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County Director for Digital Economy and Startups, Elizabeth Ndung’u said “We want this year’s Innovate Nairobi Tech week to be more vibrant and an improved version from last years. This years theme goes in tandem with H.E the Governors’ manifesto of creating opportunities for all so we should all be thinking of the opportunities we will create”.
Ms. Ndung’u shared that the outcomes and impact from the 2023 Innovate Nairobi Week were; tech talent training with various organizations, local smart city solutions for Nairobi County Government, digitization of the Informal Sector, Juakali among others.
“In last years’ Innovate week, being an inaugural program, we managed to host over 1,500 delegates and over 50 startups getting exclusive deals in our various deal rooms. We had over 40 event speakers including a fully fledged hackathon that saw us come up with a lot of solutions from the young people and the solutions developed were adopted by different organizations. We had over 25 ecosystem patners and international startups participated from as far as Nigeria, Uganda, United States of America among other counties and countries” she said.
The expected outcome of this years Innovate Nairobi Tech week will put emphasis on leveraging technology and innovation in employing startups, businesses and investors to compete more effectively on the global stage which would then translate to increase in market share, boost exports and overall economic resilience.
The event will facilitate the growth of vibrant entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems by bringing together startups, investors, corporates, academia and government agencies, fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange and access to resources needed for startup success. It will also be a platform for tackling pressing societal challenges among others.