswitch have supported the conference since 2023, highlighting the increasing awareness of enterprises on the importance of investing in such gatherings. The conference brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including senior representation from the Mastercard Foundation, the Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, and leaders from Lagos Business School. A notable highlight was the exclusive CPO & C-Suite Summit, which focused on driving measurable business outcomes by moving away from feature-heavy output towards disciplined product strategy.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}