NIRDA

Six teams of young innovators who recently scooped awards during the innovate4industry hackathon have started a three-month intensive incubation programme with high expectations.

Young innovators will acquire trainings and be mentored so as to take their projects further and invent hardware solutions for future challenges of industries locally and beyond.

The hackathon that was organised by...

Rwanda Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) has organized a three day Innovate for Industry hackathon that seeks to help young innovators invent hardware solutions for future challenges of industries locally and beyond.

Such solutions which should be useful for the private sector and industry leaders can be found by leveraging technology. The three-day hackathon kicked off on...

National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) has expressed its commitment to support industries in promoting circular economy.
NIRDA was joining various stakeholders in the inaugural National Circular Economy Forum that brought together experts from the industry and environment sectors.
The forum that took place on Thursday in Kigali discussed strategies of advancing a circular...

Rwanda Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) has conducted a technology audit report on wood processing value chain to establish currently available technology and technological capability.

The audit carried out on 127 firms between February and June this year also sought to assess the potential for upgrading, extending and optimizing wood processing to increase production for both...

In a bid to improve the competitiveness in fruits and vegetables sector, the National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) has carried out a technology audit to establish currently available technology and technological capability.

The audit was carried out between February and June on 56 firms mainly Small and Medium Enterprises dealing in Fruits and Vegetables.

The tech audit...

The National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) has successfully developed three mosquito repellent products from essential oil plants to effectively control residual malaria transmission occurring outdoors and before going to bed.

Malaria is still reported as a life-threatening disease in Rwanda just like in other parts of the tropical region.

It is caused by a parasite called...

At the official launch of NIRDA 2.0 on October 11, 2018, the first winners of the NIRDA Open Calls were announced.  The main objective of the NIRDA Open Calls Program is to introduce firm-level innovations, which improve the ability and capacity of Rwandan enterprises to compete in strategic national and international markets. This will lead to increased profits, exports and the creation of decent...

On October 25th 2018, The Ministry of Trade and Industry officially launched the Made in Rwanda Policy, which is aimed at increasing competitiveness by enhancing Rwanda’s domestic market through value chain development. The policy was launched at the Kigali Cultural Village by Hon. Soraya Hakuziyaremye, the minister of Trade and Industry, who noted that the MIR policy has had a positive impact on...

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