[kictanet] Innovation Policy

[Barrack Otieno]

Thanks Lordmwesh,

I had Kirdi in mind, though i was just curious because i have realised the
Universities seem to running their own parallel arrangements and then talk
of the Safaricom innovation board, does this mean there is a vacuum
(umbrella) body for bringing together all this stakeholders. If i am not
wrong KIRDI was responsible for the budding Jua Kali Sector, are there any
lessons to be learnt from the success of the sector that could help propel
the ICT sector forwad?

My thoughts

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:54 AM, lordmwesh <lordmwesh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good Barrack, We should get information of whether their is an innovation
> policy.
>
> Besides that, the government has done good through the ICT Board Local
> grants that stimulated people's brains to look beyond their nose, and
> develop local content and innovations.
>
> A good place to start would be kirdi, whose mandate in their website
> kirdi.go.ke is "Kenya Industrial Research Institute (KIRDI) is a national
> research institute established in 1979 under the Ministry of Trade and
> Industry and mandated to undertake multidisciplinary research and
> development in industrial and allied technologies. The institute’s core
> objectives are handled by the R&D and Technology Transfer departments. The
> major R&D departments are: Engineering, Energy and Environment, ICT, Leather
> and Textiles, and Food Technology Divisions. KIRDI has developed over 40
> technologies in these fields"
>
>
> The private sector has not been left behind through forums like the
> "Safaricom Innovation Board"
>
>
>
>
> On 30 August 2010 10:57, Pius Walela <PWalela at strathmore.edu> wrote:
>
>>  Morning all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Second  this motion very  much interested  in  finding out the Innovation
>> policy in place.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* kictanet-bounces+pwalela=strathmore.edu at lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto:
>> kictanet-bounces+pwalela <kictanet-bounces%2Bpwalela>=strathmore.edu@
>> lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Barrack Otieno
>> *Sent:* Monday, August 30, 2010 10:52 AM
>> *To:* Pius Walela
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> *Subject:* [kictanet] Innovation Policy
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Listers,
>>
>> Just wondering, in light of our evolving information society do we have
>> such a policy in place. If so what does it say with regard to ICTs and
>> innovation and who are the key stakeholders?
>>
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