About Us
ICODE is a technology and business innovation hub that provides tailored technology and innovative entrepreneurship development training targeted towards creation of startups, shaping ideas into feasible businesses and grooming talents to be market ready. We do this by providing necessary resources needed for them to grow their ideas, build innovative solutions and provide quality services while addressing community problems. The hub having been in existence over the past 6 years, has trained over 6000 men and women in the area of entrepreneurship and technology, creative arts, supported in music and general cultural activities and has served over 100 communities and 20 cities in Western Region mainly to promote entrepreneurship and foster competitiveness amongst the youth, unemployed and already existing businesses.
ICODE also has a state of the art coworking space that serves as a business center for startups and already existing but young and impactful businesses and entrepreneurs in Western Region. ICODE has three different fit for purpose centers in three different locations in Takoradi namely the MEET which serves as coworking space, LEARN which serves as training center for all capacity building activities and events and BUILD which serves as an incubator for long term entrepreneurship and business development activities as a well as hostel for entrepreneurs in training.
Some spotlighted initiatives of ICODE is the GirlCode Project, ICT4 Kids, Code Project, Germinate, Natural Resource Data Challenge, National Accelerator Program, National Mobile Application Program, National Artificial Intelligence Program, GrEEn incubation Program, Covid19 Challenge Program, Takoradi Young People’s Summit, etc. The hub has over 50 laptops, 2 photography and video production cameras, 5 LED displays and projectors, meeting room, 25 permanent and short term staff, 6 external experts on different thematic areas in our field of operations
Our Aim
- Promote entrepreneurship and innovations in Ghana and help share the knowledge and impact of technology
- Give a platform for people mostly students and other private individuals who have talents but have no help or hopes to pursue their talents in our society or problems in our community
Mission Statement
Our existence is primarily to support a tech and creative start-up community hub with resources to drive innovation in Ghana towards the broader agenda of creating sustainable, inclusive growth by fostering competitiveness and promoting entrepreneurship. As the popularity of the internet continues to grow at an exponential rate, easy and affordable access is quickly becoming a necessity of life. ICODE provides communities with the ability to access the internet, network and learn, and share co-working experiences in a comfortable environment. People of all ages and backgrounds will come and enjoy the unique, upscale, educational and innovative environment that ICODE provides.
Vision Statement
- Provide a space for tech and creative enthusiasts in Ghana to meet, collaborate, learn and innovate.
- Host events and training that improve the capabilities of the local tech community.
- Host and provide labs that meet the needs of the local tech and creative community.
- Liaise between the local start-ups community and the global entrepreneurial community.
- To help increase the positive impact of technology in our society
- To help the poor and needy who are interested in learning technology and engage in entrepreneurship
- To make a positive impact to the society with the use of technology
- To engage in innovative activities with technology
The ICODE Team