New Innovation Pathways: A Data Collaborative Model for Improved Entrepreneurship Decision-making in East Africa

In this insight report, the authors shed light on the crucial need and value of a data collaborative model within the East African entrepreneurial ecosystems. With a specific focus on Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia, they present a compelling case for a stronger evidence base, discuss the timely nature of this endeavour, and underscore the advantages associated with enhanced data coordination and improved ecosystem cohesion. This insight report is the first of a series produced by GrowthAfrica and Systemic Innovation under a FCDO-funded Research and Innovation Systems for Africa (RISA) Fund project to conceptualise, design and launch a scalable and replicable model for a data observatory for scaling commercial ventures in Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda.