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Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge opens ($150 000)

Open call for projects that increase reader engagement and explore new business models

TechBuild.Africa by TechBuild.Africa
23rd February 2021
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Google today announced the second Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey with an open call for projects that increase reader engagement and explore new business models for media.

The first Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge saw 21 projects in 13 countries receive funding last year.

Awardees were from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Turkey, and the UAE.

In South Africa, Daily Maverick developed a “relevancy engine” for small and medium publishers to help them aggregate better reader insights to increase relevancy and increase subscriptions.

Ringier Africa Digital Publishing in Nigeria was awarded funding to increase personalization across its platform using a blend of prediction, recommendation and local information pages to increase user engagement.

Kenyan awardee Africa Uncensored is aggregating news from members of the public to produce at scale.

Eligibility for participation

Only established publishers, online-only players, news startups, publisher consortia and local industry associations  from Africa, Middle East and Turkey can apply

Benefits of participation

The selected projects will be funded up to Goo, and up to 70 percent of the total project cost.

Ludovic Blecher, head of innovation, GNI, commented:

“Funding is not available for editorial projects, but should instead be focused on reader engagement and exploring new business models. Google does not take any equity or IP in any projects or submissions.

We are looking forward to seeing new ideas, projects and big bets come out of the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, a region rich with talent, potential and opportunity!”

How to apply

Applications must be made via the website and are open until Monday, April 12, 2021, at 23:59 GMT.

There will be an online town hall on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 13.00 GMT with a live presentation on how to apply, with an opportunity to ask questions to the GNI team.


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