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In April 2005 the consortium FACET (NL), Science Alliance (NL) and Godisa (SA) won the Nuffic project:
“Establishment of a Technology and Business Incubation Facility (TBIF) at KIST, Kigali”.
The project aims to establish a Technology and Business Incubation Facility TBIF, with a multi-tenancy facility, and shared services at the Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer CITT of the Kigali Institute of Science & Technology KIST in Rwanda. It will target all graduates from Rwandan institutions of higher education, innovators, and technicians, together with already practicing entrepreneurs, particularly SMEs.
The TBIF will provide a comprehensive service package, which could cover a wide range of activities ranging from housing of office and/or production facilities, consulting in all areas of business management, subsidies, access to start-up venture capital, organisation of internal and external education and training, promotion/marketing of the tenants via media, databases, contacts etc. The project is expected to have a direct and indirect impact on rural economic transformation, in that it will lead to diversification of rural activities, and this will be associated with creation of opportunities for rural productive employment.
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TBIF Newsletter No.01 (Jan06
TBIF Newsletter No.08 (Dec06)