In May this year, kLab, the open innovation space located in Kigali’s ICT Park in Telecom House will open its doors to young innovators and entrepreneurs. Recently, the firm held a competition among potential members and designers to develop its logo. Several people participated in the competition via kLab’s Twitter account (@klabrw) and Eugene Rwagasore, a graphic designer with Nyaruka, emerged as the winner. A graduate of KIST in Computer Science, Rwagasore’s passion for graphic design and programming emerged after secondary school. Rwagasore entered the kLab logo competition because of his desire to create something meaningful and long-lasting in Rwanda’s emerging ICT market. In line with the Government’s objectives, kLab’s goals are to support the development of ICT in Rwanda and to make Rwanda a focal point for IT in the region.kLab was developed with the support of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology in the Office of the President, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), JICA, the Private Sector Federation (PSF), and the Carnegie-Mellon University Rwanda. With its location in the ICT Park, kLab members will benefit greatly from being part of the country’s first innovation incubator. In this space members will develop the projects and businesses that will form Rwanda’s ICT industry, under the guidance of experts and mentors from around the world.
