The Ghana Multimedia Incubator Centre (GMIC), the Ministry of Communication’s (MOC’s) ICT Business Incubator Project which is being co-sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aids ICT start -ups to transform their ground-breaking and innovative ICT ideas into viable business ventures by taking them through very structured entrepreneurship development programmes.
The GMIC currently houses 13 different companies (tenants) who are developing different innovative ICT products and services for the market.
WICENET Ghana Limited, a tenant of the incubator project, recently hit the $100,000.00 revenue mark. WICENET is a technology start-up providing a state-of-the-art entertainment solution that uses their “Triple Play” technology.
This innovative technology makes it possible to deliver data (internet), voice and audio/video (television) as a single package through the primary medium of telephone wires. The company is currently in their fourth (4th) month of the commercialization phase of the incubation cycle at the Centre and has already succeeded the above.
Staff strength has also grown from 6 to 12 during the same period. They have successfully rolled-out their entertainment solution to major players in the Hospitality industry, namely Shangri-La, La Palm, Coco Beach and the Dutch Hotels.
A number of the other companies under incubation at the GMIC are also nearing the commercialization phase and all should be ready for graduation within the second quarter of next year (2008).
They include Real-IT Solutions, developers of a science educational software package for children in both the Upper Primary and Junior High School levels, using animation to explain and teach simple scientific symbols and terms as well as performing simple laboratory experiments taking into account the approved syllabus of the Ghana Education Service.
Another is CBB Solutions Ltd, providers of software for sales, inventory and record identification/tracking solutions using Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID).
IDZ (www.aponkye.com), an online advertising company, Step Technologies Ltd., a security automation software company, Corporate Management Information Systems (CMIS), providers of an online health delivery system and Makana Ltd who have developed a vehicle tracking system which is being piloted by the UNDP.
Others are Tripod Global Ventures (www.myjobwebgh.com) an online job recruitment and placement company and Equinox Intercom Ltd. providers of an electronic campus solution (e-compus) for students at the tertiary level. Their system is currently being piloted at the Regent University and the Ghana Telecom University.
Mr. Solomon Asante Dartey, the co-ordinator of the Incubator Project has advised the tenants to emulate WICENET’s achievement and to focus on their development. He also thanked the partners of the project (the UDNP and the MOC) for their support to the tenants as well as the Centre so far.
Interesting post indeed, what are the furture plans?