[kictanet] Kenya's Tech Startup scene leaves investors underwhelmed

[Matunda Nyanchama]

Friends
Happy New Year.
This discussion is very informative and offers various perspectives.
I am wondering whether there is an up to date in-depth report (complete with raw data) of  the complete innovation ecosystem in Kenya e.g: - universities & training institutions + their outputs- R&D chain from ideation, proof of concept, ... commercializaion - tech sector players: all the way from startups to mature market players- infrastructure - financing & its different flavours- policy & regulations - SWOT of this ecosystem- gaps in ecosystem and challenges- bench-marking (if any) with successful ecosystems: Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Ireland, ... 
Example 1: it would be interesting to see the skills demand versus output from academic institutions; ditto for availability of such talent as in tech business leadership.
Example 2: how does the regulatory environment support/drag/etc the innovation "train"? - what is? what ought to be? and what could be done?
Example 3: what's the attrition rate? How about mergers/acquisitions/consolidation?
Example 4: Innovation culture: how does this compare with that in successful ecosystems in such matters  ....
Regards----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com
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