Under the Distinguished Patronage of the President of the Republic, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications organizes from 27 - 31 July, at Yaounde, the 5th Edition of Cameroon ICT Innovation Week, under the theme: "Protecting Cyberspace from Misuse of Artificial Intelligence and Promoting Digital Patriotism”.

As part of the activities linked to this event, a competition called the “National Competition for the Best ICT Project” is being organized from 22 June to 31 July 2026, with the award of the Special Prize of the President of the Republic to the best project.

As part of this 5th edition, a special attention will be paid to innovative initiatives in strategic sectors such as: Health, Education, Agriculture, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Governance and Public Services, Environment and Sustainable Development, the figt against Disinformation, and the promotion of Digital Patriotism.

The concept of "Digital Patriotism" involves prioritizing, defending, and promoting digital technologies, platforms, and services developed within a country. In its civic dimension, it refers to a set of attitudes that reflect love for one's country and are expressed digital means.

To take part in the competition, candidates must:

• Be of Cameroonian nationality;
• Reside in Cameroon;
• Have an innovative project integrating artificial intelligence;
• Complete the online application form and submit a project proposal of no more than 5 pages presenting the startup, the problem addressed, the innovation, a project summary, the target audience, the business model, and the team.

Applications must be submitted via the dedicated platform www.ictinnovationweek.cm by 3.30 p.m. latest on Wednesday 22 july 2026.

The competition notice, rules and all related documents can be downloaded from this platform.

 Download: 

1. Competition notice
2. The Terms of Reference of the event
3. Rules of the Best ICT Project Competition
4. Detailed calendar of the ICT Innovation Week