IHS Nigeria, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has said it is sponsoring an Art Hackathon as part of activities leading up to the commissioning of the Ilorin Innovation Hub.
The Art Hackathon is a celebration of creativity and innovation among young enterprising Nigerians.
Artists from Kwara State and across Nigeria are invited to submit works that resonate with the themes of innovation, creativity and local community development, and display high technical proficiency.
Selected artists will receive a cash prize of 500,000 for each work chosen and have their artwork displayed in the Ilorin Innovation Hub, providing an opportunity to leave their own legacy at the hub.
The Ilorin Innovation Hub, a state-of-the-art 3,000ft2 facility, is an initiative of the Kwara State Government developed in partnership with IHS Nigeria.
The hub will run programs that seek to foster technological advancement, entrepreneurship, and overall economic growth across the region, and Nigeria in general.
The hub aims to provide a conducive environment for startups, tech enthusiasts, and innovators to collaborate, develop new ideas, and help bring their projects to fruition.
Kazeem Oladepo, SVP and Chief Operating Officer, IHS Nigeria, commented, “Art and technology define and continue to reshape the world we live in. Today, the rapid expansion of digital technology is changing the art world in new ways, and vice versa, through the advent of innovative digital tools. It is this unique relationship between creativity and science that influenced our decision to include an Art Hackathon leading up to the opening of the Ilorin Innovation Hub.”
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