The Zimbabwean government just announced that it has opened for applications to the ICT Innovation Drive fund. This fund, totalling $25 million, was announced last year by the Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services. The minister, Supa Mandiwanzira, said that the Zimbabwean government is committed to the development of local platforms and apps through investment financed by local operators. Essentially, in Zimbabwe, all licensed telecoms operators pay* 1.5% of their revenue to what is called the Universal Service Fund*. It is part of this money that’s being used to fund the ICT Innovation Drive. It is not clear how much money has been contributed to this fund by the operators since it was set up. http://www.techzim.co.zw/2017/05/zimbabwe-governments-25m-ict-innovation-fun... ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh