The Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) is a new Africa-Europe initiative designed to accelerate the scaling of digitally enabled commercially viable innovations with strong growth- and cross-border cooperation potential between Africa and Europe. JIF supports innovation that contributes to the digital and green transition.

Launched under the Africa-Europe Digital Innovation Bridge (AEDIB) – a project under the EU’s Global Gateway Africa-Europe Investment package – JIF is co-developed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the European Union (EU). It is jointly implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Finnish Public Management Institute (HAUS), leveraging their combined experience in international cooperation, innovation support and strengthening innovation ecosystems.

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