Technology and Innovation Support Centres (TISC)

Established under a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Programme, a Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) enables one to access technological, scientific and technical material published in a variety of intellectual property (IP) databases.

Kenya, through the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI), signed a service level agreement with WIPO on 4th October 2011,effectively becoming the designated focal point for the establishment and coordination of the Kenyan TISC Network.
The Institute is expected to sensitise and encourage institutions, including learning and research and development institutions,to establish TISCs to encourage innovation, technology transfer and IP commercialisation-related services.
The Institute has signed memorandum of understanding (MoUs) to establish TISCs with the following institutions:

1. Universities

No     Town         County             Institution/TISC Name
1        Bondo        Siaya               Jarmogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
2        Chuka        Meru                Chuka University
3        Eldoret       Uasin Gishu     University of Eldoret
4        Karatina     Nyeri                Karatina University
5        Maseno      Kisumu            Maseno University
6        Mombasa   Mombasa        Technical University of Mombasa
7        Nairobi        Nairobi            Kenyatta University
8        Nairobi        Nairobi            University of Nairobi
9        Nyeri           Nyeri               Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
10      Juja              Kiambu          Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

2. Technical and Vocational Education And Training (TVET) institutions

No     Town                County                 Institution/TISC Name
1         Bungoma         Bungoma             Sang'alo Institute of Science and Technology
2         Eldoret             Uasin Gishu         The Eldoret National Polytechnic
3         Kakamega        Kakamega           The Sigalagala National Polytechnic

4.         Nyahururu       Nyandarua            Nyandarua National Polytechnic

3. Research Institutions

No     Town             County     Institution/TISC Name
1         Nairobi          Nairobi     African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute (AFRALTI)

2.        Nairobi          Nairobi     Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA)

3.        Nairobi          Nairobi    African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)

4. Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs)

No     Town        County     Institution/TISC Name
1        Nairobi      Nairobi     Kenya Industrial Property Institute