Project Management Team                                                                                                                            Partners: 
                                                                                                                                                AUC:        African Union Commission 
                     The Project and JKUAT/PAU Organization Chart                                                                               PAU:         Pan African University 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                        JKUAT                                AU Commission                                                      PAUSTI:  PAU of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation 
                                           Chancellor                                                                                          JKUAT:  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology 
                                                                  Pan African University(PAU)                     
                                            Council                            PAU Council                        
                                                                                                                                                JICA:    Japan International Cooperation Agency  
                                          VC/Senate                           PAU Rectorate
                                                                                                                  
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                                                                     East    West     Central  North   South                          For General Enquiries, Please Contact: 
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                                                                                                                                           AFRICA-ai-JAPAN PROJECT OFFICE, JKUAT 
                           Director (Postgraduate)                                                                                                  P.O  Box 62000-00200 Nairobi, Kenya 
                                                     Project Office                                               
                                                                                                                     2nd Floor Engineering Laboratory Building  (ELB 213) 
                                                  JICA Technical Cooperation                                      
                                                                                                                                                              Email: jicapausti@jkuat.ac.ke 
       Project Director- Deputy Vice Chancellor (AA) 
       Project Manager- Chairman, Innovation Task Force                                                                                                             Project Location:                                                                                                                     AUC
       Task Force Members: 
                      Representatives from  Agriculture, Engineering,                                                                                                                                        CLOCK TOWER
                      Science, PAUSTI, RPE division, APD division, 
                      Some young researchers and all JICA experts.                                                                              HOSPITAL STREET
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           Innovation using  Indigenous Knowledge, Resources, Experiences & Wisdom.                                                    Innovation using  Indigenous Knowledge, Resources, Experiences & Wisdom.                                                    Innovation using  Indigenous Knowledge, Resources, Experiences & Wisdom.  
    Introduction                                                                          Project Activities                                                                    3. Innovation Centre  for Molecular Biology and Bio  
    The “AFRICA-ai-JAPAN” project is a joint initiative involv-                           The proposed activities will  be under the following        chemistry (iCMoB) 
    ing Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology  centers:                                                                                                          The activities undertaken at the centre will be aimed at un-
    (JKUAT), Pan African University of Basic Sciences, Technol-                           1. Innovation and Prototyping Integrated Centre     derstanding the molecular basis of biological activity in or-
    ogy and Innovation (PAUSTI) and Japan International Coop-                                 (iPIC)                                                                            ganisms (micro-organisms, human, animals and plants) to 
    eration Agency (JICA). This project will  strengthen the  The Innovation and Prototyping Integrated Centre will be                                                          enhance the development of innovative solutions to meet 
    knowledge and skills in the fields of agriculture, engineering                        centrally located at Engineering Workshops building. The                              human needs. The centre will be used by staff and students 
    science and biotechnology of both PAUSTI and JKUAT                                                                                                                          of JKUAT and PAUSTI to provide solutions and bio-
    students. This is unique since it promotes the full utilization                       Centre will host modern state-of-the art facilities that pro-                         products in areas of health, environment and agriculture. 
    of local/indigenous knowledge, resources, experiences and  vide  machinery  and  advanced  prototyping  platform  for          
                                                                                          innovation, invention and education. The cross-cutting na-                            The centre will be an innovation hub for development of 
    wisdom  generated  and  accumulated  in  Africa  to  solve                                                                                                                  vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics, besides hosting state 
    Africa’s problems.                                                                    ture of technologies, innovations and activities at the centre                        of art technologies to carry out tissue culture and value ad-
                                                                                          lends itself to basic science, engineering and technology                             dition technique. The centre will also offer short term train-
                                                                                          education. It is envisaged that the centre will provide a                             ing courses to students within the region. 
                                                                                          stimulus for entrepreneurship, mentorship and scholarship 
                                                                                          driven with acquired knowledge, resources, experiences                                Collaborations   
                                                                                          and wisdom. The centre will be equipped with an array of                              The AFRICA-ai-JAPAN project encourages university col-
                                                                                          flexible computer controlled tools and machinery for use in                           laboration with key stakeholders in the public and private 
                                                                                          designing and fabricating technologically advanced products                           sectors. The project intends to strengthen the creativity to-
                                  The Project Office                                      generally perceived as limited to mass production.                                    wards innovation for PAUSTI and JKUAT students together 
    Objectives                                                                            2. Innovation Centre for Bio-resources (iCB)                                          with staff. The Project innovation process will be based on a 
       To promote indigenous knowledge and wisdom in driv-                                                                                                                   R-3D approach: Research (R), Development (D), Demon-
          ing African Innovations (ai).                                                   The Center for Bio-resources to be located besides the Re-                            stration (D) and Dissemination (D) model. The university 
     To strengthen the knowledge and skills of PAUSTI/                                search, Production and Extension (RPE) building shall aim                             will lead the innovation process from the research stage to 
          JKUAT students to actualize their innovative ideas.                             at innovations that address crop production challenges. Ap-                           the prototype stage. For commercialization, the universities 
                                                                                          propriate technologies like greenhouse and biotechnology                              will need to collaborate with suitable industry.  
     To encourage innovation vitality in collaboration with  techniques shall be used to solve production constraints.  In 
          industry across Africa.                                                         the short term the Center will focus on low cost technolo-                                         d
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    The Africa-ai-Japan project concept is based on the 5S-                                                                                                                                  B                    D
    KAIZEN philosophy of continuous improvement, MONO-                                    Wick System that facilitates re-use of media and saves on                                                                                 Manufacturing
                                                                                          water consumption. The Centre will also help spur re-                                                       D                Prototype Production 
    ZUKURI principle which embodies the spirit, art, science                                                                                                                                                   Design               Process & 
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    and craft of making excellent products through continuous  search in bio-resources through provision of modern re-                                                                                                              Partnership
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    System x Design Thinking. PAUSTI/JKUAT students are                                                                                                                                                                                            o
                                                                                          try/farmers for uptake and dissemination of research re-                                                                                                 Fr
    expected to develop innovative products by infusing these                                                                                                                                               Innovation                 Innovation
                                                                                                                                                                                                              within                 in collaboration 
    principles in their research activities.                                              sults to improve livelihoods.                                                                                     University                with Industry
                                                                                                                                                                                             Flow of Innovation Process (AFRICA-ai-JAPAN Project) 
                                                                                                                                                                                             R(Research) ⇒D(Development) ⇒D(Demonstration)⇒D(Dissemination)
        Innovation using  Indigenous Knowledge, Resources, Experiences & Wisdom.              Innovation using  Indigenous Knowledge, Resources, Experiences & Wisdom.              Innovation using  Indigenous Knowledge, Resources, Experiences & Wisdom.