OSE in Africa is the first observatory dedicated to mapping, measuring, and analyzing entrepreneurial support ecosystems across Africa, MENA, GCC and emerging European regions. We study not only who the actors are, but how they connect, collaborate, create value, and shape entrepreneurial trajectories over time.
We produce high-value diagnostics, comparative analyses, and decision-support tools that enable governments, institutions, ecosystem builders, investors, and corporations to better allocate resources, improve coordination, and accelerate entrepreneurial development.
By transforming fragmented information into strategic clarity, we help build ecosystems that are more connected, more efficient, and more capable of generating innovation, jobs, and inclusive prosperity.
“Governments invest billions in innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa. But without a precise map of who does what, with whom, and at what quality level, these investments remain blind. OSE in Africa fills this strategic intelligence gap.”
16,000+ support organizations catalogued, qualified against 14 proprietary indicators covering 5 theoretical dimensions (resources, knowledge, social capital, institutions, psychological capital).
Ecological network analysis, community detection (Louvain), multi-criteria centrality, resource flow analysis (NRBV), meta-organizational diagnostic.
Over 10 years of continuous observation, enabling identification of evolution trends, disruptions, and emerging opportunities across 117 countries.
| Traditional approach | OSE approach | Decision-maker benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported surveys | Big Data + qualification | Objective, unbiased |
| Static snapshot | 10+ years time series | Understand dynamics |
| Isolated actors | Network analysis | See who works with whom |
| Macro-economics | Meso-analysis (value chain) | The “missing link” of public policy |
Scholar / Entrepreneur / Investor in Impact Entrepreneurship and Education in Africa. Multi-awarded scholar leading the OSE methodology.
Tech evangelist, top pedagogue, digital expert for international institutions. Drives the OSE Connect & Expert platform engineering.
Guided by thought leaders and global scholars in entrepreneurship and ecosystem theory.
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