[kictanet] Tandaa Local Content Grants call for submissions

Fri Jul 22 11:49:48 EAT 2011

Hi Paul,

This is a great initiative that your board has embarked on. 

I have one question that might/might not have been addressed in the last
grant cycle - how does the board guarantee information confidentiality, say
in the case where an applicant submits an idea, and for some reason it does
not get funded but then a few weeks/months later it resurfaces elsewhere as
a commercial application without the knowledge of the original "inventor"?

Edwin

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Listers

http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/component/content/article/74-books/366-grant-
for-web-and-mobile-phone-applications-now-open

Click above for more details.

The Ministry of Information and Communications, through the Kenya ICT Board
is now accepting proposals for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant. The grant
is offered to Kenyan citizens and companies registered in Kenya for the
development of innovative web or mobile phone applications. Grants of up to
$ 50,000 for companies and $ 10,000 for individuals and teams will be
offered through the program.  

The objective of the grant is to stimulate ICT innovation and creativity
while promoting economic growth in the sector. For many companies that
develop web and mobile solutions, access to funding to grow their company is
a huge challenge. By supporting entrepreneurs with the funds they need to
successfully take their products to market, the grant hopes to grow the
number of relevant and local web and  mobile applications available to
Kenyans. 

The Kenya ICT Board awarded fifteen grants in 2010 and hopes to award at
least 30 grants in 2011. The grant is available to individuals and companies
in any sector and the Kenya ICT Board encourages any individual or company
with ideas for web or mobile applications to apply. 

Category 1: Private sector innovation 

The Tandaa Digital Content Grant is divided into two categories: Government
Open Data and Private Sector Innovation. 

In the Private Sector category, the Kenya ICT Board will select the most
innovative proposals that demonstrate long term business viability. Proposal
in this category must respond to a demonstrated market need and have a
positive impact on the community it seeks to serve.   

In 2010, the Kenya ICT Board awarded seven grants in this category including
a diary farmer payment application and a social media marketing product. 

Category 2: Government Data Applications

On July 8, the Government of Kenya made 290 datasets publicly available and
accessible through an Open Data portal. Now, the Kenya ICT Board will
support entrepreneurs to develop web and mobile applications that utilize
the data to provide services or products for citizens.

Eduweb, an online school portal that use data from the Ministry of Education
to provide a service for parents selecting schools for their children, was
among seven grants awarded in 2010.

Eligibility

Kenyan citizens above 18 are eligible to apply for the grant. Companies
officially registered in Kenya are eligible to apply for the grant. 

Matching grant for established companies

A new feature of the second round of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant offers
established companies an opportunity to participate in the program.
Companies founded at least 10 year ago with  over 40 members of staff are
invited to summit their proposals for a web or mobile application. The
companies must match the grant in full. This categories allows otherwise
profitable ICT companies to develop innovative projects within a short
period of time. 

Business Plan training

Another new feature of the Tandaa Digital Content Grant is a training
component designed into the proposal process. Over 2,000 people participated
in the first round of the Digital Content Grant. However, more than half of
the applicants struggled with the business plan sections of the proposal. As
such, the Kenya ICT Board will offer business plan training to the top 150
applicants. The training will equip the most innovative applicants with the
tools to help them secure funding and grow the business--regardless of
wether they are awarded the grant.

Application Forms: 
. <https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form9/form_login.html>
Individuals/teams ($ 10,000 each)

. <https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form8/form_login.html> Companies
($ 50,000 each)

. <https://fs12.formsite.com/KenyaICTBoard/form10/form_login.html> Matching
grant ($ 150,000 each)

 VENUES GRANT WORKSHOPS:  

Town

Date

Venue

Time

Nakuru

Tuesday 26th July, 2011

Kabarak University

9am - 11am

Kakamega

Friday 29th July, 2011

Masinde Muliro University

9am - 11am

Garissa

Tuesday 2nd August, 2011

Garissa - Hiddig Hotel

9am - 11am

Mombasa

Friday 5th August, 2011

Mombasa Polytechnic Uni

9am - 11am

Nairobi

Tuesday 9th August, 2011

KICC

8am - 10am

Paul Kukubo
Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board
PO Box 27150 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street

Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 
Fax: +254 20 2211962
website: www.ict.go.ke
local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya
twitter:@tandaaKENYA
BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke
Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke

personal contacts
_______________

Cell: + 254 717 180001

skype: kukubopaul
googletalk: pkukubo
personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke
personal twitter: @pkukubo

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Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub

Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT,
through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for
socio economic enrichment 

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