Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
Ministry of Technology and Science has announced that it has plans to create an enabling legal frame work that responds to start ups and innovators and will need support from the innovators themselves and everyone else that wants to make a difference.
Speaking During an interactive breakfast meeting with innovators under the national technology business center in Lusaka today, minister of technology and science Felix Mutati said there is need to strengthen the frame work of collaboration and partnership what is now called the ecosystem.
Mr. Mutati notes that this ecosystem needs to involve government and innovators and technology hubs and all those that believe that change can be brought about adding that this ecosystem must be functional and reviewed within three months in order to understand how they are moving and what should be done.
He mentions that success must be celebrated but there is need to seat and look at the path that needs to be taken going forward adding that the technical business and development fund that is in the hand of the national technology business center will be boosted by an additional 6.3 million kwacha to offer grants to the starters.
He charges that most of these starters cannot stand on their own unless they are helped particularly when they are staring up stating that the ministry will not be lending these starter ups money but give them grants.