Minister Paula Ingabire officially launched Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) which expands into East Africa to launch first of its Kind Creative and Tech Space in Kigali. The action took place today; 14 February 2019, at Kigali.

The new state-of-the-art lab, located in Kigali, Rwanda, is dedicated to accelerating the application of social capital and technology for economic prosperity.

Commenting on the official launch, H.E. Paula Ingabire says “CcHUB’s expansion into Kigali, marked with the launch of the Design Lab today, is an exciting landmark for Rwanda’s burgeoning tech community. Rwanda is keen on collaborating with world-class partners to establish ourselves as a leading destination that nurtures innovation-driven enterprises.”

“We see technology as an integral gateway and means of developing society – an ethos and mission shared by CcHUB. As we strive to become a knowledge-based economy, we will continue to build long-lasting, strategic partnerships that celebrate excellence, forge ahead with progress and that are, essentially, a force for good that will impact thousands of people across the continent.”

 “In celebration of CcHUB’s expansion into Kigali’s tech and innovation ecosystem, I am excited to declare the CcHUB Design Lab officially open.” Said Minister Paula Ingabire.

On the launch of the Design Lab, Bosun Tijani, CcHUB’s Co-founder and CEO comments, “With the CcHUB Design lab, we will be collaborating with organisations that may not have the capacity to design, build and innovate as quick as leaner startups would. The lab will also build on CcHUB’s extensive global and Pan-African network of partners, research institutes and governmental organisations to execute practical design projects that will solve some of our social and business challenges at scale”

“Whilst our work from the lab will focus on the entire continent, we chose Rwanda as the country to operate from because of the ease of doing business in the country. Additionally, by collaborating with the Government of Rwanda, whose vision aligns with ours, we hope to find solutions that will enable socio-economic development, productivity and development across Africa.” Added Bosun Tijani.

The design lab is an unprecedented next step in Africa’s growing tech sector, and is set to become a leading creative space where its multidisciplinary team of product designers and engineers will collaborate with scientists and stakeholders globally, to explore the application of emerging technologies that will solve Africa’s systemic problems in Public Health, Education, Governance and the Private Sector.

Kampeta Pitchette Sayinzoga; Director General, National Industrial Research and Development Agency, Patrick Buchana Nsenga; Chief Executive Officer, AC Group and Jeanine U. Condo; Director General, Rwanda Biomedical Center, were among the participants.