By Etienne Mainimo Mengnjo
Candidates aiming to be finalists in the CAMTEL Blue Tech Challenged launched some months backs are gradually entering a crucial second stage of selection.
According to information release on CAMTEL’s official social media page, 50 young people who stood out in the first phase of the competition gathered n Yaounde. On Wednesday, 07 August 2024, they came from a wide range of backgrounds to take part in a mini-training session.
According to information, the mini-training session was aimed at reinforcing what they had learnt so that they could make it through to the second stage of the competition where 30 candidates are expected to be selected.
Besides strengthening the candidates’ ability to formulate and put their ideas into practice, the bootcamp, held in Yaoundé, was specifically aimed at enabling the young people to specify and assert their project ideas, to calibrate their activities and to formulate their business models with ease.
While aming at giving these budding entrepreneurs the tools and instruments they need to run their businesses, the bootcamp was aimed to capitalise on all the pre-selected projects, highlighting the ability of all these young project bearers to succeed with or without financing.
The training consisted of five modules, including how a company works and the skills of the entrepreneur, formulating a business model and business plan, and preparing a pitch.
The bootcamp for our tech-preneurs ended with the start of the video pitch recordings, which will be published on the competition website, https://lnkd.in/edknqiC9. Votes will then be cast to select the finalists.
Blue tech challenge is an initiative of CAMTEL, supported by its top management, which aims to highlight the best start-ups or youth projects, and contribute in turn to the development of Cameroon’s digital economy and the digital transformation of society.
The competition programmed for youths within the ages of 15 and 35, launched on May 21 is geared towards highlighting know-how of Cameroonians youths in the ICT ecosystems. Besides supporting all initiatives with the high added value and those that bring change, the competition is also aimed at stimulating self-employment to mitigate the effects of youth unemployment in Cameroon.
The target candidates include starts-ups, students and researchers accredited by universities and institutions of higher learning, students of secondary technical establishments and doctorate or pre-doctorate students from research laboratories.
Four award categories have been designated namely, the Blue Star Award, The Blue Academic Innovative Award, the Blue Tech Women Award and the Handi Blue Award.
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