NCIR legally and administratively hosts the Kenyan Hub of the International Centre for Frugal Innovation (ICFI). ICFI is a multi-disciplinary academic research centre founded in 2013 through a strategic alliance between three Dutch universities: Delft University of Technology, Leiden University and Erasmus University Rotterdam. Since its foundation in 2013, the Centre has grown into a multi-disciplinary community with members from all around the world, working together to gain a better understanding of the implications of frugal innovation.
ICFI multidisciplinary research themes and domains
ICFI engages in frugal innovation research on challenges relating to the interaction between Technology, Entrepreneurship and Development. In the coming years, ICFI will further spearhead activities in the domains of health, food, water and energy.
What is Frugal Innovation?
Frugal innovation entails developing products, services, business models and institutions using limited resources. It is aptly conceptualized as ‘doing more with less for more people’.