Tilt Innovations, a US-based Internet of Things -IoT- focused company, is set to hold events in Uganda and Kenya in October.
"[Tilt Innovations is bringing its Chief Innovations Officer Mili Tharakan and CEO Ethan Mayers to share research they have conducted using their Rapid Innovation Framework (RIF)," reads the press release.
The team will kick off with Kampala where they will spend the 1st and 2nd of October. The event, scheduled to take place at The Innovation Village, is themed “Rapidly Building the Smarter World” and will be delivered in two parts.
"The first will present TILT’s research from IoT companies around the globe [while] the second part will be a joint conversation with Mayers and Engineers without Borders Canada about how startups can attract investment."
The team will then head to Nairobi where they will spend the 4th and 5th of October. The event in Kenya will take place at Metta. But, this will be followed by a tour of Pangea
accelerator and Strathmore University’s IoT Research group at iLabAfrica.
During the tours, Ethan and Mili will share the findings of their research. "Tharakan and Mayers will discuss the opportunities and challenges companies can expect to face as they adopt IoT as part of the toolkits."
The events seem to be as a result of Ethan's history with the Hague Institute for the Innovation of Law (HiiL). He is a global mentor for HiiL and their invitations were extended by (Project Manager, HiiL Uganda) and Ahmed Farah (Innovation Justice Agent, HiiL Kenya).
Also read: Liquid Telecom and Sigfox partner to roll out IoT network to 85% of Kenya
There's a growing development in initiatives aimed at cultivating the appreciation and adoption of IoT across Africa.
Recently, Liquid Telecom partnered with Sigfox to roll out an IoT network to cover 85% of Kenya. The company is looking to set up base stations that will be connected to their fiber network to “deliver guaranteed reliability and speed.”
This will be used to connect sensors across all sectors, including agriculture and fishing, transport and logistics, utilities and energy, heavy industries, retail, and banking and insurance.