A Global Passport for Innovators

This morning Erik Hersman and I had a conversation about all the innovation spaces turning up across Africa. We agree that it’s incredibly exciting to see, and that it opens up the opportunity for many exciting possibilities. For instance, what if people with memberships at a hub in Ghana, could drop by a space in Kenya or Uganda?

It’s a solid idea that encourages cross-border business and collaboration, and one that Appfrica and iHub support. This would also offer groups in one country a way to deploy applications and test ideas in another, cheaply and in an environment that’s conductive to experimentation.

Erik and I have already agreed to explore this between our companies, to let young techies travel on a sort of an innovator passport. I’m curious as to how young entrepreneurs out there feel about this. Do you see it adding value to your efforts?