Botswana Innovation Hub

Company profile

Botswana Innovation Hub company profile

Botswana Innovation Hub is a strategic business location aiming for a knowledge-based economy in the emerging African market. The company is mandated to support new ventures and existing companies in the mining, ICT, biotechnology, and energy and environment sectors as well as attract companies, universities, research institutions and advanced training institutes to establish in the Botswana Innovation Hub. This development is intended to transform Botswana into a technology-driven and knowledge based economy by promoting a culture of innovation and competitiveness of its associated companies and knowledge–based institutions. The facility will provide a location for technology-driven and knowledge intensive business to develop and compete in the global market. The focal point of the Hub will be to provide facilities to attract domestic, regional, and global companies to locate business and research and development activities within the Park, and promote technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship. It is anticipated that such development and innovation will lead to downstream job creation in manufacturing and services enterprises. In addition to the facilities, Botswana Innovation Hub offers Special Incentives to companies and institutions that are registered with it. These include a 15% corporate tax, flexibility in importing labor, a telecommunications package, networking opportunities, graduate internship schemes, and eligibility to the innovation fund. Botswana Innovation Hub is headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.