Four win $5,000, Dubai trip in JICA innovation awards

Four people have been awarded for emerging as top technology innovators.

At the closure of this year’s program on July 25, the winners were honoured with grand prizes ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 with the top two winning a trip to Dubai to participate in the biggest fintech for the exceptional contributions in various sectors, including banking and agriculture.

The innovation award program dubbed UJ-Connect is between the government of Japan and Uganda, aimed at fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among the youth. 

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