NAIROBI, Kenya, June 4 – The ICT Authority has enrolled 2,401 innovators in its Huduma Whitebox program, which focuses on incubation, capacity building, market linkages, and commercialization.
The Authority aims to catalyze the growth of local ventures to global standards through the program.
Its organisation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Stanley Kamanguya, emphasized the importance of enhancing linkages to government funding programs for better investment and networking opportunities.
”We are thrilled to surpass the 2,000 mark for registered innovators countrywide. We are currently supporting over 462 innovators and aim to empower more by incubating their ideas, linking them to markets, and introducing their solutions to enhance government services as well as solve practical challenges in the public,” he said.
The Whitebox program offers capacity-building in partnership with various organizations to train innovators on relevant subjects.
The Authority has partnered with 18 devolved units, among them Isiolo, Makueni, Embu, Meru, Bungoma, Kakamega, Kiambu, Homabay, Migori, Uasin Gishu, Laikipia, Nyeri, Narok, Mombasa, Machakos, Thika, Kericho, and Nakuru, to roll out the program.
Innovators can create an account on the program’s portal, submit their innovations, and get enlisted for incubation.
Viable innovations are recommended for technical assistance through the ICT Authority’s incubation process, with priority given to those supporting the government’s agenda.
Currently, over 100 innovations supporting the government’s Bottom up Economic Transformation Agenda ( BETA) have been selected.
