A view of Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
US-based tech giant Cisco Systems is set to open an innovation hub in Nairobi in September seeking to tap tech enthusiasts.
Cisco is investing Sh50 million ($500,000) in setting up the lab with a capacity of about 50 developers per cohort.
It
plans to host different groups every year, with the length of
incubation based on need basis. Those qualifying for the programme will
have to be first assessed to ensure viability of their digital
innovations.
The innovation hub is one of three that the firm is launching in sub-Saharan Africa
Others will be located in South Africa.
“The
innovation centres will be free for use by digital innovations and small
medium enterprises. Here they will horn their digital skills, meet and
collaborate among themselves and get experts advice,” said Cisco East
Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, David Bunei.
“They
will also have access to some of our infrastructure (APIs) which they
will use if need be to build solutions around them,” said Mr Bunei.
Mr Bunei was speaking during the local launch of the 11th edition of Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report.
The
report noted an increased malware sophistication by cyber criminals but
institutions and people are increasingly investing in Artificial
Intelligence and Machine Learning to monitor, detect and arrest
suspicious activities.
“In the modern threat landscape,
adversaries are adept at evading detection. They have more effective
tools, like encryption, and more advanced and clever tactics, such as
the abuse of legitimate Internet services, to conceal their activity,”
read the report.
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