Kambeu, Kaingu progresses to the live pitching finals of GIST Tech-I Competition

Following a record 405,038 votes, AAAS are proud to announce the 2014 GIST Tech-I finalists. The top 30 finalists have been selected based on their expert panel scores and their public voting tally. All finalists will now progress to the live pitching finals in Marrakech, Morocco on November 20-21, 2014. 

TOP 15 IDEA STAGE FINALISTS 

Muchu Kaingu, a Zambian, is one of the 30 finalists. He is developing m-Retailer, a cloud-based mobile application that interfaces with Point of Sale and Stock Management Systems to give better business insights to retailers. With m-Retailer, retailers in Africa can use their smart phones to do the following: 1. Quickly perform stock enquiries by scanning barcodes 2. Take inventory of their stock 3. Place orders for stock that is running low on the go 4. Place orders at supplier’s facilities 5. Access all their business information remotely.  

-Adwoa Asiedua Boateng, Ghana 

-Alim Khamitov, Kazakhstan 

-Cynthia Ndubuisi, Nigeria 

-Dessy Aliandrina, Indonesia 

-Eshmuradov Dilmurod, Uzbekistan 

-Gargy Lahiry, Bangladesh 

-Onyedikachukwu Igili, Nigeria 

-Islam Azeddine Mennouchi, Algeria 

-Jossué Amador Andino, Honduraspp 

-Mixon Faluweki, Malawi 

-Muchu Kaingu, Zambia 

-Pavel Santos, Dominican Republic 

-Sartika Kurniali, Indonesia 

-Sheldon Duncombe, Jamaica 

-Waleed Jan, Saudi Arabia 

TOP 15 START UP STAGE FINALISTS 

Mawano Kambeu, a start-up finalist, is developing a way for Zambians to reserve and pay for bus travel with their smart phones, computers, or third-party sellers like the post office. Like many of the other finalists, he is impressed with the exposure that Bus Tickets Zambia has received as a result of the competition. "We have received numerous positive messages from the general public, especially on social media," he said. "Most of the feedback has been consumers who would ultimately end up using our products and a lot of their comments have validated the earlier research we did and gave us the confidence to push this project further." 

-Behaylu Abreha, Ethiopia 

-Carlos Cortes Manica, Mexico 

-Charles Akhimien, Nigeria 

-David Gluckman, South Africa 

-Edmund Ainebyona, Uganda 

-Emilia Díaz, Chile Juan 

-Carlos Guaqueta, Colombia 

-Kamal Alhmoud, Jordan 

-Leonardo Nunes Ricucci,Chile 

-Mawano Kambeu, Zambia 

-Shahd AlShehail, Saudi Arabia 

-Shahzeb Mirza, Pakistan 

-Wassim Zoghlami, Tunisia 

-Yassine Zyad, Morocco 

-Zied Hosni,Tunisia