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6 out of 13 fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa (Source : WEF h=ps://agenda.weforum.org/2015/06/the-‐13-‐fastest-‐growing-‐economies-‐in-‐the-‐world/?
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Cape Town 23-‐24 July 2015
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Growth, challenges and promises of Coworking in Africa
Jean-‐Yves Huwart Global Enterprise
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1. Africa : a new born world economic Fger
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The fastest growing demography on the globe
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2. Coworking in Africa : facts and figures
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In 2013, coworking in Africa was barely visible on the world Coworking map
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Growth of Coworking in Africa
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According the the World Bank, 200 Tech Hubs are operaFng in Africa
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Coworking spaces and Tech Hubs are two faces of the same « society digiFzaFon » medal made out of
digitally enabled professionals, on the one hand, new starFng businesses on
the other hand.
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South Africa leads the way by far !
With about one third of the coworking and Tech Hubs in operaFon on the conFnent !
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South Africa Coworking & Tech Hubs
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Coworking Spaces Tech Hubs
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Breakdown by African countries : South Africa far ahead
Coworking Tech Hubs
South Africa (est.) 42 23
Kenya (est.) 2 6
Morroco (est.) 6 2
Egypt (est.) 4 4
Nigeria (est.) 4 2
Ivory Coast (est.) 2 3
Tanzania (est.) 2 3
Ghana (est.) 2 2
Uganda (est.) 2 1
Rwanda 2 1
Source : Global Enterprise, Coworking Africa
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More than half of South Africa’s coworking spaces are
based in Cape Town !
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3. Why is Coworking going to rise in Africa ?
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This was Europe… in 2010…
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Look where we are 5 years later…!
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La Can\ne Paris started in 200 sqm in the early 2010
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Move to an 2.400 sqm building and became NUMA
8.000 people registered the day of the inaugura\on
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Like anywhere else before, many coworking spaces in Africa starts small, fueled by the energy
and passion of a few !
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Some die, others grow their community and space
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And an industry arises
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Entrepreneurship level in South Africa is at the OECD average
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But there is a lot of room for improvement everywhere in Africa !
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Demography rising, infrastructure lacking, digital entrepreneurship increasing…:
many drivers are pushing coworking up in Africa
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Thank you !
Jean-‐Yves Huwart, www.coworkingafrica.com