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Rwanda leaps forward in its journey to build a robust and vibrant space innovation ecosystem
The workshop is one of a series of engagement and co-creation processes with stakeholders to develop and validate ideas for the space innovation ecosystem roadmap.
Rwanda leaps forward in its journey to build a robust and vibrant space innovation ecosystem
by Staff Writers
Kigali, Rwanda (SPX) Jun 08, 2023

The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) and the Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) recently hosted a multi-stakeholder workshop in Rwanda in support of the space agency's drive to harness emerging space opportunities and support Rwanda's socio-economic development goals by building a vibrant and robust space innovation ecosystem.

The project to develop this ecosystem is funded by the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (UKFCDO) under the Research Innovations Systems Africa (RISA) programme.

The workshop brought together government, academia, industry, incubators and accelerators to co-create interventions intended to grow the space innovation ecosystem in the country. "The workshop served as a catalyst to enable innovation, co-creation, and collaboration through a design thinking approach," says Imraan Saloojee of RIIS.

"There is immense value in using space as a vantage point for solutions on Earth. The work being done in this project enables these solutions and will have a lasting impact in Rwanda."

The workshop is one of a series of engagement and co-creation processes with stakeholders to develop and validate ideas for the space innovation ecosystem roadmap.

+ Among the participants were Digital Earth Africa, an organisation focused on making Earth observation (EO) data free and accessible;

+ Esri, a global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping;

+ The Women in Business Initiative, a start-up support programme for women entrepreneurs;

+ Kumva Insights, an organisation that develops remote sensing technology to aid smarter decision-making in hard-to-reach African environments;

+ Locus Dynamics, an aerospace component manufacturer;

+ Zipline, a developer of autonomous delivery systems;

+ and Kigali Innovation City, a growing technology hub for Rwanda.

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