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White Paper #1 : Unlocking Africa’s Entrepreneurial Potential : A Novel Data-Driven Approach to Ecosystem Development
White Paper #2 : Accelerating African Entrepreneurship : A Data-Driven Roadmap to Success

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Entrepreneurial Ecosystem insights in 2024

Ecosystem Overview:
- Actors: 236 ecosystem actors and 2,158 collaborations.
- Geographic Distribution: 65% of activities are concentrated in Doha, with regional disparities in areas like Lusail and Al-Khor.
- Key Players: Qatar Foundation, MCIT, QDB, and Qatar University are central to the ecosystem’s leadership and innovation efforts.
- Sector Gaps: Underrepresented sectors include FinTech, AgriTech, and CleanTech, limiting the diversity and inclusivity of the ecosystem.
Challenges Identified:
- Regional Disparities: Overconcentration of activities in Doha reduces access in smaller regions.
- Limited Academia-Investor Collaboration: A gap in the commercialization of research and lack of funding opportunities for startups.
- Resource Redundancy: Critical services, such as HR and Test support, lack sufficient redundancy, compromising ecosystem resilience.
Opportunities:
- Strengthen collaborations between academia and investors.
- Support underrepresented sectors with targeted incentives and partnerships.
- Expand regional hubs outside of Doha to create a more inclusive and balanced ecosystem.
- Improve redundancy in key services to enhance resilience.

MCIT • ADALIA Institute • HEC Paris in Doha • AEI • Chaire ETI Paris 1 Sorbonne • IAE de Lyon • ICSB

Global Scientific Board : see here

Authors :
– Global : Grégory Guéneau, PhD
– GCC : Allan Villegas-Mateos, PhD