Background
On this page: Angola | Ghana | Kenya | Mauritius | Mozambique | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | South Africa | Uganda
Angola
Grantee: Instituto Nacional do Emprego e Formacao Profissional (INEFOP)
Email: INEFOP@snet.co.ao; corinajardim@hotmail.com
Website: http://mirror.undp.org/angola/
The Angola Enterprise Program, a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between UNDP, Chevron and the Government of Angola, seeks to promote the development of a diverse and robust micro, and small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector in Angola. The growth of the MSME sector will be achieved by building consensus around a national strategy for MSME development.
Within the overall framework of the Angola Enterprise Program, the INEFOP-PEA Business Incubator was established in Luanda. The INEFOP-PEA Business Incubator serves as a demonstration model, developing incubation models and processes. INEFOP-PEA is managed by local staff. Short-term technical back-stopping support is provided by an international expert. The aim of INEFOP-PEA is to leverage local and global expertise to build the capacity of staff, and incubator tenants. For the first 18 months of operation, INEFOP-PEA was funded and implemented within the framework of the Angola Enterprise Program (AEP). The infoDev funded work program is part of INEFOP-PEA's resource mobilization plan for the period ending June 2007. Then, AEP financing will be phased out.
Ghana
Grantee: BusyInternet Ghana, LTD
Contact: Ms. Estelle Akofio-Sowah, Managing Director
Email: Estelle@busyinternet.com
Website: http://www.busyinternet.com/incubator
BusyInternet Ghana, a private Ghanian company, was established in 2001. BusyInternet is a joint venture between Ghanian investors, and BusyInternet International. BusyInternet Ghana's mandate is to promote social and economic development in Africa through ICT applications. The overall approach is facilitate development of firms through access to physical infrastructure, including electricity and bandwidth, and a environment of experts and entrepreneurs. BusyInternet Ghana focuses on providing resources for businesses and organizations to execute their core competencies, and enhance their skills. Over the last 26 months, BusyInternet has facilitated the set-up and growth of 11 ICT companies. BusyInternet Ghana is one of the leading technology incubators in Ghana, and has established a clear market differentiation, providing a mix of tenants with an environment for networking opportunities. To date, five companies have been successfully incubated. At present, BusyInternet Ghana has six tenant companies in its portfolio.
Grantee: Ghana Multimedia Incubator Centre
Contact: Mr. Solomon Dartey, Managing Director
Email: sdartey@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.gmic.gov.gh
Kenya
Grantee: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Contact: Dr. Atieno Ndede-Amadi; Associate Professor of Information Technology
Email: ceo@kuat-cbi.co.ke
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) started operations in 1981 as a diploma awarding institution in the fields of agriculture and engineering. In 1989, JKUAT was elevated to the status of a university college, and, in 1994, was established as a full-fledged university. JKUAT's facilities have been funded through grant aid and technical cooperation programs with the Japanese government. The mandate of the infoDev Incubator Initiative work program in Kenya is the creation of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Center for Business Innovation (JKUAT-CBI).
CBI is a public, not-for-profit center co-sponsored by government departments, non-profit organizations and private investors. The primary purpose of CBI is sustained economic development and job creation. CBI involves successful entrepreneurs, lawyers, accountants, bankers, scientists and other professionals in providing expertise to center members. The center is a hybrid incubator, providing membership with access to government, as well as private sector funding and other resources. The emphasis of the work program is on innovative technology applications and transfers, and providing opportunities for university researchers and associated groups. CBI provides start-up business opportunities for alumni of JKUAT and other Kenyan universities, among others. The incubator is strategically focused on the cutting edge of thinking on support for small business development and the use ICT for community development.
Grantee: SACOMA
Contact: Mr. Perez Ochieng
Email: perez@sacoma.org.uk
Website: http://www.sacomacfe.com
Grantee: Kenya Kountry Business Incubator (KeKoBI)
Contact: Dr. Atieno Ndede-Amadi; Associate Professor of Information Technology
Email: anamadi@kekobi.or.ke
Website: http://www.kekobi.or.ke
Mozambique
Grantee: MICTI Technology and Business Incubator
Contact: Mr. Jamo Macanze
Email: jamo@micti.co.mz
Website: http://www.micti.co.mz
Nigeria
Grantee: Calabar technology incubation centre
Contact: Edodi ununoh
Email: edodiunoh@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.nbti.gov.ng
Grantee: Emerald Biitracdec Development Center
Contact: Emmanuel Dalung
Email: evers67@yahoo.com
Website: http://e-biitracdec.org
Grantee: Nextzon Business Services Limited
Contact: Mr. Tolulope Adedeji
Email: tolulope.adedeji@nextzon.com
Additional Website: http://www.nextzon.com
Nextzon Business Incubator is the the 1st privately owned and managed incubator, which started operation in March 2005 with 2 incubated companies but has grown to 15 incubated companies to date. The Incubator is located on a 1,000sqm land in the Victoria Island business district area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The offerings of the incubator are anchored on the following services: a. Pre start-up Business Development Services such as Idea scanning, project conceptualization and business modeling; Industry and market study/consumer survey; Fundraising support; Management oversight, Coaching and Mentoring etc. b. Office Space with facilities such as ICT, Utilities, Conference/Meeting room etc. c. Back-Office Services which includes HR/Payroll management; Budgeting, Accounting, Financial & Treasury Management; Legal/Secretarial etc.
Grantee: Technology Incubation Centre
Contact: Taiwo somefun
Email: ticlagos@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.nbti.gov.ng
Grantee: Technology Incubation Centre, Warri
Contact: George Nnaemeka Okolo
Email: emekaokolo@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.nbti.gov.ng
Rwanda
Grantee: Technology and Business Incubation Facility (TBIF)
Contact: Rajeev Aggarwal
Email: rajeevaggarwal_2000@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.kist.ac.rw
To help rebuild, the Government of Rwanda developed “Vision 2020,” which emphasizes entrepreneurship and private sector development. In "Vision 2020" Rwanda has identified ICT as a cross-cutting theme in all sectors of the economy. To contribute to this vision, the Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management (KIST) established the Technology and Business Incubation Facility (TBIF) under the Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer (CITT). Funding for TBIF has been secured from the Government of Rwanda through KIST, and support from the Government of the Netherlands through Nuffic. The overall objective of the Technology and Business Incubation Facility (TBIF) project is to integrate ICT in all its business processes and that of its clients/tenants. This will enhance the outcomes, impact and outreach of the TBIF to the target community of graduates from all institutions of higher learning in Rwanda
Senegal
Grantee: International Development Center of the National Council of the Negro Women/International Division Senegal Office
Contact: Cynthia Ferguson Colas, International Development Center Director; Mbarou gassama Mbaye, Program Manager
Email: ccolas@ncnw.org, mmbaye@mail.ncnw.org
Website: http://www.incubator-ncnw.org
The International Development Center (IDC) of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) is implementing a year-long planning project titled: "Creating an Enabling Space for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)." The project will be implemented by NCNW Senegal. The purpose of the project is to plan the development of a business incubator that will offer services to new and existing enterprises, especially female owned or operated businesses. The goal is to enable enterprises to access, and use ICT to develop their businesses, and penetrate global markets. This project is directly linked to the NCNW-Senegal strategic program, and is designed to produce a strategic and operating plan for the development of a business incubator in the St. Louis region of Senegal.
South Africa
Grantee: KwaZulu-Natal Innovation Support Centre (KZNISC), Voxel Technologies
Grant: Operational Grant, US$400,000
Contact: Steve Giddings, Project Coordinator
Email: steve@innovation.org.za
In South Africa, the Southern African Technology Incubator Network (SATIN) consists of three incubators: Bodibeng Technology Incubator (formerly, BrainWorks), KwaZulu-Natal Innovation Support Center (KZNISC), which trades as Voxel Technologies, and SoftStart IT Incubator, which was also funded under the infoDev Incubator Initiative. This project proposes to use ICT to enhance the capacities of existing high technology incubators in South Africa, and transfer knowledge and learning to other incubators. Godisa, the South African government incubation agency, which also represents a number of low-tech incubators, supports this project, and assisted in the transfer of their results to these incubators. BrainWorks Technology Incubator, Voxel Technologies Innovation Support Center, is providing resources for the development aspect of the project, while SoftStart is the lead user during the implementation phase. The three incubators listed were successfully involved in incubation activities in South Africa over the past three to four years.
The original proposal was a joint project between BTI and the KZNISC with the backing of local, provincial and national governments. Despite the managment changes that occured at BTI at the same time as launch, all parties continued their committment to the project. The Departments of Economic Development and Tourism of the eThekwini Municipality, and KwaZula-Natal provincial government, have committed funds to the project. eThekwini's promised funds were received. Fresh contracts were drawn in the month of June 2004, and the project was re-launched July 2004.
Grantee: Acorn Technologies
Contact: Mr. Craig Landsberg
Email: craig@acorn.org.za
Website: http://www.acorn.org.za
Grantee: Branson School of Entrepreneurship
Contact: Debbie Ochieng
Email: Debbie.Ochieng@bransonchool.co.za
Website: http://www.cida.co.za
Grantee: Chemin (The South African Chemical Technology Incubator)
Contact: Mr. Colin Mkhonta
Email: colinmkhonta@chemin.co.za
Website: http://www.chemin.co.za
Grantee: MMaxum Business Incubator
Contact: Busi Ngwenya
Email: bngwenya@theinnovationhub.com
Website: http://www.maxum.co.za
Maxum Business Incubator provides an enabling environment where start-ups from the knowledge-intensive sectors, including information and communications technology (ICT), biosciences, electronics, and advanced manufacturing and materials, are fast tracked to compete in the global village. The incubation process improves the survival rate of start-up companies by helping them become financially viable, usually within two to three years. Incubation also creates a synergistic environment where entrepreneurs can share learning, create working partnerships and do business together and it helps to open doors to markets and resources.
Grantee: Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative
Contact: Lydia Mphumela
Email: lydia@mpstainless.co.za
Website: http://www.mpstainless.co.za
Grantee: SmartXchange
Contact: Patricia Dlamini
Email: patricia@smartxchange.co.za
Website: http://www.smartxchange.co.za
Grantee: Softstart BTI
Contact: Mr. Leon Lourens
Email: leon@sbti.co.za
Website: http://www.sbti.co.za
Uganda
Grantee: Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI)
Contact: Mr. Charles G. Kwesiga, Executive Manager (UIRI)
Email: kwesiga@msn.com; uiri@utlonline.co.ug
Website: http://www.uiri.org/
The Government of Uganda is trying to eradicate poverty by promoting rural industrialization and encouraging rural SMEs to turn primary or raw products into semi-finished or processed commodities. The Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), the implementing organization of the project, provides assistance to SMEs through partner centers in Uganda. UIRI offers training and advisory services to rural SMEs to improve their technical and managerial competence. The major focus of the institute is small-scale meat processing enterprises. The infoDev funded work program includes introducing the use of ICT in all aspects of business operations to improve efficiency and competitiveness. The enterprises are in six major "up country" towns: Fort Portal, Soroti, Busia, Arua, Hoima, and Kabale. In the short term, UIRI is focused on supporting the enterprises so that they can add value to their products, and achieve a level of quality that will meet the demands of regional markets. Overall experiences and lessons learned from UIRI are to be used in other sectors, notably, fruit processing and dairy products.
Grantee: Management Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC)
Contact: Mr. George Tumwesigye
Email: admin@mtac.ac.ug
Website: http://www.mtac.ac.ug