The Innovation Village Archives

Samantha Namara (left), Senior Associate FutureLab, interacts with startups before they pitch their solutions. Courtesy photo

The Innovation Village unveils top 3 start-ups from the Future of Education accelerator program

The Innovation Village, through its Edtech Lab in partnership with Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works and the Arizona State University, have announced the final 3 teams whose solutions made it to the

February 25, 2021

Company News

A nation-wide survey carried out in 2013 by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) revealed that Uganda has one of the highest entrepreneurial rates in sub-Saharan Africa and the world, mostly represented in the 1.8 million informal firms. Courtesy photo

The Innovation Village partners with Mastercard Foundation to strengthen Start-up foundations for successful businesses

The Innovation Village, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works program, has announced a nationwide program to strengthen success of youth start-ups in Uganda. The program dubbed, ‘Business Foundations – Start

February 14, 2021

Company News

CK Japheth (left), the Team Lead at The Innovation Village and the CEO CIT Institute of Technology, Da’shone Hughey, sign a Memorandum of Understanding today in Kampala. Courtesy photo

The Innovation Village partners with CIT to provide Tech Trainings

The Innovation Village has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CODEIT Institute of Technology (CIT) to provide software development training to technologists in Uganda. The training targets students seeking to improve their

January 25, 2021

Company News

Ian Mutibwa is a Partner at Signum Advocates

Signum Advocates’ Ian Mutibwa on The Future Of Retail In Uganda― digital disruption of business is here, it is real; start acting now or drown!

What are the biggest challenges in retail post-COVID-19? Most retail businesses were closed during lockdown and had to evolve online. Businesses were forced to restructure on the employment side. Employees had to

January 2, 2021

Technology & Innovation·The Big Story

Dr. Davis Musinguzi, Managing Director, RocketHealth.

ROCKETHEALTH’S DR. DAVIS MUSINGUZI: Traditional retail is not about to die; Africa will emerge its own Afrocentric online retail experience

What has been your biggest business challenge after COVID-19 Struck? COVID has presented great challenges and opportunities. RocketHealth’s service delivery model depends on a virtual experience. There was a human resource capacity

January 2, 2021

Company News·Technology & Innovation

Stanbic, Head FMCG, Aaron Akampa’s take on the future of online retail and how Uganda’s largest bank is investing ahead of the curve

From your perspective, how was the economy affected by Covid-19? The main challenges stem from the various lockdown measures. There was no movement of goods during the lockdown. Mandatory testing of drivers

January 2, 2021

Banking & Financial Services·Company News

The Future of Retail 2020 report, is published by The Innovation Village, in partnership with Stanbic Bank and Rocket Health.

7 must-know insights from The Innovation Village’s Future of Retail Report; key to post-Covid-19 recovery of Ugandan MSMEs.

Retail, which, by definition, is made up of businesses that sell to the final consumer, is an important part of Uganda’s economy. It contributes an average of 18% to the country’s GDP

January 1, 2021

The Big Story

CK Japheth is the Founder and CEO of The Innovation Village, Uganda's fastest startup engine.

Dear Entrepreneur― The Innovation Village’s Founder and CEO, CK Japheth’s uplifting letter to entrepreneurs.

Gentlemen, I hope this finds you well. I wanted to deliver this myself. But you know, COVID happened. That has become a very acceptable excuse for any meeting you don’t want to

December 26, 2020

The Big Story·Thought Leadership

CK Japheth, The Innovation Village Team Lead speaks during the launch of the report in Kampala

The Innovation Village launches Thought Leadership Report on post Covid-19 Retail sector

The Innovation Village, in partnership with Stanbic Bank and RocketHealth has launched a thought leadership report on the ‘Future of Retail in Uganda. The report documents the impact of the lockdown

November 7, 2020

Company News

Olga Kiconco, Lead Innovation Strategy & Consulting at The Innovation Village

Re-imagining The Retail Sector: How industry Players can position themselves to take advantage of the Future of Retail

By Olga Kiconco It is believed that as early as 800BC, during Ancient Greek time, retail trade was already well established in the Angora City Centre. Certain days and places were designated

November 4, 2020

Thought Leadership

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The Innovation Village unveils top 3 start-ups from the Future of Education accelerator program

The Innovation Village partners with Mastercard Foundation to strengthen Start-up foundations for successful businesses

The Innovation Village partners with CIT to provide Tech Trainings

Signum Advocates’ Ian Mutibwa on The Future Of Retail In Uganda― digital disruption of business is here, it is real; start acting now or drown!

ROCKETHEALTH’S DR. DAVIS MUSINGUZI: Traditional retail is not about to die; Africa will emerge its own Afrocentric online retail experience

Stanbic, Head FMCG, Aaron Akampa’s take on the future of online retail and how Uganda’s largest bank is investing ahead of the curve

7 must-know insights from The Innovation Village’s Future of Retail Report; key to post-Covid-19 recovery of Ugandan MSMEs.

Dear Entrepreneur― The Innovation Village’s Founder and CEO, CK Japheth’s uplifting letter to entrepreneurs.

The Innovation Village launches Thought Leadership Report on post Covid-19 Retail sector

Re-imagining The Retail Sector: How industry Players can position themselves to take advantage of the Future of Retail

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