Africa’s First Cooperative Innovation Firm

Davis Cook is the CEO of the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS), Africa’s first cooperative innovation firm. In an interview on the Africa in Space website he described the work of RIIS. “RIIS was established in 2008 as an innovation consultancy firm, and in 2010, the organization established OpenIX, its first Open Innovation hub in Africa. We established multiple open innovation platforms across Southern Africa – Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and Mozambique; and sector platforms such as the SA energy sector. Since then, we have delivered over 100 innovation-focused programs for major industries across the region and actively build innovation clusters in mining, the marine and energy sector, and the aerospace sector.”

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