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News, Annoucements and Events
Dr. Sarr-Ceesav Mariame, Minister of Higher Education, Research,
Science and Technology in Gambia visited CITT on 25th April'
2011 with seven members of delegation.
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KIST signed an MOU with MIFOTRA to train 100 young Entrepreneurs at TBIF/KIST.
The main objective of this MoU is to train and mentor young graduates in Entrepreneurship
skills for Economic development of Rwanda. This will assist sustaining the Rwandan economy,
targeting youth and women graduates interested in starting their own small businesses in technology areas.
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The official launching of the technology business incubation
program in Rwanda to support young University graduates in
the country was presided over at KIST on Thursday 20th/10/2011
by the Minister of Public Service and Labour, Hon. Anastase
Murekezi.
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WELCOME TO TBIF
A Technology and Business Incubation Facility (TBIF) is a unique initiative established by Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)
to provide Business Incubation and Support Services to accelerate the development of Technology based start up entrepreneurs in Rwanda.
This initiative was supported by The Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in higher education (Nuffic) under their program
to support Institutional Strengthening of Post-secondary Education and Training Capacity (NPT) and the InfoDev Incubator Grant from the Information
for Development Program (InfoDev), World Bank and Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) under Ministry of Finance and Economic
Planning, Government of Rwanda.
 Technology and Business Incubation Facility (TBIF) is a multi-tenancy facility which provides shared services and Business Development services
in Rwanda. It is targeting all graduates from Rwandan institutions of higher education, innovators, and technicians, together with already practicing
entrepreneurs, particularly SMEs. The TBIF 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, organization
of internal and external education and training, promotion/marketing of the tenant’s via media, databases, contacts etc. TBIF has 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.
TBIF is a member of the African Incubator Network, the Southern African Business & Technology Incubation Association, the Shanghai International Technology Transfer Information Platform & Affiliated with the US based National Business Incubation Association:
Major Areas
TBIF is comprised of 2 major components:
1. Technology and Business Incubation Facility (TBIF)
2. KIST Enterprise Development Fund (KEDF)
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