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Rwanda's Innovation Revolution: Kigali Innovation City Overview

Learn about Rwanda's Kigali Innovation City (KIC), nurturing a vibrant ecosystem and attracting global companies in Agriculture, Healthcare, and Financial Services. Discover strategic initiatives and key objectives outlined by the Government of Rwanda to drive innovation and economic growth.

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Rwanda's Innovation Revolution: Kigali Innovation City Overview

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  1. Presentation by the Government of Rwanda

  2. Kigali Innovation City (KIC) Mission Nurture and accelerate Rwanda’s innovation ecosystem to become a pan-African innovation hub

  3. KICvalue proposition… …and objectives Strong GoR commitment Innovation friendly financing Innovative companies and startups Focusinnovation domains in Agriculture, Healthcare and Financial Services World-class learning institutions KIC vision Attract mature companies as anchor players Leverage both startups and mature companies to co-create and collaborate Clear linkages with academic & research institutions

  4. Clusters • Agriculture • Smart farming solutions for smallholder farmers • Sustainable & organic farming • Made for Africa supply chain Proof-of-Concept Innovation Domains • Healthcare • Digital community health • IT system of the future • Data integration & analytics • Last-mile/first-mile distribution • Financial Services • Blockchain powered financial inclusion • National/City–level Cashless economy • Digital identity and security

  5. Presentation by the Government of Rwanda

  6. CoE in Data Sciences (UR, ACE II) CoE Health Supply Chain Management and Logistics CoE - Biomedical Eng. (UR, AfDB) Climate Observatory Research Center (with MIT) Rwanda is engaged in various strategic initiatives to strengthen her STI and R&D Ecosystem. (e.g. NETWORK OF CoE). The Ministry of Education has the mission to train the necessary skills and critical mass of scientists and engineers to ensure impactful R&D and Innovation as driver for Rwanda Economic Development. CoE - Internet of Things (UR, ACE II) CoE in Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Math and Science EDUCATION SECTOR Approach to Research and Innovation as a key driver for growth CoE – Energy for Sustainable Development CoE – in ICT (With CMU Africa) CoE – Biodiversity & Natural Resource Management AIMS (Applied Math. Sciences) EAIFR/ ICTP (Physics) RICA ALU Center for GIS and Remote Sensing UGHE

  7. Presentation by the Government of Rwanda

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