Institutional Support
Optimize university and research organization systems for successful research output commercialization
Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA)
Enabling Innovation for Socio-economic Development
KeNIA strengthens interrelationships between actors in order to promote innovation and enterprise development out of research and ideas.
Presidential Innovation Challenge & Award
Scouting, Recognising and Commercialising Most Promising Innovations In Kenya
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Connecting the National Innovation Ecosystem
Kenya Innovation Bridge
A marketplace that enables innovators, inventors, researchers and startups to introduce their solutions to partners, funders, customers and users.
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Assessing the current state of Kenya's National Innovation ecosystem
Kenya 10-year Innovation Masterplan
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National Innovation System
Dr. Robert Karanja, Board Member - KeNIA & Co-founder - Villgro Africa awarding KIW's Startup Mentor of the Year, Eric Nyamwaro
Working with partners, KeNIA strengthens interrelationships between actors in order to promote innovation and enterprise development out of research and ideas.
From supporting the identification, recording and protection of innovative ideas to coordinating the establishment and implementation of appropriate policies, standards, processes, infrastructure, and partnerships to nurture the innovative ideas. The agency also works with partners to ensure appropriate prioritisation, relevant capacity development, innovation recognition and publication of the same.
What's Happening at KeNIA
Ecosystem-focused Initiatives
run by the Agency.
How we Fund Innovators
Through the
Presidential Innovation
Awards Program
04 Steps
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02. Shortlisting & Selection
Nominated innovations and agencies are judged and vetted by a pool of experts sourced by the Agency.
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03. Dissemination of Awards
The selected innovations are informed and awarded through their verified institutions.
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04. Monitoring & Reporting
The awarded innovations periodically report back to the Agency on the progress and consumption of the award (if monetary).
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