Project Details


AI Repository Project

WSIS Prizes Contest 2022 Nominee

Innovation Hub Project/Hanga Hubs


Not Applicable

Description

To increase digital based employment opportunities in high economic potential sectors through technology enabled innovation incubation hubs.
this project will achieve but not limited to following milestones:
1) Establish adequate incubation infrastructure
2) 4 Tech Innovation Hubs to be established in selected 4 secondary cities
3) Business Development, Product Development, Trainings, Investment Advisory, Pre-seed grants
4) 192 startups will receive support to build and secure 768 future-proof jobs (direct jobs), 1000+ trained
5) 400+ small businesses and local entrepreneurs to benefit from matchmaking opportunities
6) Strategy, Governance and Sustainability Advisory, Project Management, Branding & Communication, B2B Match Making, Awareness

Project website

https://www.risa.rw/


Action lines related to this project
  • AL C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development 2022
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Coverage
  • Rwanda

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2021

End date

2025


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth
  • Older persons
  • Women
  • People with disabilities
  • The unemployed
  • The poor
  • Migrants
  • Remote and rural communities
  • ALL citizens

Sustainability

Project stakeholders' roles as they directly involved defined the scope and sustainability of the project.

These stakeholders are:
- Districts where project will be located
- Implementing Agency: RISA
- Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and Ministry of ICT and Innovation as Supervising entities


WSIS values promotion

- Establish adequate incubation infrastructure - 4 Tech Innovation Hubs to be established Muhanga, Nyagatare, Rubavu and Rusizi; - Business Development, Product Development, Trainings, Investment Advisory, Pre-seed grants - 192 startups will receive support to build and secure 768 future-proof jobs (direct jobs), 1000+ trained - 400+ small businesses and local entrepreneurs to benefit from matchmaking opportunities;


Entity name

Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)

Entity country—type

Rwanda Government

Entity website

https://www.risa.rw

Partners

Innovation hub project/HANGA HUBS