Hi Philip. I listened to the director of the research lab and the IBM VP talk about why the company took the decision to set up in Kenya, their decision was based on the potential of Kenya. While your sentiments may be correct to some extent, they are based on the here and now. IBM is looking at the longer term. The investment they are making is massive but I believe the returns will be even bigger. In addition, we are in a developing economy there are numerous problems that can be solved by technology. This presents lots of opportunity to develop new technologies, ideas, IP etc.. I hope this adds to the discussion. We are doing a great job but there is more to be done. Best -- Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
And so I wonder, apart from public relations, why did they locate their research lab in Nairobi? They could have well had this lab in their Armonk, NY HQ and research will go on since it is not a material intensive venture that has to rely on a specific location.
I believe Kenya has really good technical brains, but they lack the kind of exposure that their western counterparts have.
Also, Kenyan universities aren't exactly doing a great job either.
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