In 2017 he went on to found The Innovation Village and in April 2020 started MoTIV. To mark his 6 years at The Innovation Village and three years at MoTIV, CEO East Africa Magazine’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, sat down CK Japheth for a tell-it-all interview. Looking back, the Edinburgh Business School (MBA, Strategic Planning) graduate says that even amidst the so frequent ’26-hour workdays’, so many successes and so many failures, that sometimes seem like “death by a thousand cuts” he is still “excited to be waking up every day to this role of building platforms that help other entrepreneurs start…
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The Deputy Executive at National Planning Authority Charles Olweny Ojok has urged technology entrepreneurs and organisations to embrace the shared digital economy to enhance efficiency and competitiveness as well as create enhanced customer experiences. “Using shared digital platforms will make it easier for end-users to access products and services, resulting in reduced operational costs, and improved sales for entrepreneurs and service providers. The shared platforms will make it easier to reach last-mile users in the rural communities – who for long have been digitally excluded”, said Mr Olweny. He was speaking at the just-ended Digital Economy Showcase, held at the…
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Centenary Technology Services and The Innovation Village have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) geared towards developing the Information Communication Technology (ICT) based innovation ecosystem to facilitate the usage of technology and development of the software applications in Uganda. This strategic partnership is aligned towards enhancing the adoption of technology and facilitate the growth of an open innovation ecosystem and digital marketplace where innovators, corporate organizations and entrepreneurs have countless opportunities to thrive, innovate digital products and reach new markets locally and beyond. Commonly referred to as Cente Tech, Centenary Technology Services is the technology company of Centenary Group. With…
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Sheba Ayinzabyonna has always held the career of programming in high regard. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology (IT) and has since then served as an Information Communications Technology (ICT) teacher for secondary school students. But she always dreamt of becoming a programmer which is the industrial term for a person who creates computer software. A few factors stood in the way, the first being the absence of mentorship. While at school, Ayinzabyonna says majority of the students in the course, just like her, did not clearly understand the applicability of programming in the job market. “Our…
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Alvin Mbugua spent the earlier years of his career in West Africa and East Africa before finding his way to South Africa. He knows too well what it is like to set up systems in corporate organizations across the continent. Each of these countries, be it Senegal where he worked or Kenya where he hails, has taught him a lot about innovation. He worked with Shell as a financial consultant and regional chief financial officer for a global logistics firm in the subsequent years. He has spent the last eight years with British multinational beverage alcohol company Diageo and today,…
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The disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have tasked organizations to look for leaders who can innovate and leverage on emerging technologies for survival and continued sustainability of the business. However, fostering a culture of innovation requires much more than a vision and direction from the top but rather a collaborative culture that encourages idea sharing and creativity. To ensure that these organizations keep abreast with the latest in innovation strategy, Future Lab at The Innovation Village (TIV) in partnership with CEO Summit Uganda has organized a three-day an executive program tailored to resolve the current innovation challenges faced by…
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Private sector players have charged government to implement policies that support recovery of businesses especially in the midst of the pandemic. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda continues to threaten the economy as infection rates rise to 77,505 and reported deaths reach 868 as of June 29, 2021. The 42-day lock down that has pushed many Ugandans to stay home has cut many from their sources of livelihoods as well as disrupted normal operation of crucial businesses. These combined have led to contractions in investments due to induced uncertainty in consumption, rising levels of income poverty leading…
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Industry leaders recognize the need to invest in innovation to remain competitive and grow in times of rapid change. However, building a coherent strategy, overcoming internal frictions, marshalling resources and bringing new offerings to market all while managing current operations, represent serious challenges in many settings. To address these challenges, The Innovation Village, in partnership with CEO Summit, has organized a three-day online course to equip executives with the much-needed innovative skills to push their organizations forward. The course that will run from July 28 to July 30, 2021, is expected to equip participants with skills on how to drive…
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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and The Innovation Village, has awarded three Ugandan Start-ups for their innovative business models and technologies in response to changes in social and economic activity following the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. The startups won the Uganda Chapter of the “NINJA Business Plan Competition, dubbed the NINJA COVID-19 Response and Recovery Business Challenge”. While commenting on the recognition of the Start-ups, The Innovation Village Team Lead Japheth Kawanguzi said the emergence of Uganda’s M-Scan, a developer of low-cost mobile ultra-sound devices, as the best…
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As part of its, drive to highlight opportunities available in the agriculture and tourism sectors, The Innovation Village Mbarara will host an Agri-Tourism Expo from March 29, 2021 to March 31, 2021. The expo is expected to trigger different ideas that make tourism both meaningful and adventurous. Conversations will rotate around apiculture, aqua farming, horticulture, viticulture, floriculture and perm culture, among others. The hope is that the expo will also open up new profitable markets for farm products and services and, provide travel experiences for a large regional market. The Agri-Tourism Expo is a timely initiative in Mbarara. As a…
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