The Kenya Innovation Outlook Report 2022
This report is a step towards developing a contextual framework and suitable indicators for measuring innovation performance
Abstract
Kenya is currently riding on innovation as a key vehicle for economic growth, but there is no single consolidated platform in the country where innovation activities and progress can be updated and accessed, i.e. a real-time, one-stop shop for key information on Kenya’s current innovation status and outlook. This would enhance the ability of the government, local stakeholders, and foreign investors to make rapid and evidence-based decisions regarding investments in innovation-related initiatives across the economy. There have been limited efforts to domesticate global indicators to make them more relevant, relatable, understandable, and usable by local decision-makers.
The East Africa Research and Innovation Hub engaged the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), in close consultations with the Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) to develop the inaugural Kenya Innovation Outlook (KIO) 2022 Report. The KIO 2022 is a step towards co-developing (i.e., with a broad spectrum of stakeholders) a contextual framework and suitable indicators for measuring innovation performance. The Report provides a template that can be used and regularly improved in assessing the country’s innovation and was launched by the President of Kenya during the Kenya Innovation Week in December 2022.
Citation
Atela, J., Kinyanjui, S., Omwandho, E., Randa, T., Ndege, N., Akala, H., and Otieno, B. (2022). The Kenya Innovation Outlook Study 2022. Technical Report No. 002. Africa Research and Impact Network. Nairobi, Kenya