Home – Summer of Innovation

A Digitized Nation is Simply More Intelligent

CREATING A SUPPORT SYSTEM TO DRIVE GROWTH

WHERE INNOVATIVE IDEAS HAVE ROOM TO GROW

Who We Are

Launched by the Prime Minister’s Office in the Summer of 2017, the Summer of Innovation is Lebanon’s only tech platform for innovation, technology, entrepreneurship and creativity. It is organized and run by IDEAS Accelerate Growth, an organization with a mission to transform Lebanon into an Innovation Nation.

Strategic Partners

This year, Summer of Innovation is offering a wider range of services from which Platform Partners can benefit. Strategic Partners will be offering SOI Platform Partners with:

Media exposure in various forms (audio visual, print and social media)
Event Space
Expert Speakers
Mentorship

Service Provision will be based on Strategic partners' schedules and availability, to be announced throughout the Summer on this platform.

Sponsorship

SOI is engaging service providers and funds to help Platform Partners get their activities and organizations off the ground. Depending on the level of sponsor engagement, services may range from training and capacity building to consulting, event organization, ICT services, product / app design and development, graphic design or event organization. Sponsorship may be in the form of full or partial coverage of an activity's cost.

Platform partners are invited to fill out Request for Sponsorship form. SOI will review, evaluate and attempt to match your request to partner availability.

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Our Strategic Partners

What Our Partners Say

"This is a unique opportunity to engage all sorts of people in thinking around innovation, and to start positioning Lebanon as an innovation hub, regionally and globally."

"Summer of Innovation is a fantastic initiative, as it is getting children and youth into stem and more specifically into coding."

"It is very much needed. I think it will drive awareness around innovation and entrepreneurship."

"It's putting together, encouraging and celebrating creativity."

"It is an amazing new initiative that has been launched by the Prime Minister's Office. It's a great way to showcase the incredible initiatives that are happening in Lebanon."

"It is a great first step to encourage people to do something useful, to do something meaningful this summer."