Internal policies on technovation

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Last week I introduced the requirement for Kenyan employers to put in place policies to protect both themselves and employees who innovate solutions using technology.

The 2001 Industrial Property Act (IPA) recognizes that an employee, whose ordinary course of employment does not specifically require creation of technological solutions, can be recognized as a “technovator” and should be recognized as such. Take for instance a large supermarket chain.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.