Nuvoni Centre for Innovation Research is an independent academic research firm whose mission is to undertake research on science, technology and innovation.

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๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ?Join LEARN's Cross-City Policy Dialogue #6, and contribute to this conversation. Register: learnresearch.network/event/โ€ฆ
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Call for Contributions: New Insights from African Cities LEARN invites researchers & practitioners to contribute policy briefs or synthesis papers: Appy here: learnresearch.network/new-inโ€ฆ
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Join us today for this exciting discussion. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regiโ€ฆ
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Last week, we released a Communiquรฉ from a recent workshop on Sustainable Charcoal Transitions. In case you missed it, here is a visual summary that reiterates the same key messages that emerged from the workshop. Read the full Communiquรฉ here:nuvoniresearch.org/publicatiโ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒ It's happening TODAY. Land Tenure And FPIC In Carbon Projects in Kenya. Join us for a candid dialogue on what's really happening at the intersection of carbon projects and community rights in Kenya. Register: lnkd.in/djkgfRP6
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See you all at the AUF2 #LEARN #AUF2
Join us for the side event: The Future of Urban Housing in a Changing Climate: Regional Strategies for Climate-Induced Displacement. ๐Ÿ—“ Wednesday, 8th April 2026 โฐ 10:00am-11:00am ๐Ÿ“ Tent 2: Simba @NuvoniResearch
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Weโ€™re heading to Africa Urban Forum Visit the LEARN Research Network booth and join our side event. ๐Ÿ“Œ KICC ,Nairobi ๐Ÿ“ท 8-19 April Letโ€™s connect, exchange ideas, and shape urban futures together. #AUF2026 #LEARN
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The conversation deepens as we grapple with energy, land use, and livelihoods. #charcoal #EnergyTransition #EnergySecurity
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Across panels and group discussions, several cross-cutting reflections emerged: New technologies and market innovations mean we must rethink outdated assumptions. Definitions matter: What do we mean byโ€ฏclean,โ€ฏmodern, orโ€ฏsustainableโ€ฏcharcoal?
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When evidence is neutral, how is policy framed? That's the question driving our conversations today on sustainable charcoal transitions. #charcoal #EnergyTransition #EnergySecurity
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Insights from our keynote speaker, Peter Thobora from the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya #charcoal #EnergyTransition #EnergySecurity
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Did you know? As much as 68.7% of Kenyan households could potentially adopt eCooking, an opportunity for clean energy transitions. Today, we're kicking off a critical conversation: co-creating a policy action agenda for sustainable charcoal transitions. Stay tuned for outcomes.
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Key points included the need for a common language and understanding among stakeholders, the importance of aligning innovation with local needs, and the role of grants and subsidies in supporting agtech startups.
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๐ŸŽค Live Now: Our team presented key findings from the African Agritech Mapping Project. Did you know? Kenya is African leader in start-up funding in 2025 ~1bn USD funding volume; +52% versus 2024? Follow the conversation using #AgriTech
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Looking back at 2025 and earlier years, weโ€™ve grown from a small research outfit into a hub shaping energy, tech, and urban debates in Sub-Saharan Africa, moving beyond research to real policy engagement and capacity building.nuvoniresearch.org/resourcesโ€ฆ
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๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—นl #๐—–๐——๐—ฅ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ-๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ! ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†-#๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ? Apply now using the link:acra-program.com/
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Our paper, " Platforms for the urban poor: Platform frugality in Mathare informal settlement," has been published in theย Citiesย journal. Read the full publication here: lnkd.in/dd44RSks
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๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ-๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ'๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—” ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ: This new insight shows how innovation in agriculture can move beyond production toย reducing waste. Read More: lnkd.in/d2dVm3B9
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