Introducing KIW 2021

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Introduction

Kenya's innovation potential is tremendous. The country is uniquely positioned and well-endowed with a promising innovation ecosystem that if well guided and managed can have a transformative effect at the organisational, country and at the continental level.

Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) was set up as a State Corporation under the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Act, No. 28 of 2013 under the Ministry of Education. The core mandate of the Agency is to develop and manage the National Innovation System. The Agency is therefore responsible for development, co-ordination, nurturing and promotion of the National Innovation System.

KeNIA's vision is to be a key enabler of socio-economic development through Innovation and, the mission is to develop and manage a dynamic National Innovation System that facilitates commercialisation of the ideas. As part of the efforts to build synergies and collaborations in the ecosystem, KeNIA will run an annual “Kenya Innovation Week”.

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20 Pre-events

The Beginning of a Movement

As a build up to Kenya Innovation Week, KeNIA and her partners held a variety of activities aligned to four thematic areas namely; Skills for Innovation, Technology and the 4th Industrial Revolution, Research and Commercialisation and Startup Kenya

2021 UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

A conference organised by Kenyatta University on how to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic through University-Industry linkages.

Kenyatta University

JKUAT TECH EXPO

An annual students drive that encourages and supports students' innovative ideas across the country in a bid to bolster innovation.

JKUAT

NO CODE MOVEMENT WORKSHOP

A training on building websites and applications in less than two hours.

UK-Kenya Tech Hub

FINGO INNOVATION CAMP

A Finnish and Kenyan NGOs gathering, that brought together the innovation ecosystem to deliberate on models for international development.

Fingo Powerbank

A diverse global audience graced KIW 2021

With speakers and delegates from various corners of the world.

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Delegates

2029

Organisations

443

Speakers

184

Exhibitors

67

Partners

30

Opening Plenary Highlights