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    A Collaborative Framework between Industry and Academia to Stimulate Entrepreneurship through Business Incubation
    (World Technopolis Review, 2016-06-01) Chanakira, Maxwell. A; Kanhukamwe, Quinton,C
    Entrepreneurship development has increasingly become a global solution to address the problem of rising unemployment. Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) have become important tools in improving the economic performance and social well-being of nations. When universities and industry work together to push the boundaries of knowledge, they become a powerful engine for innovation and economic growth. This paper is based on focus group interviews and discussions conducted with key players involved in the HIT-Sandown-UNDP Business Incubation Programme in Harare Zimbabwe. The business incubation project sought to support young Zimbabweans to transform their technical prototypes into commercially and socially viable ventures. As a result, a total of 10 prototypes were refined and investor ready business plans were developed for capital sourcing purposes. It was only through the coming together of the partners that real transformation of the lives of the participants was achieved through learning valuable business skills, coaching and mentoring. University-industry partnerships are a useful vehicle of setting up sustainable business incubation centres.
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    A Heuristic Approach to a Sustainable Science and Technology Park Development: The Case of Harare Institute of Technology (HIT)
    (UNESCO – WTA International Training Workshop on STP (Science & Technology Park)’s Ecosystem, 2017-11-14) Kanhukamwe, Quinton,C; Chanakira, Maxwell. A
    This paper describes a heuristic approach that Harare Institute of Technology has adopted for the growth of its Science and Technology Park- an area of growing international interest. The study utilises extant literature to map the activities that HIT is engaged in, in the development of develop its STP. Expanding investment in R & D activities, ramping up investment in infrastructure services, raising the training of key STP personnel, acceleration of PPPs with major technology firms and measuring the success of the STP, form a clear growth trajectory for HIT. The findings are important to HIT, local and international universities and research institutes engaged in or with intentions to develop STPs. The key contribution of this study is theoretical and practical insights in the process of STP development as encapsulated in the growth trajectory.